BRANQUINHO Veronique (Designer)

Like a storyteller, Veronique Branquinho's designs play on the tension between suggestion, concealment and teasing revelation, a style embodied by these girls poised conspiratorially on a staircase. Inspired by the complex heroines and troublesome sexuality of films ranging from Story of O (1975) and Emmanuelle (1974) to Rosemary's Baby (1968) and the TV series Twin Peaks (1990), her garments create an evocative image. Launching her first collection in Paris in 1997, only two years after graduating from Antwerp's Royal Academy, Branquinho rose to rapid prominence, winning the VH1 Best Newcomer Award the following year for her impeccable tailoring. Soft layering, like the petals of a rose, hints at the moving body within; while heavy knits and tweed trenches offer a sense of protection. Branquinho offers a vision that embraces strength and fantasy, softness and sexual empowerment. 

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