Carolina Sá Couto
Fashion Design BA Hons
Regent's University London
Graduates: 2026
Specialisms: Womenswear / Creative Direction / Genderless
My location: London, United Kingdom
Carolina Sá Couto
First Name: Carolina
Last Name: Sá Couto
University / College: Regent's University London
Course / Program: Fashion Design BA Hons
Graduates: 2026
Specialisms: Womenswear / Creative Direction / Genderless
My Location: London, United Kingdom
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About
Carolina Sá Couto is a Portuguese fashion designer based in London whose practice is rooted in storytelling, specifically exploring the emotional and cultural narratives embedded within garments. Drawing from her background in textiles and her Portuguese heritage, she investigates themes of memory, identity, and belonging, often translating intangible feelings into tactile forms. Influenced by Portuguese artists such as Paula Rego and Joana Vasconcelos, Carolina’s work navigates the tension between fragility and strength, intimacy and structure. Her design approach combines material experimentation with a sensitivity to craft, focusing on texture, layering, and expressive silhouettes. She is particularly interested in the role of fashion as a medium for emotional communication and cultural preservation. Through her work, Carolina aims to create garments that resonate beyond aesthetics, positioning fashion as a space for reflection, connection, and narrative depth within contemporary design practice.
Interlocking Liberty explores freedom through modular construction, transforming military-inspired garments into adaptable systems. Inspired by Portugal’s 25th of April Carnation Revolution, the project uses interlocking structures, utility details and detachable elements to question how clothing can protect, restrict and liberate the body at the same time. The fabrics for this project were developed in collaboration with and kindly sponsored by TRIWOOL.
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