Alessandro Dell'Acqua
Founder, No. 21
With his masculine-meets-feminine aesthetic, this designer is experiencing a resurgence after 20 years in the business.
At No. 21, Alessandro Dell'Acqua's Attack on Femininity
At No.21, pleats, feathers and demure silhouettes were shred to pieces and reassembled in gritty collages that still looked beautiful and sophisticated.
At No. 21, Alessandro Dell'Acqua's Attack on Femininity
At No.21, pleats, feathers and demure silhouettes were shred to pieces and reassembled in gritty collages that still looked beautiful and sophisticated.
Creation, or Just More Product?
Save for exceptions like Gucci, Fendi, Damir Doma and Giorgio Armani, most of the labels showing at Milan men's fashion week ditched creation for product design.
Creation, or Just More Product?
Save for exceptions like Gucci, Fendi, Damir Doma and Giorgio Armani, most of the labels showing at Milan men's fashion week ditched creation for product design.
A Grungy Take on the 1930s
Alessandro Dell'Acqua's cool girls in smeared make-up and greasy locks furiously raided the catwalk, looking fantastic in haphazard layerings of glorious hand-me-downs.
A Grungy Take on the 1930s
Alessandro Dell'Acqua's cool girls in smeared make-up and greasy locks furiously raided the catwalk, looking fantastic in haphazard layerings of glorious hand-me-downs.
A Little Lightness Goes a Long Way
In Paris, Dell'Acqua delivered his best collection since joining Rochas, a breezy, painterly affair channeling the very sense of lightness that Cedric Charlier lacked.
A Little Lightness Goes a Long Way
In Paris, Dell'Acqua delivered his best collection since joining Rochas, a breezy, painterly affair channeling the very sense of lightness that Cedric Charlier lacked.
A Painterly Affair
The Rochas Autumn/Winter 2016 collection felt wonderfully light, consistent and cohesive.
A Painterly Affair
The Rochas Autumn/Winter 2016 collection felt wonderfully light, consistent and cohesive.
In Milan, Grunge Romantics
On the first day of Milan Fashion Week, appropriation jostled with grungy romanticism.
In Milan, Grunge Romantics
On the first day of Milan Fashion Week, appropriation jostled with grungy romanticism.
Martial Mods
Alessandro Dell’Acqua’s parkas and field jackets made for a modish military mix-up that missed the point.
Martial Mods
Alessandro Dell’Acqua’s parkas and field jackets made for a modish military mix-up that missed the point.
Whiffs of Militarism in Milan
From Alessandro Dell'Acqua to Thom Browne, menswear designers in Milan took inspiration from military references — with mixed results.
Whiffs of Militarism in Milan
From Alessandro Dell'Acqua to Thom Browne, menswear designers in Milan took inspiration from military references — with mixed results.
At Rochas, Musing on Gala Dalí
Alessandro Dell'Acqua's Gala Dalí-inspired collection was missing the lightness of spirit and sense of humour that a brand like Rochas needs to feel contemporary.
At Rochas, Musing on Gala Dalí
Alessandro Dell'Acqua's Gala Dalí-inspired collection was missing the lightness of spirit and sense of humour that a brand like Rochas needs to feel contemporary.
In Milan, Anything Goes for Miuccia's Children
In a revitalised Milan Fashion Week, rising names — from Gucci's Alessandro Michele to Marco de Vincenzo — are all the children of Miuccia Prada; working with references, aesthetic and a postmodern pastiche.
In Milan, Anything Goes for Miuccia's Children
In a revitalised Milan Fashion Week, rising names — from Gucci's Alessandro Michele to Marco de Vincenzo — are all the children of Miuccia Prada; working with references, aesthetic and a postmodern pastiche.
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