Online luxury retailer Mr. Porter cashes in on the Rio factor by featuring eight cariocas in its latest portfolio: Luca Bianchi, Marcelo Sebá, Paulo Ferreira, Cello Camolesi Macedo, Luiz Zerbini, Lao de Andrade, Rony Rodrigues, and Dudi Machado. Photographer Marcelo Krasilcic shot the story, and you can read the interviews (and shop the looks) here. And in case you are wondering, Mr. Porter also ships to Brazil.

FYI, this post was not sponsored by Mr. Porter.

Already possibly one of the greatest collaborations for spring 2011: flip flops and espadrilles by Havaianas for Missoni. Expect them to fly off the shelves as soon as they hit the stores.

I noticed that some of the boys we have been working with lately have been wearing some really cool handmade jewelry. When I asked them about where to get it, I found out that they were created by model David Pimentel, who we shot for Made In Brazil Magazine #2 and also happens to be a great tattoo artist.

David created the jewelry line along with his wife Angelica Mantuan, and they called it Skull. Their first collection is composed of pendants, rings, and bracelets, in materials such as silver, wood, leather, skins, bones, and stones. Several pieces are handmade and one of a kind, and their leather bracelets with handwoven detailing and silver wire are incredibly cool and chic. Add Mateus Verdelho shirtless to the equation and you certainly have a hit.

Skull is available at Surface To Air in São Paulo or through skulljoias@hotmail.com. View more pictures of the collection after the jump.

Designer Alexandre Herchcovitch teamed up with Pony to create a series of hi-tops in rabbit fur, snakeskin, and wool for his fall/ winter 2011 men's collection. I may need to get a pair of the furry ones.

See the sneakers on the runway at Alexandre Herchcovitch's fall/ winter 2011 show after the jump.

The first issue of volume 2 of U Mag is now online.
The Colcci show at SPFW is only on Sunday, but Gisele is already in São Paulo. She is hosting a press conference for her new skincare line Sejaa tomorrow at Hotel Emiliano, where she is staying. Rumor has it that she will grace the cover of the April issue of Vogue Paris.
Raquel Zimmermann does H&M with Freja Beha.
Marlon Teixeira by Dawidh Orlando.
Tom Ford is never clothed at home.
Loving Eastpak's new collaboration with Kris Van Assche.
Praying that someone will wear Givenchy haute couture to the Oscars this year.
Emmanuelle Alt talks about her new job, her love of Topshop and plans for Vogue Paris.
Stylist Camile Bidault-Waddington is in São Paulo working on the Colcci fall/ winter 2011 show.
On a side note, I would like to thank all of you who contributed with donations to the people who were left homeless as a result of the floods in Rio de Janeiro. The death toll in the area is now at 838 people and there are reports of over 500 people still missing. The campaign I posted here last week managed to collect 1,027 mattresses. Thank you for your help.
Brazil is campaigning for Kylie Minogue to come back to the country this year.

Viviane Orth covers the January issue of Elle Brazil.
Gisele has perfect samba hair in Pantene's latest commercial for Carnival in Brazil.
Bryanboy is in Rio covering the fall 2011 shows.
Swide interviews David Vivirido and Francesco Sourigues of Hercules magazine.
The Time I Had Some Time Alone: a new Dior Homme video for spring/ summer 2011 directed by Willy Vanderperre.
More images of the DSquared2 spring 2011 ad campaign photographed by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott.
Nicki Minaj in V Magazine #69.
Outtakes of Caio Cesar by Jeremy Kost for Têtu.
Style.com's fall 2011 menswear preview.
A preview of Uniqlo's +J spring/ summer 2011 collection by Jil Sander. Hope it will be released next time I am in New York so that I can get some pieces.
Watch MTV Brazil's ad spot against homophobia, and Ricky Martin's new video for The Best Thing About Me Is You.
Amy Winehouse has been in the country for almost a week, relaxing by the pool at her hotel in Santa Teresa, and performing in Florianópolis and Rio. Apparently she's been disappearing in the middle of the concert and then ramdomly coming back on stage during her one hour show, but so far all reviews of her concert have been pretty positive here. She is playing in Recife tomorrow night, and in São Paulo on the 15.
Buati is hosting a fashion edition in honor of the fall shows in Rio this coming Friday at Erótika, with DJs Gustavo Tatá, Jonjo Jury, Carla Multedo, and Badenov.