This Brazilian-born, London-based designer is on our radar for having sewn her contrasting cultural perspectives - one restrained, the other sensuous - into an alluring aesthetic that's perfectly placed for modern women of the world. Continuing with the tailored focus of her Pre-fall collection, shown this January at Pitti Uomo, where model-cum-musician Jamie Bochert took the role of muse, the designer explained her ethos backstage: 'Brazil is in my DNA, it's part of who I am and I think I wanted to show a Brazil that is not the clichéd one. I just had this feeling of opposites; masculine and feminine, tailoring and transparency. I wanted to explore the duality of being Brazilian, in a clean way.' Against an architectural backdrop, planted with native succulents and featuring a series of windows, Casasola enabled guests to peer into her world. Here, alternate suiting options saw cropped woven polo necks pared back with split-pencil skirts in aubergine and flecked grey wool, just as a wide-legged magenta pantsuit was worn open with a silk swim-top underneath. Yet, at the same time the show had an almost monastic purity, thanks to her broad-brimmed felt hats (another Bochert shout-out), belted blazers and buttoned-up shirting. Casasola's allure is that she makes sensuality entirely workable. This same lustful transparency was cast over her ribboned evening looks and a black broidery, plunging jumpsuit, both impeccably executed and fun, again sharing a tale of two cities.
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Inside Lily Allen and David Harbour's maximalist Brooklyn townhouse, now on the market for $8 millionThe former couple have listed their Billy Cotton-renovated Carroll Gardens brownstone, which has been immortalised in Allen’s new album ‘West End Girl’
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This refined Manhattan prewar strikes the perfect balance of classic and contemporaryFor her most recent project, New York architect Victoria Blau took on the ultimate client: her family
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This is your chance to invest in some ultra-rare Maison Margiela Tabi bootsPart of the new ‘Tabi Collector’s Series’, these one-of-a-kind Tabis are adorned with 8,000 hand-embroidered beads, sequins and metallic shards – an ode to the pioneering split-toe style, introduced by Martin Margiela in 1989
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‘Dirty Looks’ at the Barbican explores how fashion designers have found beauty in dirt and decayFrom garments buried in River Thames mud to those torn, creased and stained, ‘Dirty Looks’ is a testament to how ‘creativity and new artistic practices can come out of decay’, its curators tell Dal Chodha
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Tyler Mitchell’s London show explores the figure of the Black Dandy, ‘imagining what else masculinity could look like’Originally part of a visual essay to accompany the Met’s ‘Superfine’ 2025 Costume Institute exhibition, ‘Portrait of the Modern Dandy’ goes on display at Gagosian Burlington Arcade in London this week
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Inside Louis Vuitton’s Murakami London pop-up, a colourful cartoon wonderland with one-of-a-kind caféWallpaper* takes a tour of the Louis Vuitton x Murakami pop-up in London’s Soho, which celebrates the launch of a new ‘re-edition’ accessories collection spanning the greatest hits from the Japanese artist’s long-running collaboration with the house
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Get to know Issey Miyake’s innovative A-POC ABLE line as it arrives in the UKAs A-POC ABLE Issey Miyake launches in London this week, designer Yoshiyuki Miyamae gives Wallpaper* the lowdown on the experimental Issey Miyake offshoot
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London Fashion Week S/S 2023: Ahluwalia to Martine RoseThough slimmed-down, London Fashion Week nonetheless provided the moments of creative expression the city is known for – from Ahluwalia’s ode to Africa to Martine Rose’s much-anticipated runway return
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Discover these fashion brands at London Craft WeekDuring London Craft Week, fashion brands including Smythson, Bally and Serapian are hosting events across the capital
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Nicholas Daley's multicultural roots celebrated in London
