As a multifunctional creative, the 33-year-old Portuguese designer splits his interests as a stylist, DJ, and makeup artist while running his brand. Based in Porto, Mendonça sees fashion as an international field or language, the reason why he tries to express his ideas on society and politics through menswear. His namesake menswear brand has always worked with deadstock fabrics and other materials, apart from the conventional ones: “They present a major challenge to work with, and I like challenges.”
In this opportunity, he humbly shares with us some of his thoughts on the current state of the industry, the effects of the Covid-19 crisis, and the cerebral process of his designs.