During the last Milan fashion week, the ground floor of Palazzo Morando became a showroom which hosted the finalists of WhoIsOnNext? 2012, the fashion competition held annually by Vogue Italia for finding the great fashion designers of the future. The highest names of fashion attended the exclusive opening ceremony, but in the following days the exhibition has been opened to the public and the atmosphere became more relaxed, turning into a pleasant occasion to meet the designers.
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| Marcobologna winners of Who is on Next?2012 – Milano, Palazzo Morando – Photo: Vogue.it |
The two winners Marco Giugliano and Nicola Bologna of the brand MARCOBOLOGNA open the exhibition with a collection inspired by the American Dream. East Coast and West Coast are combined into colorful prints, with neon lights and holographic fabrics recalling the exuberance of the 80s. Sober lines with charming ladylike elements make up a fresh-looking ensemble, increasing your desire of a carefree summer, perhaps enjoying a cocktail in Miami Beach. Highlights: the neon prints series and the holographic pleated skirt.
Then I stopped by Conspiracy, the shoes line by Gianluca Tamburini who reinterprets the wonders of the natural world in fascinating sculptures for feet. The details, the materials and the shapes of the heels testify Gianluca’s desire to communicate his own vision and aesthetic sensitivity. A unique and dreamy message of “aesthetic freedom”, for real women. Highlights: the tentacular Scilla shoes and the corals heels of Tarita shoes, which take us to an imaginary trip from southern Italy to Polynesia.
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| Gialuca Tamburini – Vogue Talents – Milano, Palazzo Morando – WION?2012 (Photo: Vogue.it) |
The study of volumes and material research are the main features of Alessia Xoccato clothes. As can be seen from the mood-board, her minimalist style is made of contrasting colors declined on egg-shaped dresses influenced by fluid design. The top pieces are the no buttons overcoat with shell-shaped sleeves, and the lilac herringbone coat without lapels and unstructured shoulder pads. Alessia is definitely an interesting voice in the endless sea of emerging designers who rely on minimalism as a means of expression. Not all succeed, but Alessia does.
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| Alessia Xoccato – Vogue Talents – Milano, Palazzo Morando – WION?2012 (Photo: Vogue.it) |
Contemporary glamour mood for the Italian-Brazilian Barbara Casasola, whose pure silk creations come to life when worn on the move. She explained me that the powder color dresses are made of modular bands that create a full pleated skirt, showing sensual transparencies at each step, so as the coral and fuchsia dresses have side slits that reveal the hidden micro shorts, ideal to play down the evening dress effect. While we were chatting, Barbara proudly showed me her new conquest: one of her clothes was selected by Carine Roitfeld for the editorial dedicated to new talents of the CR fashionbook. I can easily imagine that being considered as one of the best emerging fashion designers on the planet is one of the greatest satisfaction for her career.
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| Barbara Casasola – Vogue Talents – Milano, Palazzo Morando – WION?2012 (Photo: Vogue.it) |
A young man in dark suit kindly handed me a card with a kaleidoscopic wheel of models wearing the latest collection by San Andrés Milano. He is Andrés Caballero, Mexican fashion designer moved to Italy, who launched his line in 2006 following the passion for traditional tailoring. He has a quite nostalgic approach to fashion and humbly told me he is a contemporary couturier who loves to draw and sew clothes by hand, studying the cuts with the traditional modeling. This little selection of the spring summer 2013 collection is characterized by natural colors declined on ladylike dresses with the contemporary twist of the unexpected combination of fabrics and the jewel collars. Definitely a good old days’ work, for timeless clothes.
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| San Andrés Milano by Andrés Caballero – Vogue Talents – Milano, Palazzo Morando – WION?2012 (Photo: Vogue.it) |
The tour continues in what we might call the “room of contrasts”, where the total white collection of Mario Chiarella clashes with the enchanted world of Benedetta Bruzziches handbags.
Mario Chiarella is an Apulian down to earth fashion designer. His white collection whispers measured elegance, thanks to the geometric convex dresses, alternated with flared skirts and origami decorations enhanced by pearly maxi sequins. Minimalist sculpture dresses that show their beauty already on the clotheshanger, and crown every woman as a queen of elegance. Highlight: the vest with fur borders that blends past and present with a great deal of research and study of the shapes. The folds game of the neckline, the material contrasts and the luxury of fur, are the ideal mix for a sophisticated, but dynamic woman.
