Amongst underground enthusiasts in the know, São Paulo has long been known as South America's Mecca for art and music off the beaten mainstream track – and that’s by no means all the city has to offer.
Always on the lookout for the cultural soul of this hectic pulsating metropolis with a population of 11 million, J’N’C editor-in-chief Ilona Marx and photographer Adriaan Louw roamed the urban canyons, finding culinary and sartorial enlightenment in the courtyards and side streets, as well as on the city's trend highways. An uptown vs. downtown special.
What's new?
'No wool, no silk, no leather and no fur!' Proving that you don't have to forgo style just because you’re a vegan fashion idealist, designer Daniela Lehle showed us the designs for her label Glückstoff. Adidas' creative director Dirk Schönberger had a chat with us about Facebook and David Beckham, and we talked to the managing director of Blauer USA, Giuseppe D’Amore about the connection between motorbike racing and workwear as well as catching up with Desigual COO Manel Jadraque to discuss Michael Jackson and the power of colour. We also stopped by at the White Gallery, Italy's largest lifestyle store.
What else?
'Fashion and DIY' – an essay on the opportunities and limits of a fashionable grass roots revolution. Tradition without the dust: a peek behind the scenes at Roeckl, Minimum/Maximum, Angst in the Fatherland, Trailer Park Love – our runway trends for autumn/winter 2012/13.
Curious?
J'N'C Magazine 2/2012 is available now at selected newsagents and from our online shop.
