Saint Laurent , Femme Hiver 2023
I’m a Portuguese fashion designer, shaped by the quiet weight of tradition and the pulse of the present. From an early age, I was drawn to the textures of art and craft, the hands-on beauty of making. At 14, I entered an arts school in Porto, where I was trained in artistic production, design, and au
diovisual communication. It was there that I learned to observe the world not just for what it is, but for what it could become.
I later moved to Lisbon to study fashion, carrying with me a deep affection for textiles , a love born from the North where cloth tells stories and materials carry memory. What inspires me most is the tension and tenderness between opposites: the heritage of my country and the rhythm of contemporary life, the fragility of craftsmanship and the boldness of urban energy. I’m especially drawn to how the street speaks, in gestures, in silhouettes, in silent codes that pass from one generation to the next.
Paris became the next chapter of my path, where I pursued my master’s degree and began to navigate the industry. I started as an assistant to the artistic director of menswear at Maison Isabel Marant, followed by a role designing jersey across all collections at Saint Laurent. Later, I joined the menswear team at Kenzo, and most recently, I contributed to the ICON women’s collections at Louis Vuitton.
My work lives between layers past and present, tradition and experiment, intimacy and attitude. I am still learning, always looking for moments where honesty meets style, where identity is felt before it is seen.
Fashion
Menswear
womenswear
Print / Embroidery Design
Product Development
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
PLM
French
Bilingual
English
Bilingual
Spanish
Bilingual
Portuguese
Native language
UE working permit
Potentially open to relocate
Barnabé Hardy - Artistic Director at Isabel Marant Homme
Mathilde Lindskov - Design Director at Kenzo
Saint Laurent , Femme Hiver 2023
Saint Laurent , Homme Hiver 2023