Paulo Borges

Brazil’s billion-dollar footwear industry bucked the recession and keeps on rising despite continued economic and political turmoil.

This cycle, Brazil’s leading fashion week was a seasonless showcase, encouraging designers to embrace fashion immediacy. BoF investigates.

The global fashion industry has already become disconnected from geography and the seasons, argues Paulo Borges.

Fashion businesses in markets like Australia, Brazil and Georgia face the tyranny of distance, but some turn remote geography into a competitive advantage.

Following an "identity crisis" that saw designers sitting out the shows, or showing collections lacking in creativity, São Paulo Fashion Week is on the upswing.

With high street brands gaining momentum and high-end designers sitting out the shows, or showing collections lacking in creativity, Brazil’s local luxury fashion scene is facing something of an identity crisis.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — While Sao Paulo Fashion Week kicked off on Friday, the industry's eyes have been on Brazil and its booming fashion sector

SÃO PAULO , Brazil — You hear about it at dinner parties and fashion events. It's been the subject of countless magazine stories and news reports.