Christine Yufon wears NEON shot by Marcelo Krasilcic

Dear Shaded Viewers,

It’s only been a few days since I’ve returned from Brazil. Aside from FilmeFashion where Dino Dinco and I presented You Wear it Well, the highlight certainly was our meeting with DuDu, one of the designers behind the label Neon and the sculptor and accessory designer Christine Yufon.

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Christine Yufon in Neon photo by Marcelo Krasilcic

On the first night that I arrived in Sao Paulo I starting hearing about the artist and accessory designer Christine Yufon. Word had it that she was 90 years old and that the energetic woman passed Taoist messages through her sculptures and accessories. On my last day in Sao Paulo designer DuDu Bertholini, one half of the coolest label in Sao Paulo, Neon, took me to meet her. Neon, is designed by the eccentric duo of DuDu Bertholini and Rita Comparato both born in Sao Paulo in 1980 and their brand is known for sexy, glamorous and wildly colourful silk togas, kimonos, bathing suits, dresses and oversized abstract prints. DuDu explained to me that it took several months before he could get an appointment with the enchanting artist, Christine Yufon, but ever since they met they have been working together on all of the Neon shows and editorial shoots.

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Christine Yufon in Neon photo by Marcelo Krasilcic

In fact Christine is not 90 years old, she is 80 and she laughs because people keep adding decades to her age. As the daughter of a Diplomat she had to leave her native China for political reasons in the 60

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Diane Pernet

A LEGENDARY FIGURE IN FASHION and a pioneer of blogging, Diane is a respected journalist, critic, curator and talent-hunter based in Paris. During her prolific career, she designed her own successful brand in New York, costume designer, photographer, and filmmaker.

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