João Turin Award

Acácio Mendes Pereira Neto won Joao Turin Award

“All stylist has a dream to have the own brand. But I have to improve more and learn with other people from Paraná”. This was the declaration of young Acácio Mendes Pereira Neto, 20 years old, winner of seventh edition of João Turin Award of Incentive for New Fashion Designers. Born in Guarapuava, but living in Cianorte, the stylist is student of regional campus of Maringá University of State.

 
Inspired on the art work “The Line that Never Ends” of Paulo Leminski, writer and poetry from Curitiba, and theme of this edition of award, Acácio considered in his looks the symbolic aspects and form of the writer. “I look for characterized the two sides of poetry Paulo Leminski. The lines that never ends and the lines that catch and create forms”, explain. “I used straight and curves lines, dense and fine forming the new, besides black and white, of revolt and calm, from reclusion and bohemian” completed young.

The second place was student of TECPUC, Carolina Toppan Rabello, and the third was Rubia Dallarmi Nisgoski of Senai/PR.Besides the trophy, Acácio wins a travel to Milan and Paris, integrating Entrepreneur Mission, organized by Industry Federation of Paraná – Fiep, through International Business Center – CIN.The winner of this edition was surprised, also, with the invitation to participate of Riccione Fashion Italy, twentieth national competition to young fashion professionals and stylists that will happen on July 19th to 25th in Riccione city.

The invitation was delivered to Acácio by hands of Antonio Franceschini, executive of CAN – Federmoda, who was in Curitiba participating of 4th Paraná Business Collection, such as judge commission of João Turin Award, and by the executive management of Sebrae/PR, represented by director of operations of Sebrae/PR, Julio Cezar Agostini.

To coordinator of Paraná Business Collection, Paulo Martins, the 13 finalists deserves the same prize by devotion and proposal presented. “Besides I try, I can not talk about just one or other finalist. I had involved so much with the award that I supported all students with the same force”, affirmed Paulo, who talked about the difficult choice of judge people. “Each year the judge body is more selective because high level presented by students. We win with proposal presented in each edition”, conclude.

The coordinator of PBC, Nereide Michel, believes that the theme of 7th João Turin Award was a challenge to participants. “It was a moment of discovering life and words of one of most important intellectuals from Paraná, who can not be forgotten or ignored. The fashion, through competition accomplishes the function of being a diffuser canal of culture”.

Confer here the photos and video of fashion show of 7th João Turin Award