Grande talento

Going through my messy world the other day, I found an old insert from Vogue Italia. It was about the new era of fashion cerated by new great minds. I started flicking through the pages to see who were, for the Italian bible, the new designers to keep an eye on.
Mary Katrantzou caught my attention from the first time I saw her creations on LuisaViaRoma's website. She's definitely part of the new era of fashion where digital prints are revolutionising the way of creating patterns. Her FW 2010 collection includes a great selection of silhouettes and desing. The whole line, from the prints point of view, reminded me of the splendeur and the richness of Sicilian Baroque churches as well as of portraits of big historical leaders. The collection has a great mix of new sophisticated elegance.

Roberta Furlanetto is one of the new designers who rappresent the essence of 'Made in Italy'. After starting her career under the influence of Azzedine Alaïa, Nina Ricci, Christian Lacroix, she created her own company 3 years ago. Her collection is a mix of artisan-made garments and ethical materials. Her clothes have both a feminine silhouette and a chic semplicity. Her palette for FW 2010 mixes soft pale colours with dashes of intense ones. There are also some pieces in black, which I haven't included in the post, but are worth seeing at www.robertafurlanetto.com. My favourite piece is the fuchsia ruffle dress, a rich volume of colour which makes a woman feel confident and beautiful.

I have always been an 'accessories' kind of girl, always obssessed more with shoes, bags and jewellery rather than clothes. I fell in love with Chrissie Morris the moment I turned a page and saw her shows. Not just another shoe designer. Her shoes are edgy pieces of sculpture. She is capable of juxtaposing elements like precious materials, such as shiny python, and simple 'architectonical' lines. As soon as I saw her collection I thought of the Art Deco period, in which the line were the essence of the creative process.

- Giuls

[Pictures: Style.com, Style.it, ChrissieMiller.com]