Brazilian Stretalist Music tells what it was like to wear Shakira for show in Brazil: ‘Dream of Childhood’dario Mittmann was responsible for making some of the costumes used by the singer and composer Colombian in the passage through Rio de Janeiro

The tour Las Mujeres Ya no Lloranfrom Shakirastarts with Brazil. Colombian performed in Rio de Janeiro last Tuesday, 11, and this Thursday, 13, takes the stage of Morumbis for a presentation in São Paulo. Everything is even more special for the artist’s connection with Brazil – who has spoken on several occasions about how an admirer of our music is, for example. LOBA chose the Santa Catarina designer Dario Mittmann PAR MAKE LOOKS Used by her on stage.

With passages through important events of the fashion world as Fashion Week House of Creators, London Fashion Week And, more recently, SPFW, Mittman has already put on names like Dulce Maria, Anitta, Karol Conká, Luisa Sonza, Ludmilla, Duchess, Léo Santana, Maiara and Maraisa, Christian Chávez, Shaman,Linn da Quebrada and Pocah. He also participated in the creative process of the album’s visual identity East lady (2022), from Gloria Groove. Read below the interview with the designer.

Rolling Stone Brazil: This is not the first time you wear someone from the song. How do you feel having a recognition between these artists?
Dario Mittmann: I started my career in this world. My first customers were from the music world. I started working with fashion at college in 2018, when Brazil’s pop scenario was on the rise with names like Pabllo Vittar, Iza, Rico Dalasam, Ludmillaand these artists hugged me. A curious fact is that I started my career by bringing gifts to the artists I liked at the shows to promote my work. And today these artists have become my clients.

RS: How did the invitation to wear Shakira?
DM: Shakira He knew my work in an advertising campaign, where he chose among several Latin America designers. We had a lot of creative synergy.

RS: How was the process of choosing the look for the show?
DM: It was a long process. We had an amazing partnership with her stylist, Nicolas Brumto reach the final design. It was about a month, between silhouette variations and print design. It was all created in the distance, because her team is in Miami.

RS: Did she place any special request?
DM: A curiosity was the lilac color chosen by her, because it’s your favorite. In addition, she watched a lot for the comfort of dance movements.

RS: What elements did you want to bring to the look?
DM: The elements are inspired by her album she Wolf (2009). I mixed the persona wolf Shakira With my visual identity, creating a piece that mixes tribal, wolves and crystals tattoos.

RS: Is there anyone you dream of dressing?
DM: Dress up Shakira It was already a childhood dream. Put the RBD also. It would be too much to dream of dressing Lady Gaga? I owe a lot of my artistic persona to her.

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