Christiane Cerf arrived in Milan at the beginning of the 80’s from her native city Rio de Janeiro. Her first step was to import and sell Brazilian bikinis, as a family business, and then (in 1986) she started designing her first collection, produced in Brazil and sold under the brand name “Okay Brasil”. Later (in 1990) she launched a second collection, “Cores do Sol” that was entirely produced in Italy. Today she designs, produces and sells a Brazilian and Italian limited collection named “Christiane Cerf”, which is characterized by embroideries, and original, hand-dyed fabrics; the taste of Brazil meets Italian style.