I am a Brazilian kid full of dreams who believes that fashion can still be somehow a form or artistic self-expression.

With this collection I once again open my secret journal to pay tribute to my late sister, who passed away at the age of eighteen. I wanted to translate the sweet excess that her room was and the transitional period she was living by that time. It is a strong journey to pass from girl to woman, and this process is represented by the contrast between fabrics and shapes, colours and details. It’s a clash between childish elements and sexy ones.

Miss Petticoat is a ‘70s character that illustrated journal covers, notebooks, and other school supplies. Most importantly there was a large range of letter paper in the collection. For instance my sister had a big collection that she inherited from my mom, and this is one amongst many other elements I picked from her room to illustrate this environment and inspire the collection.

Cowgirls have never been out of the game. If you think of every decade they were there at some point. For example, in the beginning of the 2000s there were films like Coyote Ugly and Buffalo 66, and in the ‘90s, songs like 5, 6, 7, 8 by Steps – although I bring them back this season because it feels natural to me. I come from the countryside of Brazil, and cowboys and rodeos were part of my youth with my sister.

The Fall/Winter 2017 had a very strong DIY influence because of the manga being placed in a fictional future where fashion ran through old clothes and doing them yourself. Guerrisol is my main source of research and inspiration for vintage pieces so I could have not imagined somewhere else different. For Spring/Summer 2018 I wanted to be surrounded by girls that were living the same period of time my sister was when she passed away, and the three different rooms of the venue were translating this process of a girl becoming a women, or a girl waking up and getting ready to go out. The venue has also a very strong link with the story of the show, I believe it completes the atmosphere and brings density and coherence to the story.

As I said my main source of research is thrift shopping. I like giving a new life to existing pieces and shapes. I don’t believe in conceptual fashion, I like clothes that can be worn, and nowadays there is not much to be invented. A dress will always be a dress, so creativity has to live through detailing.

There are no limits, and that’s why I play with it. Challenging people on wearing whatever they feel good is the purpose of Neith Nyer. Having no boundaries, no shame.

I have seen that quote embroidered with crystals on a vintage T-shirt, and that’s the perfect description for Neith Nyer. It is not related to money, it is a question of attitude.

Sunglasses with Gentle Monster.