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PatBO
Patricia Bonaldi
PatBO is a couture and eveningwear label based in São Paulo and Uberlândia, started in 2002. Behind the label: Patricia Bonaldi. It is known for hand-embroidered, beaded eveningwear made in Uberlândia. Latest milestone on record (13 February 2026): Shows on the CFDA’s official New York Fashion Week schedule.
Quick facts
PatBO at a glance
- Behind the label
- Patricia Bonaldi
- Based
- São Paulo and Uberlândia, Brazil
- Since
- 2002
- Focus
- Couture and eveningwear
- Makes
- Eveningwear and dresses
- Trained
- Learned to sew from her mother; studied law before turning to fashion
- Official site
- patbo.com ↗
The person and the label
Who is behind PatBO?
Patricia Bonaldi grew up in Uberlândia, learned to sew from her mother and studied law before starting an eveningwear label in São Paulo in 2002, according to PatBO. Its atelier is in Uberlândia, which the label calls Brazil’s embroidery capital, and since 2015 it has run Costurando Sonhos there, a free school teaching embroidery, beading and sewing. PatBO shows in New York: it was on the CFDA’s official schedule in September 2024 and showed its FW26 collection on it in February 2026.
Timeline
PatBO, dated
- 2002Patricia Bonaldi founds the label and its atelier. Source ↗
- 2015Starts Costurando Sonhos, a free embroidery and sewing school in Uberlândia. Source ↗
- February 2024Shows its FW24 collection, Femme Frames, during New York Fashion Week at the Surrogate’s Court building. Source ↗
- 13 February 2026Shows on the CFDA’s official New York Fashion Week schedule. Source ↗
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Sources
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Quick answers
PatBO, answered
Who is behind PatBO?
- Patricia Bonaldi. PatBO is a couture and eveningwear label based in São Paulo and Uberlândia.
When was PatBO founded?
- 2002, according to the sources listed on this page.
What does PatBO make?
- Eveningwear and dresses. It is known for hand-embroidered, beaded eveningwear made in Uberlândia.
Where did the designer of PatBO train?
- Learned to sew from her mother; studied law before turning to fashion.