Saturday, February 24, 2024

BEAUTY: Clothing--Antonio Marras

It has been quite a while since Antonio Marras has appeared here on Oh, By The Way, (last seen here). But his show at Milan Fashion Week for women was a co-ed show (like so many designers now, he showed men's and women's pieces in the same presentation), and it was quite a beauteous affair.

Based on the life of Eleanor of Arborea or Eleanor De Serra Bas (1347— June 1404), the queen who united all of Sardinia under her rule, the show featured garments that mixed contemporary cuts with Medieval silhouettes and details to wonderful effect. The results are quite powerful. Marras is from Sardinia, and much like Dolce and Gabbana who love to use various iterations and aspects of Italian culture and history specifically from Sicily as a springboard for inspiration, Marras uses his beloved home island the same method. The show itself opened in a highly theatrical way with an actor sporting the first look of the show (a lovely doublet made of a cable knit sweater with slashed sleeves) entering the runway space in search of Eleanor herself. Her spirit soon found him and the show began...watch the video below!


https://antoniomarras.com/

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