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 !
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