VIVETTA, THE GOTHIC BALL

Romance and disquiet. Artfully staged mystery. Discipline and play. A swelling collision unfolds like a hypnotic melody, setting the tone for Vivetta’s masquerade night. For the Fall/Winter 2026 collection, the brand conjures an imaginary ball: a suspended moment between reality and the subconscious, where identity and artifice blur. It is the hushed echoes of Truman Capote’s legendary Black and White Ball, the voices of his iconic “swans” shaping the imagination. A passion for Surrealism captivates the gaze. Yet this ball is no nostalgic homage: it is an exploration of duality and transformation, whispering tales of an aristocratic Gothic that brushes against shadow without ever relinquishing irony. Theatrical crescendos meet a new intimacy. Silhouettes oscillate between British rigor and dramatic edge: English-lady tailoring, classic knit diamonds heightened into argyle embroideries. Clean sartorial constructions unfold into unexpected volumes, drapes and bows that seem to surface from a dreamscape. The brand’s signature face profiles, inspired by the visions of Salvador Dalí, morph into embroidered jackets, boleros and a sculptural three-dimensional felt dress, with faces fanning open around the body. Painterly references evoke the oneiric imagery of Rafał Olbiński: women seen from behind, elusive identities, magnificent, suspended visions. The swan, emblem of grace and metamorphosis, glides across garments and accessories in velvety three-dimensional embroideries, ado