Flippy prom dresses  prom dressin lustrous inky 
black velvet swung seductively as the models walked, some of them wearing funky snakeskin 
visors or cropped vests in Mongolian fur.

But the loveliest pieces in the strong show were the prom 
dress in velvet covered with little square appliques, like scales.
It was all about dramatic slits at Filhas de Gaia, where second skin 
prom dress in bold colorblock had skirts split up to 
the models' hips. Standout pieces in the strong show included an ankle-length 
prom dress in black and white, with a cutout at the 
waist and a salmon patch on one shoulder.

In a saturated palette of teal and royal purple, with touches of zebra and polka dots, the 
prom dress at Filhas de Gaia exuded a tropical 
vibrancy that has been in strangely short supply at Rio fashion week.

Geometric and graphic, the prints at the aptly named label Printing were lovely except if 
you stared at the mix and matched triangular designs too long, in which case you they might 
make you dizzy. In an unusual palette of Klein blue and tangerine, salmon and wine, the 
cropped trousers, short skirts and wide jackets were utterly fetching.