From Doral to New York: RIVO MODA by Marco Michetti Brings a Venezuelan Point of View to the Modern Groom
After a South Florida runway appearance, Venezuelan designer Marco Michetti is preparing for a New York moment with “Quiero Ser Tu Novio,” a made-to-measure menswear proposal that puts the groom—and his personality—at the center of the story.
For years, bridal fashion has known exactly where to direct the spotlight.
The dress. The veil. The shoes. The transformation.
The groom, meanwhile, has often been expected to simply arrive looking appropriately elegant.
RIVO MODA by Marco Michetti has a different idea.
For Venezuelan designer Marco Michetti, menswear—particularly formalwear—should not reduce a man to a dress code. It should reveal something about him.
His philosophy is remarkably uncomplicated: “Design, Style and Happiness.”
And as Michetti prepares to bring RIVO MODA to New York on September 14, that idea is becoming the foundation for a new chapter in a career that began long before this particular runway moment.
A New York Debut Decades in the Making

Michetti may be approaching a new level of visibility in the United States, but he is hardly new to fashion.
Born in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, he began working in the beauty and modeling world in 1992, initially training beauty queens. By 1998, he had founded his own modeling school and became involved in casting for Miss Venezuela and Mister Venezuela in the state of Lara.
That background is worth considering because it places his approach to clothing in a slightly different context.
Michetti did not enter fashion exclusively through the traditional route of sketchbook, atelier and runway. He spent years studying people: posture, proportion, presentation, confidence and the complicated relationship between clothing and the way someone enters a room.
Eventually, menswear became the vehicle.
In 2011, RIVO MODA was founded in Barquisimeto, specializing in artisanal and made-to-measure men’s fashion.
The premise was not simply to dress men well.
It was to make the clothes feel personal.
When the Suit Becomes Personal

There is a persistent misconception surrounding men’s formalwear: that elegance requires conformity.
Black tuxedo. White shirt. Correct proportions. Appropriate shoes.
Done.
But contemporary menswear has increasingly moved beyond that formula, and Michetti’s work sits comfortably inside that conversation.
RIVO MODA operates through custom and artisanal tailoring, allowing the garment to respond not only to the man’s measurements, but also to his personality.
That distinction becomes particularly visible in Michetti’s groom collection, “Quiero Ser Tu Novio” — “I Want to Be Your Groom.”
Even the name changes the tone.
This is not Wedding Formalwear No. 4.
It is romantic.
Personal.
Almost conversational.
And perhaps most importantly, it recognizes that the groom is not an accessory to the wedding aesthetic. He is one half of its emotional center.
An earlier presentation of Quiero Ser Tu Novio explored multiple interpretations of groom dressing, moving from the restraint of black toward more expressive color—including red—while maintaining the brand’s made-to-measure philosophy.
The result is less about prescribing what a groom should wear and more about asking a better question:
Who does he want to be when he walks into that room?
Quiero Ser Tu Novio: Dressing the Other Half of the Wedding

Wedding fashion has changed dramatically.
Ceremonies have changed.
Venues have changed.
Couples have changed.
The traditional ballroom now exists alongside destination weddings, garden ceremonies, courthouse vows, beach celebrations and highly individualized events where almost every visual decision reflects the couple themselves.
Why, then, should the groom’s wardrobe remain static?
That is where Michetti’s proposal becomes most relevant.
Quiero Ser Tu Novio gives men’s wedding fashion permission to have a point of view.
Color can communicate confidence.
Texture can replace predictability.
A sharply tailored silhouette can feel ceremonial without feeling conventional.
And a custom suit can become something considerably more emotional than something rented, worn once and returned the following morning.
There is also an appealing contradiction in the collection’s concept.
Tailoring requires discipline.
Love rarely does.
Michetti brings the two together.
From Venezuela to the Miami Fashion Conversation

South Florida has become an important part of RIVO MODA’s developing American story.
Michetti previously presented the brand at Doral Fashion Week in 2023, when RIVO MODA showed Calabria Trópico, an interpretation that combined baroque references with tropical Venezuelan influences and closed with groom looks from the Torino collection.
He returned to the Doral Fashion Week environment in 2026 before turning his attention north toward New York. Doral Fashion Week itself positions the Miami-area platform around the intersection of international designers, emerging talent and the city’s multicultural identity.
That progression—Barquisimeto to South Florida to New York—feels particularly relevant now.
Miami’s fashion identity has always been shaped by migration.
Designers arrive carrying references from Venezuela, Colombia, Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, the Caribbean, Europe and beyond. Those influences do not disappear once they reach South Florida.
They begin new conversations.
Michetti brings his own: Venezuelan menswear filtered through decades spent thinking about image, presentation and the psychology of dressing.
The Road to New York

