Purple Magazine
— The Love Issue #34 F/W 2020
kenzo f/w 2020/21
interview and photography by OLIVIER ZAHM
with FELIPE OLIVEIRA BAPTISTA
style by SHEILA SINGLE
the nomadic spirit of felipe oliveira baptista’s debut collection for kenzo f/w 2020/21 is captured in lisbon, where the young designer grew up — a city of elusive romance and saudade, a portuguese term for a state of melancholic longing or nostalgia.
OLIVIER ZAHM — Your collection was a mix of cultures and references. And you yourself are Portuguese, living in France, working for a brand founded by a Japanese designer — and you love to travel. Also, I didn’t know you were born in the Azores, in the Atlantic Ocean… So, you have this nomadic spirit in your blood!
FELIPE OLIVEIRA BAPTISTA — Yeah, for sure. My father was an airplane pilot, so travel has always been a big part of my life. I studied in London and lived in Italy for a year…
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Irene wears flared “rose camo” dress with wrist ties kenzo fernando wears black cotton poplin bondage trousers Kenzo
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Irene wears dark-brown short ribbed dress in merino wool and matching flared skirt with burgundy wool and cashmere hat, poncho, and fire-colored gloss calfskin utility belt Kenzo Fernando wears big pockets blouson in dark brown “vintage like” sheepskin leather and oversize black waxed-cotton cargo trousers Kenzo
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THE CALOUSTE GULBENKIAN MUSEUM IN LISBON
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Fernando wears long black corduroy shirt with júlio pomar artwork, oversize waxed-cotton cargo trousers, and black “obi mid” leather and canvas safari boots Kenzo Irene wears structured, multicolored high-neck cotton dress Kenzo