# Lenny Niemeyer

> Lenny Niemeyer is a ready-to-wear label based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Behind the label: Lenny Niemeyer, with Bel Niemeyer. Known for swimwear and beachwear with long-running Japanese influences.

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- Facts checked: 2026-10-22
- Author: Kaiser Khan (Founder & Editor)

## Quick facts

- Behind the label: Lenny Niemeyer, with Bel Niemeyer
- Based: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Focus: Ready-to-wear
- Makes: Swimwear and beachwear
- Official site: https://www.lennyniemeyer.com.br

## Who is behind Lenny Niemeyer?

ELLE Brasil counts Lenny Niemeyer among the leading Brazilian swimwear labels and notes its long-running Japanese influences; the designer’s daughter, Bel Niemeyer, now shares creative direction with her. The label marked 30 years by closing SPFW N52 in November 2021 with a show on the Caminho Niemeyer in Niterói. In August 2025 it showed in Rio for the first time in ten years, at the Palácio Gustavo Capanema, and in April 2026 it closed the first Rio Fashion Week with a 35th-anniversary retrospective at the Museu do Amanhã.

## Timeline

- November 2021: Closes SPFW N52 with a 30th-anniversary show on the Caminho Niemeyer in Niterói. (source: https://elle.com.br/moda/lenny-niemeyer-encerra-a-spfw-com-desfile-no-rio-de-janeiro)
- 23 August 2025: Shows Summer 2026 at the Palácio Gustavo Capanema, its first Rio show in ten years. (source: https://elle.com.br/desfiles/lenny-niemeyer-verao-2026)
- 18 April 2026: Closes the first Rio Fashion Week with a 35th-anniversary retrospective at the Museu do Amanhã. (source: https://elle.com.br/desfiles/riofw-2026-lenny-niemeyer)

## Sources

- [ELLE Brasil — Lenny Niemeyer closes SPFW in Rio (22 November 2021)](https://elle.com.br/moda/lenny-niemeyer-encerra-a-spfw-com-desfile-no-rio-de-janeiro) — checked 2026-10-22
- [ELLE Brasil — Lenny Niemeyer, Summer 2026 (25 August 2025)](https://elle.com.br/desfiles/lenny-niemeyer-verao-2026) — checked 2026-10-22
- [ELLE Brasil — Rio Fashion Week 2026: Lenny Niemeyer (19 April 2026)](https://elle.com.br/desfiles/riofw-2026-lenny-niemeyer) — checked 2026-10-22