“Ask yourself if you’re ready to sleep,” a voice echoed from the courtyard of the Leonardo da Vinci Museum of Science and Technology. “Forever" by The Little Dippers started playing and, before attendees even realized it, we were inside Ponti’s bedroom. “I imagine it to be pink and colorful, full of floral wallpapers fractured only by a window that looks outside,” the designer said, referring to her latest surreal element.
“It is a symbol of appearance against reality,” she added. Starting from her love of interior design and tapestries, Ponti reinterpreted curated furnishings and romantic draperies. The most visible motif was a recurring side-folded pair of draped curtains, multiplying their shape via many different fabrics to give continuity to the collection.
A signature floral print became the mold for clothes and accessories, lavished on light materials such as cotton and silk blends. Sleepwear emerged loudly at first glance. Pillows were transformed into light blue moiré tops and bags paired with Bermuda shorts, but the wardrobe became a whole when seen up close: it was all in the details.
Transparencies, conveyed by tridimensional organza dramatic dresses, were borrowed from curtains once again, just like fringes adorning mini skirts. Patchworking was the preferred logic for accessories, with Lady Diana-inspired choker and pendant earrings worn upside down. Glass-pearl assemblies recreated tops and belts, while Vivetta’s iconic hand collar was reimagined with red stiletto nails.
The ongoing collaboration with Rosantica gave birth to a house-shaped bag set with 2,500 colored crystals that stood out, featuring miniature windows, blossoming flowers and the designer’s cats. “My designs are meant for everyone,” said Ponti. “I imagine many different ages and personalities inhabiting my clothes.
” In the showroom a few days ahead of the runway show, her mother was wearing Vivetta’s collections; on the day of the show, kids paraded hand-in-hand with models dressed a “mini-me” defined version of Ponti’s designs: for the first time, Vivetta unveiled a children’s collection. We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here.
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