COSTUME NATIONAL FW 09/10 RIVE GAUCHE – RIVE DROITE

“Striking shoulders and never ending boots: strong, positive women guiding us towards the future. Mixing the rive droite and rive gauche aesthetics, masculine and feminine, day and night, in a breath, with wit and heart”. Ennio Capasa, designer

Rock & Roll. Everything is dual or triple. Overcoming and merging opposites: skirts are rigorous at the front and super feminine at the back, with surprising sequins and volutes.

Shoes: tall, super tall boots, square-toed ankle boots with sculpted heels and hidden platforms. Pointed stilettos with totem heels.

Fabrics are sumptuous: soft like angora or structured like masculine wool. A perfect fusion between Feminine and masculine. wools pair up with duchesse, felted wools reveal the most precious lamé threads, experimental laser cut jacquard and 3D prints.

Striking shoulders guide the silhouette.
And for trousers shaped and backstitched Biker’s, with protective pads, also in cashmere or lurex.
Laser cut, as throughout the entire collection.

Colours: glossy and matt greys, ruby red, lapis lazuli blue, black, silver, gold and haematite.