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Herchcovitch and Forca show contrasting styles at São Paulo Fashion Week
Alexandre Herchcovitch opened São Paulo Fashion Week on Tuesday with a collection mixing romantic and dark looks.
The show drew lightly on the late 19th and early 20th centuries, combining gothic pieces, streetwear and dresses in lace and shiny fabrics.
Herchcovitch said he wants the freedom to create different styles at once and to serve customers with varied tastes.
Forca, a four-year-old label, presented a punk-inspired collection after race cars performed stunts in the Pacaembu stadium parking area.
Its models wore torn or scorched-looking clothes, leather and studs, with heavy boots and bags made from tires.
Creative director Silvio De Marchi said the collection was about protecting an inner sanctuary from a chaotic and exhausting world.
The shows highlighted two sharply different approaches at the fashion week, which began with Herchcovitch's presentation.
Alexandre Herchcovitch opened São Paulo Fashion Week with a collection mixing romantic, dark and streetwear styles.
Forca followed with a punk-inspired collection featuring distressed clothes, leather and studs.
Herchcovitch said he values the freedom to create different styles at the same time.
Forca creative director Silvio De Marchi said the collection was about protecting an inner sanctuary from a chaotic world.
Herchcovitch’s show took place at Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado, while Forca presented at the Pacaembu stadium parking area.
- Who
- Designers Alexandre Herchcovitch and Forca, whose creative directors include Silvio De Marchi.
- What
- Herchcovitch showed a varied, dark and romantic collection; Forca showed a punk-inspired collection.
- When
- Tuesday the 13th. The article was published on October 14, 2026.
- Where
- São Paulo Fashion Week in São Paulo. Herchcovitch showed at Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado, and Forca at the Pacaembu stadium parking area.
- Why
- Herchcovitch said he wanted to preserve the freedom to create different things at once. De Marchi said Forca’s concept was to protect an inner sanctuary from a chaotic world.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Herchcovitch’s show opened São Paulo Fashion Week at Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado.
Forca presented its collection at the Pacaembu stadium parking area after a performance with racing cars.
- Herchcovitch collection
- Lightly inspired by the belle époque of the late 19th and early 20th centuries
- Herchcovitch show venue
- Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado
- Forca collection
- Punk-inspired clothes, including distressed pieces, leather and studs
- Forca show venue
- Pacaembu stadium parking area
- Forca label
- Four years in operation
What people are saying
I can no longer do just one thing, from beginning to end.
It is a freedom I cannot lose and do not want to lose, the freedom to do several different things simultaneously.
Protecting our inner sanctuary from the chaotic world outside, which demands a lot from us, which exhausts us.