
August 11, 2025, Ace Diniz holds his jacket
Rosebery, Sydney 2018
Acauã&Andor
We would not have met if it had not been for the metal spikes on his leather jacket and the heavy Rosebery rain.
Nós não teríamos nos conhecido se não fosse pelos spikes de metal na jaqueta de couro dele e pela chuva pesada de Rosebery.
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He stood in front of me on a gloomy Sydney afternoon ordering an Oat Piccolo at 5th Earl, the café at the entrance of a building I sometimes designed in.
Ele estava na minha frente numa tarde cinzenta em Sydney, pedindo um Oat Piccolo no 5th Earl, o café na entrada de um prédio onde eu às vezes trabalhava como designer.
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The steel studs that dotted on his back glinted in my eyes.
Os rebites de aço que salpicavam suas costas brilhavam diante dos meus olhos.
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He was unafraid to dress to draw attention, but I knew it was also armour – he chose the jacket to draw eyes but it also fortified him, protected him. I had danced close to the luxury business in my career, I often did the same, but in a different way, in a different language.
Ele não tinha medo de se vestir para chamar atenção, mas eu sabia que era também uma armadura – ele escolheu a jaqueta para atrair olhares, mas ela também o fortalecia, o protegia. Eu havia dançado perto do mundo do luxo na minha carreira, muitas vezes fiz o mesmo, mas de um jeito diferente, em uma outra linguagem.
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Our story began with a single sentence: “I love your jacket.”
A nossa história começou com uma única frase: “Eu adorei sua jaqueta.”\
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He turned around, he looked at me and he smiled.
Ele se virou, me olhou e sorriu.
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A most beautiful smile. This was the beginning.
Um sorriso lindíssimo. Esse foi o começo.
AV
The Starling Studded Jacket is cut in supple black calfskin and armoured with titanium star-studs, a piece that commands attention yet carries intimacy.
Inspired by the jacket that sparked our first conversation in the heavy Rosebery rain, it embodies both defiance and protection — a shield that glints under light, and the beginning of Acauã&Andor’s story.
