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Roberto Cavalli has dedicated its Spring Summer 2019 to the beauty of movement and the physicality of the body to create a dynamic and versatile line.
Paul Surridge, the Italian fashion house’s creative director, said he was designing for the new generation of ‘women-on-the-go’ centred on the inspiration of the ‘nomad’, emblematic of travel and freedom.
A journey through Northern Africa results in fresh approaches to craft, to colour and to textile. The new collection dazzles and delights with peek-a-boo designs such as asymmetry and geometric cut-outs around the torso to transform the display of skin into a pattern.
The contours of the body are boldly delineated: tailoring is compact and stretch fabrics – embroideries on jersey and knits – have sensitivity to the body and to its needs.
The focus is on the legs and the core emphasised by short hemlines and a tailored torso to create a youthful proportion. High-performance sportswear influences brief, fitted shorts and streamlining silhouettes that exude confidence.
Although the line features a lot of bold cuts and clever twists, there are still remnants of the brand’s signature style, including the artisanship and animal print.
Leather and silk are hand-woven and silver palette embroideries emphasise gesture. A new patchwork technique is applied to python and cavallino is coated with an aluminium treatment. Animalier play with scale combining abstracts into a new hybrid.
Jewellery and accessories are also bold. Toes are chiselled, heels scissored into sharp angles on ankle-boots and sandals and sometimes wrapped with jersey. A new Cavalli sneaker, named the Viper that was introduced in the men’s collection, has crossed over to womenswer and that underscores the pace of the collection.
Handbags bear a new Cavalli logotype, of two Cs in nail head studs sinuously interlinked like a serpent. The emblem that appears on earrings and necklaces is combined with other styles directly drawn from the brand’s heritage. Sunglasses are visor-style, flashed with iridescence, imitating reptile skin.
The collection features a variety of chic and comfortable clothing that flows beautifully with every step. There is a Roberto Cavalli in Moda Mall.
