Proof
that the Bikini was invented thousands of years ago dances down the
catwalk when Aussie Label MaraJoara launches their 2007 Spring/Summer
Collection at Mercedes Australia Fashion Week.
Sydney, Australia, February 1, 2007 --(PR.COM)-- It was St Tropez's
Club 55 that gave prominence to bikinis in the French Riviera - but
its not quite ground zero in the Bikini World. That distinction belongs
to the actual ground zero itself: to Bikini, the Pacific atoll on which
A-bombs were tested in 1946. In this same year, Louis Réard,
a French auto engineer who was running his mother's lingerie business,
named his new two-piece, atom-sized swimsuit for the test site, and
the rest is history: The bikini was born - or so Fashionistas would
have us believe.
But in fact it was the ancient MaraJoaran people who taught us thousands
of years ago that fashion is truly an iconographic language. By A.D.
400, the first chiefdom societies of the Amazon region emerged on the
floodplains of Marajo Island, at the mouth of the Amazon River, their
women wearing Tangas - thin triangular concave ceramic pieces. When
these women bathed, archeologists profess that the tribespeople would
tie these ceramics to their bodies to communicate their social roles,
gender and status.
Influenced by this ancient tribe, and fuelled by the desire to produce
garments that made a modern man and woman feel the beauty and sensuality
of Rio and in touch with the essence of life, the dynamic creative team
of Australia's MaraJoara combines the knowledge and dedication of the
Carioca seamstresses to deliver a bikini of superior class and quality
that reflects these breathtaking landscapes, the Dionysian spirit and
the Brazilian elements of culture.
Set in the heart of Sydney's Circular Quay MaraJoara will launch their
hot new 2007 Collection taking the global audience on a sensory journey
- unleashing garments that when worn become a visual currency and speak
volumes silently. Feeling the rhythms of hot Latino MTV Award winning
DJ Marcelihno Da Lua and experiencing the life beats and sensuality
of Rio, buyers will have an opportunity to touch the fabrics at the
Source, see the designs on the catwalk and taste the flavours of this
summer.
The quality of the MaraJoara bikinis will be obvious, even to the untrained
eye. There is no evidence of poor quality fabrics, stitching, materials
or beading. MaraJoara bikinis are like no other product available in
the global market. The designs will feature beautiful embroidery, bold
exclusive prints and graphics, hand beading and toggles, and embellishment
that are unique. Only small quantities of each MaraJoara garment will
be produced ensuring exclusivity for retailers and consumers.
The ancient Marajoara people teach us through their designs that the
beginning is always and inexorably attached to the end. An end that
is nothing else but another starting point. The reinvigorated MaraJoara
designs aim to inspire us all to live the life - viva a vida! The Mercedes
Australia Fashion Week platform should certainly enable the team at
MaraJoara to do exactly that!
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