{"id":1905153,"date":"2026-04-27T14:13:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T11:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1905153"},"modified":"2026-04-27T14:13:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T11:13:58","slug":"de-pino-is-for-the-dreamers-pop-divas-very-soon-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1905153","title":{"rendered":"De Pino Is For The Dreamers, Pop Divas & Very Soon, You"},"content":{"rendered":"
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De Pino Is For The Dreamers, Pop Divas & Very Soon, You<\/h1>\n
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The LVMH Prize finalist tells NYLON about making fashion into a business and the omnipresence of Lady Gaga.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Picture this: You are on the last day of a whirlwind Couture Week<\/a> in June 2024. A then-unknown designer, Gabriel Figueiredo of De Pino, is presenting his off-schedule debut ready-to-wear collection. You sit down for the runway, and the opening looks are what seem to be Balenciaga<\/a> Fall\/Winter 2006 pieces, recreated down to the hats, but blown up in proportion, like Nicolas Ghesqui\u00e8re was making custom pieces for giants. Suddenly, \u201cPoker Face\u201d by Lady Gaga<\/a> starts playing, and the Balenciaga homages turn into Prada<\/a> and Maison Margiela<\/a> references, all in the freakishly large style Figueiredo has now made his signature. If you thought you were being punked, that is exactly the point: De Pino is, in the words of his \u201cNorth Star\u201d Lady Gaga, not afraid to reference or not reference. <\/p>\n

In an age where everything is a copy of a copy of a copy, with reboots, capsule collections, and celebrity style all stuck in permanent homage, De Pino is both a fun jab at our obsession with the past and a deadly serious way for Figueiredo to pay respects to his fashion icons. Born outside of Paris, Figueiredo came to love fashion like any zillennial gay with Internet access: watching clips of Britney Spears<\/a>, Gaga, and of course, fashion shows, then experiencing it all IRL when he first went to the infamous Parisian concept store Colette and fashion-people raves. It wasn\u2019t easy to access, which was part of the allure, he tells NYLON: \u201cI liked this idea of needing to dig into it to access it. Once you\u2019re in it, you feel like you belong to something special.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The \u201csomething special\u201d he loved were specific people (Carine Roitfeld<\/a>, about whom he says: \u201cI\u2019m doing everything for her, actually\u201d) and specific collections, like Balenciaga Fall\/Winter 2006 and Prada Fall\/Winter 2008, which he honored through his debut. Roitfeld was a jumping-off point for his second collection, \u201cSkinny Jeans,\u201d which focused on the b*tchy Y2K aesthetic of French fashion editors and girls-about-town that defined an era for him. His clear love for women and fashion\u2019s most referential depths have made him a talent to watch; with just three collection under his belt, Figueiredo is up for the LVMH<\/a> Prize, where he was just announced as one of nine finalists alongside Colleen Allen, Lii<\/a>, and Julie Kegels. <\/p>\n

The business aspect of fashion might, at first glance, seem like more of a chore for the dreamer in Figueiredo, but he actually expresses excitement around figuring out how to make his larger-than-life runway and editorial ideas into realities for, say, the average Net-A-Porter customer: \u201cIf you can influence the way people dress, it’s super powerful.\u201d Below, Figueiredo talks to NYLON about always remaining inspired \u2014 and not being afraid to directly show it \u2014 plus his current muses and the Carine of our generation. <\/p>\n

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I love the \u201cSkinny Jeans\u201d collection. It feels of a different time, but also looking towards the future of fashion. Tell me specifically about that collection and what drew you to the skinny-leg silhouette.<\/strong><\/p>\n

My first show was a reference to shows and collections that shaped my vision of fashion. For the following collection, I wanted to pay homage to the wardrobe of fashion editors or the people in the industry during this time. It was a lot of Carine Roitfeld and fashion editors of that time, and this specific silhouette that is sexy, but in a specific way.<\/p>\n

You love fashion, but you love music too. Getting Michel Gaubert to do the music for your first show is a fashion lover\u2019s dream come true.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yeah, totally. It also created a link with this show I loved. There were a lot of references from this Balenciaga show from 2006 in my first show, and Michel did the music of that show. It made everything really more relevant.<\/p>\n

Lady Gaga wore a piece from that collection after you plated \u201cPoker Face\u201d on the runway, so that felt like a full circle moment too.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yeah. During the process with David [Siwicki, his PR] and with Joel [Traptow, his stylist], we were speaking a lot about Lady Gaga. She was not the inspiration of the collection, but she was there all the time. We were speaking about her, speaking about her music. I was listening to The Fame<\/em> while working on this collection. It was really fun that she wore a look from this collection.<\/p>\n

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