HAVAIANAS & MARINA

Marina was born in Curitiba, 250 miles south of Rio. She was born wearing Havaianas. Everyone wore Havaianas, from construction workers (Marina’s smile says Brazilian health and safety is an oxymoron) to people who dress for the beach in a Missoni bikini and Missoni Havaianas. For Marina, who left Brazil at aged 28, they have always been a symbol of home, of the best of Brazil, of egalitarianism and of sun, a reminder of warmth through a long wet London winter.

01 Jan 2012