Roberto Cavalli Menswear Spring/Summer 2015

A boyhood fantasy come to life, spring/summer 2015 explores the dreams of the Roberto Cavalli playboy and pays homage to the adventurous life of the designer himself. The idea of Miami in the late 1970s and early 1980s plays backdrop to a collection rooted in the playful and indulgent lifestyle of a worldly flâneur, and draws on the ongoing rediscovery of the colourful, free-spirited nature of the Roberto Cavalli man. It is a deconstructed take on the playboy imagined within the culturally eclectic frames of Miami's fast cars, sun-glazed skyscrapers, palm trees, and azure sea. A carefree marriage between cocktail attire and daywear, the collection fuses the mood of the American era in question with Roberto Cavalli's gilded romanticism, shifting the volume of blazers to trousers for a modern skinny top and loose-fitting bottom. Shoulders are consistently unpadded and fabrics are ultra-light. Nearly identical to Don Johnson's 1972 sports car in Miami Vice, the presence of Roberto Cavalli's own 1970 Ferrari Daytona on the runway makes for a nostalgic counterpart to a neon cube installation celebrating the designer's restaurant and lounge recently launched in Miami. Navy blue, sand, pastels, and whites manifest the Miami colour scheme, while the city's vibrancy sets in courtesy of highlights in Kawasaki green, electric blue, and acid yellow. Floral and leaf prints and embroidered palm trees draw on Florida's subtropical scenery, while alligator and python -- real and in prints a