Watch: video highlights from Sao Paulo Fashion Week

(AFP PHOTO/Mauricio LIMA)

The stars! The models! The runways! Here are this season's highlights from Brazil's number one fashion destination.

The most star-studded show came courtesy of Colcci who got Gisele Bundchen, Alessandra Ambrosio, and actor Ashton Kutcher to present its creations.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnCnhOPalcI&feature=fvst

Cavalera had the models stomp across a water-filled basin while they were drenched in artificial rain - no doubt that these clothes are fit for any weather outside Brazil.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA4N7NOugWo

A demure and pure collection - unusual for Brazil - was presented by Reinaldo Lourenço.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4W5nxmRqCBo

Triton's futuristic show was all about neon and metallics and featured a runway appearance by hotel heiress Paris Hilton.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KF9VGy6ttME

Fashion label Neon, however, didn't have anything to do with fluorescent colors but presented red-black-and-white outfits as well as some glittering animal prints in a performance-like set-up.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o50s0J60K9o

Sao Paulo's equivalent of Vivienne Westwood is found: it's Amapô.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGMvNDXsKJU

Cori showed clear cuts worthy of an important business meeting or formal evening dinner.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZZL_tJu06Y

Alexandre Herchcovitch's show featured a much talked-about appearance of the first successful transsexual model, Lea T.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pXgs8M-YDc

The Brazilian spotswear label Osklen's new collection was surprisingly avant-garde.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYuKlp3myD0

A visual highlight: Fause Haten had models take their seats at the end of the runway to enjoy a ballet performance with the audience.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnRrAXXyU0c

Ronaldo Fraga presented a collection of impressive prints on a highly artistic runway.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1iCAcRZMX4