simone rocha rtw spring 2o23, paper dolls .
“as rocha found, creative ideas can’t be contained; she let a sense of the toughness flow over into her womenswear. with great, and emotional, effect. that’s what brought the audience to its feet. ‘i think clothes are sometimes an escape and a release,” rocha reflected. ‘and then i think i think they’re the reality. what can they be in that reality? for me, it was about making something protective, and healing, and an urgent sense of wanting to go forward.’” —sarah mower for vogue.com


