On September 14, 2026, Michetti is scheduled to present through New York Fashion Week by Adriana Maurera, also known as NYFW AM, during its Spring/Summer 2027 event in New York. The platform’s published program places the presentation at the Angel Orensanz Foundation and describes an international designer lineup for the evening.
For RIVO MODA, the appearance arrives after years of gradually expanding the brand’s reach.
Michetti’s résumé also includes recognition for formalwear at Mister Tourism World 2024 in Vietnam, work dressing Venezuela’s representative for Mister World 2025, and multiple fashion-week presentations.
But accolades tell only part of the story.
The more interesting question is what happens when a designer who has spent decades observing how men present themselves enters a larger international conversation about what modern formalwear can become.
For Michetti, the answer seems to begin with individuality.
“My goal is for every man to feel happy and fulfilled according to his own style,” he says. “Fashion should make you happy.”
It is a simple statement.
Yet there is something surprisingly refreshing about it.
Fashion has become extraordinarily good at telling us what is relevant, what is aspirational, what is new and what we should want next.
Happiness is mentioned considerably less often.
A Groom Who No Longer Stands in the Background

Perhaps that is why Quiero Ser Tu Novio feels like the right collection for this particular moment in RIVO MODA’s evolution.
It takes one of menswear’s most traditional garments—the groom’s suit—and asks it to carry more personality.
More emotion.
More individuality.
And ultimately, more of the man wearing it.
New York will provide a larger stage, but Michetti’s real proposition is considerably more intimate.
A beautifully tailored suit should fit the shoulders.
It should respect the body.
It should understand the occasion.
But perhaps the best one does something else as well:
It allows the man inside it to feel entirely like himself.
For more information about the brand, please visit: @marcomichettioficial
Photo Credits: Marco Michetti | Courtesy of Oslan Osorio Productions
“Great menswear doesn’t simply dress a man—it reveals his confidence, character, and point of view.”
— Miami Fashion Spotlight
Spanish Version
De Doral a Nueva York: RIVO MODA by Marco Michetti lleva una mirada venezolana al novio contemporáneo
Después de su paso por las pasarelas del sur de Florida, el diseñador venezolano Marco Michetti se prepara para un nuevo capítulo en Nueva York con “Quiero Ser Tu Novio”, una propuesta de moda masculina hecha a la medida que coloca al novio —y a su personalidad— en el centro de la historia.
Durante años, la moda nupcial ha sabido perfectamente hacia dónde dirigir el protagonismo. El vestido. El velo. Los zapatos. La transformación.
Mientras tanto, del novio muchas veces se ha esperado simplemente que llegue correctamente vestido. RIVO MODA by Marco Michetti propone algo diferente.
Para el diseñador venezolano Marco Michetti, la moda masculina —y especialmente la sastrería formal— no debería reducir a un hombre a un código de vestimenta. Debería revelar algo sobre él. Su filosofía es sencilla: “Diseño, Estilo y Felicidad.”
Y mientras Michetti se prepara para llevar RIVO MODA a Nueva York el próximo 14 de septiembre, esa idea se convierte en el punto de partida de un nuevo capítulo dentro de una carrera que comenzó mucho antes de este momento sobre la pasarela.
Un debut en Nueva York construido durante décadas
Michetti puede estar entrando ahora en una etapa de mayor visibilidad dentro del mercado estadounidense, pero no es nuevo en el mundo de la moda.
Nacido en Barquisimeto, Venezuela, comenzó a trabajar en el universo de la belleza y el modelaje en 1992, inicialmente formando reinas de belleza. En 1998 fundó su propia escuela de modelos y posteriormente se involucró en procesos de casting vinculados a Miss Venezuela y Mister Venezuela en el estado Lara. Ese recorrido resulta importante porque ayuda a entender su forma de aproximarse a la ropa.
Michetti no llegó a la moda exclusivamente a través del camino tradicional del boceto, el atelier y la pasarela. Durante años observó a las personas: su postura, sus proporciones, la manera en que se presentan y esa compleja relación que existe entre lo que llevamos puesto y la forma en que entramos a una habitación. Con el tiempo, la moda masculina se convirtió en su vehículo de expresión.
En 2011 nació RIVO MODA en Barquisimeto, especializada en moda masculina artesanal y hecha a la medida. La intención nunca fue simplemente vestir bien a un hombre. Era hacer que la ropa se sintiera personal.
Cuando el traje se convierte en algo personal
Existe una idea persistente alrededor de la moda masculina formal: que la elegancia exige uniformidad.
Esmoquin negro. Camisa blanca. Proporciones correctas. Zapatos apropiados. Listo.
Pero la moda masculina contemporánea lleva tiempo alejándose de esa fórmula, y el trabajo de Michetti encaja precisamente dentro de esa conversación.
RIVO MODA trabaja desde la sastrería artesanal y a la medida, permitiendo que cada prenda responda no solamente a las medidas del hombre, sino también a su personalidad. Esa diferencia se hace especialmente visible en la línea de novios de Michetti, “Quiero Ser Tu Novio.”
Incluso el nombre cambia el tono de inmediato. No estamos hablando de una colección impersonal de trajes formales para bodas. Hay romanticismo. Hay intención. Hay algo casi conversacional.