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| Mario Chiarella – Vogue Talents – Milano, Palazzo Morando – WION?2012 (Photo: Vogue.it) |
At the opposite site there was the funny, energic and cheerful Benedetta Bruzziches. Her smiling eyes convey all the passion of her stories. Yes … stories, because every collection is a sort of novel in which the bags play a key role (Clicking here, I invite you to read the description of the collection wrote by the designer herself. A Fellini-like story that let you think about new and old sensations. It is in Italian but you can easily translate by Google). As a warm welcome to her corner, there was a soft mountain made of Carmen, the iconic quilted leather bags recalling the Chester chair by Poltrona Frau. For this occasion the classic Carmen bags were dressed up as “Carmen BruzziCat” with vintage silk fabrics. A special fall winter 2012 capsule collection, symbol of the friendship between Benedetta Bruzziches and Caterina Gatta, a well known emerging designer who uses vintage fabrics from the archives of the most important fashion houses. On display there were even all the other “bag-characters” such as: Bugatti, the rigid sculpture bag that magically closes without catch; the Libro Lavagna bag, on which you can write your thoughts with a chalk; or Cabaret, the little minaudière shaped as a tray of pastries, a childhood memory of the family lunches on Sundays. Benedetta personal story sounds like the script of a film. One day in a lift, she met a self-made man who changed the destiny, taking her to India to design bags. Once back home, with a total new positive energy she realized her dreams, launching the family brand with the brother Agostino. It sounds like an endless tale made of hard work, tenacity, sacrifice and professionalism, but always with a smile on the face. Her joy is contagious and makes her a unique person, as well as a great designer.
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| Giovanna Battaglia(left) and Benedetta Bruzziches(right) – Milano, Palazzo Morando – WION?2012 (Photo: Vogue.it) |
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| Carmen bag trip to Latin America |
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| Benedetta Bruzziches modeling the Cabaret minaudiére with the sculptor |
In the WION?2012 finalists section there were also the other collections and participants such as: Giancarlo Petriglia and Zanchetti by Giacomo Zanchetti bags, or Suzanne Susceptible clothes; the architectural shoes by Charline De Luca, characterized by edgy forms and contrasting materials ranging from raffia to python;
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| Charline De Luca – Vogue Talents – Milano, Palazzo Morando – WION?2012 (Photo: Vogue.it) |
and finally the minimalist line Koonhor by Koon Lim and Catrine Thé, which blend high-tech materials and Asian aesthetic sensibility with interesting mix of graphics.
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| Koonhor by Koon Lim and Catrine Thé – Vogue Talents – Milano, Palazzo Morando – WION?2012 (Photo: Vogue.it) |
The “Talent itinerary” at the ground floor of Palazzo Morando continued with a special gallery hosting several designers selected by the Vogue Talent channel. One of the most interesting brand is the Australian fashion designer Dion Lee. From collection to collection he experiments the carving and the interweaving of semi-rigid textiles, to create sinuous and fluid silhouettes inspired by nature. Highlight: his jackets and coats simulating the backbone have already become cult items among the fashionistas.
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| Dion Lee – Vogue Talents – Milano, Palazzo Morando (Photo: Vogue.it) |
Ely.B. is another interesting brand by Eleonora Bruno, a young visionary milliner formed at Polimoda, who reinterprets the beauty of nature with a glam rock twist. Not only feathers, leaves, shells and porcupine quills, but also ostrich eggs that seem to mention the sacred iconography of Salvador Dalì.
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| Ely.B. by Eleonora Bruno – Vogue Talents – Milano, Palazzo Morando (Photo: Vogue.it) |
To conclude this long post dedicated to the Vogue Talents I like to write about the Tuscan designers Marta Saletti and Simona Cassai, owner of the Leda Otto jewelry brand. In their original creations, they combine semi-precious stones and precious materials, transforming the plans of historic buildings in high jewelry pieces. The monuments, faithfully reproduced on brass sheets plated in 24 kt gold, rhodium or ruthenium, are enhanced with colorful semi-precious stones embedded in the focal points of the building plans, chronologically ranging from ancient Greece to the twentieth century, letting us to take a trip around the world, but also a full immersion in the Arezzo goldsmith tradition.
