Fausto Puglisi draws from the visual world of Martin Scorsese: a journey into 1970s New York. Scorsese has always been a reference for Puglisi, and New York, for him, is the most beautiful city in the world, a place where beauty is born from chaos and from the encounter between cultures.
The Seventies are the DNA: the decade when Roberto Cavalli began rewriting the fashion rules with pioneering experiments on photographic prints, denim, patchwork, and leather crafted like fine jewelry. They are also the decade when Fausto Puglisi was born — a connection that makes the reference personal, visceral, authentic. Yet everything lives in the now: just as then, there is darkness running through the world, and just as then, from that darkness rises a new energy, a promise of cultural revolution and rebirth.
The collection explores Cavalli’s codes with powerful freedom. Leather, a cornerstone of the Maison, returns with aged finishes, dynamic fringes, micro-studs and iconic craft techniques that reveal the full extent of the brand’s savoir-faire. Shearling and eco-fur sculpt soft and voluminous shapes through advanced technology; vests and micro tops evoke the urban hardware of the Seventies but transform it into a contemporary gesture; while photographic prints return as patchwork on satin and denim — a tribute to the visual freedom of early Cavalli, reinterpreted with a modern rhythm, almost cinematic. The slip dress transforms: from slit gown to top worn over jeans, a sensuality flipped, immediate, instinctive. Velvet, suede and tie-dye fustians define a new urban tailoring, with structured jackets and skirts that merge elegance and functionality. A zebra print explodes on silk and denim with suede fringes, flowing into ethereal chiffon that captures the impalpable energy of night. Knitwear takes center stage: bold jacquards, oversized cardigans trimmed with eco-fur, volumes that shape a way of dressing that is free, relaxed, and cool. From the archive emerges the Kimono print with vibrant Japanese flowers blooming across a silk robe worn with a coordinated lycra swimsuit; a leopard motif blossoms into roses that return on chiffon accessories tied around the neck like symbols of a romantic yet assertive optimism. Volumes open and rise: ultra-fluid maxi gowns cinched with snake jewel belts and ethereal plissé dresses. A white leopard jacquard suit evokes the magnetic glamour of Bianca Jagger.
Accessories amplify the energy of the collection: bold boots in aged leather or leopard-print pony with high platforms; sandals with enamel-painted butterflies; serpent pumps in zebra, leopard, pony or stingray-effect finishes. Butterfly necklaces, horn pendants and Snake bags contribute to a universe of symbols that reveal the most intimate spirit of the brand.
All the Cavalli codes: leather, eco-fur, light dresses, jersey, denim, iconic prints return with strength, yet in a completely new form designed for today’s world. There is heritage, but without nostalgia. There is the hippie freedom of the earliest Cavalli but filtered through the contemporary gaze of a generation seeking light within the chiaroscuro of the present. This is a collection about transformation, courage, and energy born from darkness. A declaration of strength. A promise of rebirth. The new freedom according to Roberto Cavalli.
For more information please visit:
