Extra-galactic creatures, volumetric games and a lunar setting for a campaign with no speed limit.

After thirty years of silence the moon is once again the subject of conversation and excitement. Nasa has revealed that the poles of our satellite contain a fair amount of water reserves – a hundred times more than was once supposed. This water should be enough to guarantee sufficient propellant for future interplanetary journeys now thought to be feasible from 2020 on.

We now know how to dress to go with the Shuttle as the CoSTUME NATIONAL FW 08-09 woman’s collection has finally hit the stores – and it’s also the advertising campaign’s theme.

Model: Kasia Struss & Stas Svetlichnyy
Ph. Sofia Sanchez & Mauro Mongiello

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Mick Jagger is undeniably an eclectic, adventurous and multifaceted character – a stage animal par excellence, a world rock legend thanks to his charisma, sensuality and genius.

This month Sir Mick Jagger and his clear-cut, simple, linear “wandering spirits” musicals – rock, blues, reggae, dance and ballads – is immortalized by Bryan Adams on the cover of Zoo Magazine. His attire? CoSTUME NATIONAL Homme.

As well as Casting Director for CoSTUME NATIONAL Homme, Daniel Peddle is also an artist, a rare combination of talents. Backstage during the CN Homme SS 09 shows he drew inspiration for a series of light water colours inspired by the world of Ennio Capasa.

“Art and fashion nurture each other,” he tells us “And working with Ennio is such a strong stimulant for creativeness”. Passionate about aesthetics and a keen observer of reality, Daniel switches smoothly from the world of art to fashion, photography and directing in a concentrated mix of creativity and experimentation.
What’s his objective? To succeed in representing beauty connected to fashion in the framework of different ethnic groups, a mission that has led him to make trips to Alaska, Budapest, Ethiopia, Paris, to create documentaries/films and to work together with international designers and a range of magazines.

-Daniel talk to us about your works. How do you choose the themes you paint and what is their relation with Ennio’s style?

Right now Im working on a “nature morte” series basically dead animals and I have been punctuating this with the backstage series which come from photos and sketches I do backstage at Ennio’s men’s show. I was haunted by these rare moments of serenity and solitude amidst the chaos of backstage. Ive been painting the boys because it is also interesting to see guys put through this ritual of hair and makeup and being dressed up and transformed through Ennios vision

-How does Ennio inspire or condition your art?

Ennio is an artist and you are aware of his sensitivity right away. Also he has a dark and contemplative quality which is really comforting and appealing to an artist like myself.
It instantly snaps you into a certain wavelength. We are also both Piscean and I understand his intuitive sense of visual language.

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A long-time friend of Ennio Capasa, Italian singer-songwriter Lorenzo Jovanotti shares the designer’s passion for music, travel – an endless source of inspiration – and energy – the same that both apply to all their new schemes and projects.

What’s next? Wel for Lorenzo it’s his next record tour and for Ennio Capasa the upcoming September fashion shows in Milan and Paris.

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Subject: Ice Hotel: “temporary spirituality” sculpted in iceo
Tone: Polar White

Soon in Arctic the latest version of the IceHotel will melt. But for the time being we can still admire the structure and its chapel with arabesques and ice pillars designed by a team of international designers.

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Just one day to go before the CoSTUME NATIONALE Homme SS09 show in via Fusetti, Milan. Ennio is working on the collection’s final details, talking over with his assistants the clothing items to make and adapt. A laid-back atmosphere reigns – despite the boiling summer sun outside.

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Ennio Capasa, the designer of Costume National, has been contacted by the Venice city council to create the logo for the SMS Venice project.

SMS Venice is promoting a campaign to raise funds for the preservation of St. Mark’s Square with the support of sponsors and sending text messages.

The logo created by Ennio Capasa evokes the two elements that have always symbolized Venice: water and the sky.

A stylized version of the V of Venice becomes the same colour as the lagoon and takes flight: up and away towards the future.

“The effort to save the artistic and architectural heritage of our country must be a mission for everyone. I am proud of the confidence placed in me by the Mayor of Venice and I have enthusiastically embraced the SMS Venice project,” said the designer.

The SMS Venice Project aims to transform St. Mark’s Square into an exclusive stage for concerts and performances by internationally famous artists such as Elton John for the entire month of July.

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tone: Olimpic White

London’s Victoria and Albert Museum explores the best of the projects that have arisen in China over recent years: from the Olympic Stadium in Beijing to fashion and art installations.

Three cities mark this quest: Shenzhen, onetime fishermen’s capital and now the local hub of graphic design, Beijing for architecture and Shanghai for fashion.

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Front row Seated in the front row of CoSTUME NATIONAL Home were Ennio Capasa’s friends including actress Stefania Rocca, Sergio Rubini, Fabio Novembre and Michele Lupi.
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