Portuguese Soul Magazine

We call it make-believe. A game of cat-and-mouse in which the one who searches, the one who refuses to be caught, is often the same person who later escapes their own game. In this act of make-believe, Edgar Morais is clearly a player worth watching.  Jacket: Luís Carvalho (Left) Shoes: Penha; Clothes: Dino Alves; Vintage leather choker | ...

Words: Lígia Lopes Gonçalves
Photos from the productions: Filipe Ferreira

The stage, the lights, the actors. And, above all, the costumes. But creating them is backstage work: research, stitches and secrets, all far from the spotlight. To shed light on part of this process, we spoke to Joana Duarte, the designer behind the Portugues...

Art is also made of chalk lines drawn across fabric, of buttons chosen with care, of embroidery that tells stories, and of patterns that give shape to matter. It lives in the repeated gestures of those who cut, sew, and transform. These are garments that gain body and soul, that accompany lives, cross time, and become memory. Pieces that exist not only to be worn, but to endure ...