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ANTONIO GRIMALDI: I personally wear designs from Yves Saint Laurent
Italian haute couture desigbner Antonio Grimaldi will present his collection for spring-summer 2015. at Kotor fashion week on July 25th. It is called ,,Flowers Philosophy”.
He says for MNE magazin that he has used inspiration from the garden, Botticelli's angels and Irving Penn's photographs.
It is hard, he insists, to propose over and over again something that the world has never seen in fashion. Creating is his life, and clothes he loves to wear in private life are works of Yves Saint Laurent.
What prevailed in you to come to Kotor?
– I love travel and I love your people and, of course, the wonderful location. Since I've started working in fashion I usually try to put something international in my collection, as for the women that wear my creations, that love to be globe trotter.
What collection will you be showing and what was the inspiration behind it?
– On catwalk you'll see Haute Couture spring summer 2015 collection, that I called ,,Flowers Philosophy”. Inspiration came from an an enchanted garden where they live grace and beauty. Ethereal Botticelli ‘s girls: light clothing, almost impalpable, bloom on the bodies and seem moved by the wind while the dew, with the first light of dawn, bathes the precious fabrics embroidered in crystals. Creations with all-over prints or completely hand-painted evoke the wonderful photographic works by Irving Penn, images that after World War II have reshaped the idea of style and elegance in the collective. Romantic and sensual, my woman wears clothes that hint at transparency with corsets inspired to the lingerie of Fifties. Guepière embroidered in crystals, inlaid lace or pleated dress a contemporary pin-up. I loved playing with the overlap of the garments and transparencies. The shirt stolen from the male wardrobe is transformed with bows and long trawls, reminiscent of the wings of dragonflies, in hyper feminine creations. Flowers and leaves embossed and embroidery thread on precious organza, also iridescent, and chiffon. Soft fabrics in which triumph pleated processing. In contrast, to create a clever double game, I propose cady clothes that draw the figure thanks to the inlaid tulle and Swarovsky embroidery. Mikado sculpture gowns conferring structure and volume to the silhouette. Blooming bulbs dresses that seem moved by the spring fresh morning breeze. An then, the neutralization of the accessories: the dress in its versatility is the absolute protagonist of my collection.
Hard times are everywhere in the world. What is it like for you to work and create as designer of haute couture in such times?
– It's really difficult to propose every time something new and not yet seen in fashion world. I can't live without creating. It's my life and haute couture is my world, even if since two years I started with a ready to wear collection that has been presented in Paris during last seasons fashion week.
What is the most interesting material you like to play with in designing?
– Light materials, like organdie and chiffon are my favourite one. They make unique a dress with couture details.
What made you step into the magical world of fashion? From whom did the love for fashion come from?
– I was born fashion designer. I think that is the only work I can do. That's because it allows me to dream and create. That's exactly what I like in my job. From cinema and the beautiful costumes that I see in movies and from my love for all kind of arts comes my passion for fashion.
What is your personal style and clothes from which designers do you like to wear?
– Yves Saint Laurent. Do you need more explanations?
You said you are the citizen of the world. How important breathing in cultures of the world is for you as a person and as a fashion designer?
– Absolutely important. Love travelling, discovering new cultures and bring them as inspirations in my clothes. In each collection I propose, there is always a reference, a point of contact with a journey that I've done before. That's because I like the world, in all its different aspects.
Bojana Radonjić
Photo: Antoniogrimaldi.it
Spring-summer 2015.
