Artist Info
Inacio Ribeiro
Inacio Ribeiro was born in Itapecerica, Brazil, in 1963. Inacio had done some design work in Brazil before joining St. Martins before going to St. Martin's School of Art, London from 1988 to 1991 to study BA Fashion.
He is one half of the fashion design duo Clements Ribeiro, with his wife, Suzanne Clements, who he met at St. Martins. They started their own house in London in 1993, after working as design consultants for various fashion companies.
Their first catwalk show was with the New generation collections at Harvey Nichols in 1994. They made their first appearance in Vogue the same year.
In 1995, during London fashion week, they presented their collection at the Brazilian Embassy in London. The next year, 1996, they launched their shoe range and in 1998 introduced a Diffusion range.
Clements Ribeiro is known for its bold use of print and wool, the label has enjoyed an international following for 17 years, and the couple spent seven years as artistic directors for Cacharel between 2000 and 2007.
Since 2008, Clements Ribeiro has undertaken a series of projects focused around upcycling alongside its main collection. Maintaining its specialism in knitwear, Clements Ribeiro reintroduced a capsule collection of men's sweaters handmade in Scotland in 2013.
In addition to working with Cacharel, and shoe designers Manolo Blahnik, Jimmy Choo and Christian Louboutin, the duo created designs for Nokia in 2001. The label has also collaborated with a number of other brands, including high-street chains Dorothy Perkins and John Lewis.
High-profile wearers of the brand have included Adele, Nicole Kidman, Kate Moss and Jarvis Cocker.
