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Paula Minnehaha

RIO DE JANEIRO is fashion

About Me

I am a brazilian girl...Heheheh. It become a "cliche" to be a brazilian girl. We become some kind of "divas", everywhere ppl admire us, I think is our capacity to be smart, beautiful and cool all at the same time....I design clothes, swimwear and handbags. I have worked within the clothing industry since I was 16. The only thing i havent designed yet is shoes and jewelry. My first job was selling biquinis in a shop in Ipanema called "Cia do Corpo", galeria 580,Visconde de Pirajá. When theres no clients we have to roll loads of biquinis.I am still expert on it!! At the moment I am still working as a freelancer designer for female clothes and swimwear. Cant see myself working in other field. Its on my veins! My father use to have a shop in Copacabana, in the 70´s called "Só calças", wich means "Only pants". He used to sell really only pants, during this time "pants" become the key piece of garment construction. Ppl all wanted the "hippie-style" look,jeans pants. And my father sold a lot of them! He also worked representing leather for all over Brasil.So,I got this thing from him. From my mother that has native brazilian indian background, I am still learning to put spirituality before everything. She believes that any award in life comes when you are in harmony with God. She is right. I am very into "business thinking" lately.I need to be some more spiritual.Im glad I can balance it. Well,its all because of my dream! This is one of the reasons I am here in My space. I also like to listen to new stuff and meet cool ppl but I am here more to find a Business Partner for a "beach style" clothing line for young sofisticated women. I have travelled to someplaces around the world but end up back to life in Rio...I love this place. I lived in Manly- Sydney, and its place I love too as all the northern beaches area. Avalon, Narrabeen, Dee Why... pretty cool places, lots of handsomes! Good pubs and great unknown bands! I enjoy the outdoors, if i could i would travel every weekend. Theres lots of nice little beaches around Rio, little country cities with waterfalls. I love meeting ppl but sometimes i trust too much and got hurted.But its ok, as a gemini person i forgot and forgive things easily!Heh. I´d like to share interestes with others designers about trends, drawing techniques and ilustration, patterns, books and classes, fashion in general, business,visual merchandising,styling, surfing and beach culture; christianity and religions. I am open to cool things in general. I love interchanging ideas and learn diff cultures. I speak spanish as well. I would love to go to Barcelona one day! I heard its an amazing place for fashion. Thanks my mother I´ve been experienced the brzlian native Xavante baptism when I was 8 yrs old. I had my hair cut just like theirs! It was cool. I am very proud of it. Save native cultures. Ual...I wrote a lot...God bless us all. Myspace Graphics
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My Interests

Peace is my main interest. Surf culture, beaches, travelling, fashion design, fashion business, textiles, history, nature, native ppl, and friendships...

I'd like to meet:

FRIENDS, DESIGNERS, BUSINESS PARTNER

Music:

I love pearl jam! metallica,creed, the living end, rage against,jimi hendrix, sepultura,skid row, GN´R, alice in chains, system of a down, powderfingers,korn,third eye blind,prince, geraldo azevedo, marisa monte, o rappa, monte zion, U2, evanescence, nirvana, black eye peas, stone temple pilots, ACDC, blues, michael jackson, tina turner,lauren hill, hiphop,surf music, bob marley, music from nth Brasil, jonas mattoso, jimmy cliff, dire straits, tim maia

Movies:

so many that i like...

Television:

Lost about television...not much time for it. But a saw a caption for the Project Runway and liked to see Lost in the later night. Sympson are funny sometimes as much as

Books:

Fashion Design- Sue Jenkyn Jones and The Bible

Heroes:

Jesus and Tatanka Yotanka