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| LEDA OTTO by Simona Cassai and Marta Saletti – Vogue Talents – Milano, Palazzo Morando (Photo: Vogue.it) |
Ciao Alessandro, pur non frequentando le sfilate e gli eventi moda, riesco a rimanere sempre aggiornata su cosa accade, sugli stilisti emergenti, sulle icone di dubbio gusto come la battaglia che cotinuera’ a non piacermi mai…a te il dono della chiarezza nell’esposizione e la scorrevolezza !Mi piace Mario Chiarella, ciao elena
grazie mille per questo articolo, ho dato una scorsa ma ovviamente è da rileggere con calma. ti seguo, complimenti
Eleonora tutta la vita, quei copricapi pazzeschi sono stupendi, bravissima.
L.
che bel post!complimenti!le nuove generazioni promettono bene!http://msfashionstreet.blogspot.com/
la collezione di mario chiarella mi ha entusiasmato!Anche la scelta monocromatica che esalta i particolari è azzecatissima!
C’ero anche io e sono quelle cose che mi danno tante soddisfazioni. Guarda, praticamente tutti bravi, da Benedetta a Leda Otto. Tutti!
Fantastico e completo reportage come sempre.
Mi è dispiaciuto non poter conoscere tutti gli stilisti personalmente, ma sono rimasta piacevolmente colpita.
I miei preferiti Barbara Casasola e San Andrès Milano, la purezza del bianco della collezione di Marco Chiarelli, le scarpe di Charline de Luca e Gianluca Tamburini.
Per la simpatia, vince sicuramente Benedetta Bruzziches…fenomenale e innovativa!
Un bacio, G
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Complimenti post interessantissimo. Sono molto colpita questi giovani talenti emergenti non hanno niente da invidiare alle icone della moda!!!
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Sono davvero tutti bravissimi, sicuramente faranno strada….ho un debole per le scarpe di Charline che ho scoperto lo scorso Marzo, per caso…un abbraccio Ale, a presto!
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Mi piace molto la collezione di Mario Chiarella! Conoscevo già San Andrès, fa dei cappottini e soprabiti deliziosi!
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Barbara Casasola…Andrés Caballero… Mario Chiarella… Come diavolo si fa a scegliere?! Da quel che trapela dalle tue foto, direi che i desginers di cui sopra siano davvero (Vogue e non) Talents.
che bel post!!!!!
mamma mia che meraviglia tutto.
sono davvero dei talenti!
baci
Ila
Bellissimo post, ben scritto e con fantastiche foto 🙂
Un bacio
Carolina
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caro alessandro ti seguo spesso,sono la mamma di sara nena e, per dirla all’americana una” baby boomer”. Possibile che nessun stilista pensi a noi over 50 che abbiamo ancora voglia di piacere anche se non siamo più sinuose come le ventenni? Ti sfido a trovare una collezione ( che non siano i soliti “tallierini” scontati)per le donne che come me amano ancora vestirsi e rinnovare il proprio stile. Grazie
Cara Vania,
innanzi tutto grazie per seguirmi così assiduamente, sappi che i tuoi commenti fanno sempre molto piacere e non passano inosservati.
Per quanto riguarda il “problema” di cui parli non posso che darti ragione e ti comunico sin da ora che accetto la sfida. Non appena troverò degli outfit, dei capi, un brand o qualcosa di REALMENTE METTIBILE lo segnalerò con uno o più post. Comunque ti consiglio di dare un’occhiata al post che ho scritto sulla sfilata di Elena Mirò. Io lo dico sinceramente, non pensavo potesse piacermi una collezione del genere, già mi ero preparato a vedere le solite giacchette, le gonne a ruota e le linee anni 50, ma ero comunque molto curioso perciò sono andato alla sfilata. Ed invece questa nuova linea “For.me” mi ha davvero stupito, sono rimasto piacevolmente sorpreso se non addirittura sbalordito: i colori, i tessuti, le forme e la vestibilità, era tutto glamour e diverso dalla solita “roba curvy” che è diffusa in Italia e che mortifica la figura. Secondo una ricerca di mercato interna hanno visto che le taglie più vendute vanno dalla 44 alla 48 perciò la designer si è concentrata su questo target, ma non ha dimenticato le sue clienti abituali un po’ più abbondanti, che tra l’altro, erano sedute nei parterre. Ti ripeto, dai un’occhiata a questa nuova linea, sono sicuro rimarrai piacevolmente sorpresa soprattutto per il mix di colori e di stampe. A presto, Alessandro
ti ringrazio per la tua risposta accurata ed esauriente.