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FARM Rio
Kátia Barros and Marcello Bastos
FARM Rio is a ready-to-wear label based in Rio de Janeiro, started in 1997. Behind the label: Kátia Barros and Marcello Bastos. It is known for colourful prints, sold from Rio to New York and Paris. Latest milestone on record (April 2022): Opens a pop-up at Le Bon Marché in Paris and starts European online sales.
Quick facts
FARM Rio at a glance
- Behind the label
- Kátia Barros and Marcello Bastos
- Based
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Since
- 1997
- Focus
- Ready-to-wear
- Makes
- Womenswear
- Official site
- farmrio.com ↗
The person and the label
Who is behind FARM Rio?
Kátia Barros, a designer and still its creative director, and Marcello Bastos founded FARM Rio in Rio de Janeiro in 1997, starting with printed clothes at a local independent market, the Babilônia Feira Hype. The United States became its first market outside Brazil in 2019, with a flagship in SoHo, and in April 2022 it opened a pop-up at Le Bon Marché in Paris and began selling online across Europe, ELLE Brasil reported. Its own site lists US shops in New York, Miami and Venice.
Timeline
FARM Rio, dated
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Quick answers
FARM Rio, answered
Who is behind FARM Rio?
- Kátia Barros and Marcello Bastos. FARM Rio is a ready-to-wear label based in Rio de Janeiro.
When was FARM Rio founded?
- 1997, according to the sources listed on this page.
What does FARM Rio make?
- Womenswear. It is known for colourful prints, sold from Rio to New York and Paris.