Antonella Rossi, AltaRomAltaModa 2012, Rome

So, everyone, ready for another Italian designer?

The next AltaRomAltaModa Fashion Show I will talk about today is Antonella Rossi,
which was presented in Via Veneto on the 10^th of July in Rome

Designer background:

The brand Antonella Rossi was born in 1950 in the surrounding of Florence, with the opening of a small tailoring shop by Mr Rossi. Later on Antonella Rossi, born in 1956, contributed to developing collections and designs and make them what they represent today: feminity and well-being. Every outfit is developped with highest attention to detail, as well as the respect of a quality “Made in Italy”.

 

Antonella Rossi presented for her Autumn / Winter 2013 collection 20 designs 

dedicated to beauty and well-being.

 

   

She chose very classy colours for this theme, ranging from black and emeraud green to dark blue and beige, while most designs were enriched with fur as a symbol for luxury in evening wear.

        

 

       

Each of the cocktail / evening dresses highlights the neck and waist line in order to enhance feminity, and was created using soft and luxurious materials including silky velvet and cashmere.

        

Finally as a tradition, the designer presented a bridal design – this last dress in a pure white 

emphasized feminine shapes while keeping an imposing effect thanks to the numerous 

layers of tulle surrounding the bride.

  

 Next Fashion Shows outline: Atelier Persechino, Jamal Taslaq and the Milan Fashion Week !

Nino Lettieri, AltaRomAltaModa 2012, Rome

Hello boys and girls !

After Gianni Molaro’s very extravagant style, we are getting back to classics with Nino Lettieri’s collection, presented in the very trendy Via Margutta (chosen on purpose by the designer as a remembrance of the fifties’ movie “Roman holidays”) on the 9^th July 2012 in Rome.

Designer background:

Nino Lettieri graduated from the Art Institute of Naples. From 1982 he collaborates with some of the best designers in Milan, and in 2000 he internationalises his collections by presenting them in France, Spain, the Middle-East and the US. His collections have been presented at AltaRoma since 2010.

The Fall/Winter collection, “Poids d’hiver”, refers to the designer’s experimentation 

with polka dots this season – a tribute to Audrey Hepburn and other cinema 

icons who made this pattern a “must-have” in the sixties.

 

     

     

Each of the outfits was cut in soft materials including organza and soft silk velvet, most of them patterned with either large or small polka dots. Nino Lettieri created large volumes tops and dresses still leaving room for feminity through the transparency of the materials chosen.

     

         

    

 Finally, the Nino Lettieri bride appeared in a chemise dress made of white 

chiffon material, surrounded by a soft white snow of polka dots.

Nino Lettieri collaborated with several designers for the accessories: 

elegant black and white pearl earrings, matching the theme of the sixties, 

created by AlbaSerena, gloves by Sermoneta and shoes by Oronzo de Matteis.

 
 

Below you can see (from left to right) Valeria Mangani (Vice President of AltaRoma), 

Nino Lettieri and Silvia Venturini Fendi (President of AltaRoma)

 

 Next reports to come on Atelier Persechino, Antonella Rossi and Jamal Taslaq, so see you soon !

Gianni Molaro, AltaRomAltaModa, Rome

Hello everyone !

Today I am taking you into a different world thanks to Gianni Molaro’s 

latest collection during the AltaRoma events.

Designer Background:

Gianni Molaro was born in Naples in 1966. He presents his first collection in 1989, and in 1993 achieves his first guiness record by creating a bridal train long by 327 meters.

In May 1994, he presents the largest bridal dress in the world, with a diameter of 13 meters, worn by a young bride in Caserta – the historic city centre was closed for the occasion. In 1998 he creates a bridal dress adorned with 7,000 diamonds (value of 10 billion Italian Lira).

In 1999 his brand is inserted on the roman Alta Moda events agenda by Versace, and in 2008, after presenting collections during a number of years and opening two locations in Italy, he designs the bridal outfits for the wedding of olympic champion Clemente Russo. In 2011 his brand is added to the agenda of AltaRomAltaModa.

He is also known for creating a record-breaking wedding dress in 2012, with a bridal train of nearly 2 miles length (the longest in the world), which was presented in Rome last June.

  

 

The Fashion show took place in the richly adorned rooms of the Turkish embassy in Rome, where Gianni Molaro created with lights a setting that gave life to his main theme: the sea.

           

The main theme of the collection presented in Rome this July was the sea and its inhabitants. The designer created for this purpose dresses showing a number of fishes in a way that mixes fashion and representation, by playing with light materials to keep the shapes feminine.

 

          

As the show went on, we discovered new (and very nice!) species 

of jellyfishes, sharks, mermaids, goldfishes and sea urchins.

Some dresses were in a pearly white reminding a bridal inspiration, while some others showed the diversity of colours that marine life can offer, with tropical colours including blue, red, and yellow. Many clothes were created using patterns of scales to embody fishes in an even more realistic way.

     

 

       

          

One of the best things about this show was the absolute attention given to detail for the model’s hair 

and makeup: each of them had a goldfish structure on the mouth and earlobes were transformed 

into longer shapes. As well the hair buns were embellished with sharks, starfishes or even shells. 

Thanks to all of these, the designer was giving us the impression that we were in presence 

of some creatures from the underwater world.

        

 

     

              

 

 

The show was closed by a shark-woman in a very controversial grey and black outfit 

which, once opened, left room for a wonderful dark mermaid.

   

 

Gianni Molaro is known for his controversial style but his limitless 

creativity and imagination always emphasize feminity.

The next show I will write about is Nino Lettieri – and some Milan Fashion Week 

insights are on their way too, so come back soon !