Francesco Scognamiglio wished to speak a message of peace via his spring couture assortment, given what he described because the “uncontrolled state of affairs of the world.” Christian symbolism was a powerful leitmotif—he titled the gathering The Resurrection. One other was his dedication to artisanal craftsmanship.
The designer was personally concerned within the making of among the clothes, together with the opening look. A mid-length ivory-colored frock in a bouillonné method, it recalled as one of many first creations his youthful self ever tried within the atelier.
Non secular iconography was obvious in lots of the items, corresponding to within the chiffon tunic framed by a home made lace encrustation recalling church stucco, with a Christ determine within the heart of the chest. The willfully blurred distinction between genders is one other of Scognamiglio’s codes, this time represented via the sharp ivory tuxedo with large satin lapels and the rigorous black pants paired with a lace-decorated chiffon shirt in white.
Alternatively, the designer additionally believes in extraordinarily sensual femininity enhanced by a contact of extravaganza (therefore the homage to Madonna’s Bedtime Tales-era hairdo). Clear robes have been the principle protagonists with three-dimensional sequin and crystal flowers—as soon as once more personally crafted by Scognamiglio—or symmetric stone decorations. Then, femininity was additional celebrated with totally crystal-encrusted lengthy clothes accomplished by corsets with conical cups—a transparent nod to the Nineteen Fifties. To shut his spring proposal there was an array of wedding ceremony robes: from a richly adorned slip costume to a multi-layered organza one embroidered with droplet formed crystals on the corset.
