Rome is never far from Lavinia Biagiotti's heart and this season the designer brought a bit of the Italian capital to Milan's Piccolo Teatro by placing cheerful fabric columns on stage, a nod to the historical monuments and emblematic places of Italy's capital. “Columns give strength to a building, and I was thinking about women and how they are pillars of society,” said the designer, always expressing her opinion on women's empowerment.
Accordingly, she played with the motif in fluid pantsuits and airy column dresses (ahem), but mainly Biagiotti revisited two other staples of the brand founded by her mother: white and cashmere.
With her personal touch, cozy white capes, ribbed knits and a tailored coat over an all-white boudoir-inspired slip emerged: super feminine yet practical and comfortable. But it wasn't all minimalist, as Biagiotti added plenty of sparkle and fringe as embellishments, gold touches on a striped suit, and intarsia on fun flapper dresses.
Always passionate about sports, Biagiotti has often asked athletes to close her shows and this season she invited guests to a performance by Italy's “Butterflies,” the Olympic rhythmic gymnastics team, which perfectly reflects the designer's idea. of combining strength and lightness.
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