Star Wars storms Sao Paulo catwalks

SAO PAULO — A bevy of top Brazilian models lent their star power to Day 3 of Sao Paulo fashion week, but Wednesday’s uncontested catwalk sensation was Darth Vader.

It’s not every day the black cape-clad Star Wars’ villain struts his stuff on the runway, flanked by two Stormtroopers packing serious firepower.

The Star Wars-themed Fall/Winter 2015 collection at Triton was the ostensible reason behind Vader’s catwalk cameo, with models sporting black hooded Obi-Wan Kenobi capes over their mini dresses and leggings fitted with lozenge-shaped appliques that evoked an urban take on a Stormtrooper’s plastic armour.

Despite the Star Wars star power at Triton, the most-applauded collection of the day, clothes-wise, was Iodice’s tribal chic, floppy little dresses that quivered with fringe and swam in graphic prints. The Santa Fe sophisticate look at Sacada was another winner, with its pastel-hued cocoon coats covered in geometric, vaguely Native American designs.

Sao Paulo fashion week is the most important sartorial event in Latin America. AP