About
Normando is a Brazilian brand originating from the Amazon, producing ready-to-wear collections, accessories, and bespoke pieces designed by the brand's creative director, Marco Normando. A Fashion graduate from the University of the Amazon with ten years of experience in the fashion industry, Normando previously worked in the styling department of Alexandre Herchcovitch, where he gained significant knowledge in tailoring techniques and finishes. Joining Marco is visual artist and publicist Emídio Contente, also a graduate of the University of the Amazon and a partner in the brand, who leads the research from collection conception to the public presentation of the pieces. Both Marco Normando and Emídio Contente hail from Belém do Pará, in the heart of the Amazon. It is from their experiences and the Amazonian environment that the duo draws inspiration for their pieces and collections, also utilizing sustainable raw materials from the rainforest, such as Amazonian latex as a substitute for animal leather and jarina, a forest seed sculpted as a replacement for animal ivory.
