When the Portuguese first set foot on Brazilian soil, the native fashion was quite bare and raw: a sort of bikini made of clay and lots of jewellery… The garment was either plain or painted with geometric motifs and tied around the waist with a piece of string. The jewellery, made out of feathers and seeds, decorated forearms and ankles. The Indian woman had a natural charm: she wore her hair down, went around barefoot, and only made herself up for special occasions.
5 hundred years later, much of this native woman is still reflected in present-day Brazilian women: the tendency to have long hair and to wear it down, the naturalness with which they show off their bodies - be it on the beach, in minute thongs, or in the clothes they wear, which reveal more than they conceal - or the languid and sensual way in which they walk into the sea.
Brazilian women today, north and south of the country, survive with 4 basic pieces: a pair of jeans, a T-shirt, flip-flops and a bikini - notwithstanding the lure of designer clothes… made in Brazil.
Inspired by the indigenous, a small company has been working to bridge the gap between good fashion sense and green sensibilities - with considerable success. Amazon Life has developed and patented an environmentally friendly material that it calls wild rubber or vegetal leather. The company already supplies a number of European fashion designers.
Amazon Life develops products made by Indians and rural workers from the Amazon Rainforest region. The raw material they work with is vegetal leather, a rubbery fabric made from vulcanized natural latex and used in the manufacture of bags, satchels, briefcases, items of clothing, shoes etc.
The label has 5 lines of products: Homewares, Books, CDs and Stationery, Food, Health and Beauty and Fashion.
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… A marca Amazon Life desenvolve produtos feitos por índios e trabalhadores rurais da região da Floresta Amazônica. A matéria prima da marca é o couro vegetal, tecido emborrachado com látex natural vulcanizado, usado na confecção de bolsas, mochilas, pastas, peças de vestuário, calçados etc.
A marca tem 5 linhas de produtos: Arte e Decoração, Livros, CDs e Papelaria, Alimentos, Saúde e Beleza e Moda.
anonymous on January 12th, 2008 at 7:13 am
Dear Cris
I am from Iraq and trying to find business in Brazil to share with. I would greatly appreciate helping me finding business in real estate in Rio De Janero or your advice in this regards
Thank you for your kind attention
regards
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Dear Mr Anonymous, how can anybody possibly help you if you haven’t left your name/email/phone number for further contact?
Regards,
Alexandre