N21 by ALESSANDRO DELL'ACQUA FALL WINTER 2024 WOMEN'S FASHION SHOW

N21 by ALESSANDRO DELL'ACQUA FALL WINTER 2024 WOMEN'S FASHION SHOW Anarchical Glamour Building a new concept of bon ton – as in bourgeois chic – so as to totally do away with any archaic idea of it, all the relative clichés and negative attributes, while maintaining shapes and volumes, sartorial techniques and effects. A 1980s haute couture mood, complete with the glamour of cocktail dresses and the practicality of wool bouclé suits. Contradictory images that emanate an anarchical spirit, free from the customs and habits of conventional culture. A fresh take on a sense of freedom that fashion preserves and propagates even in non wholly libertarian times. It’s a way to talk about a period of history, steering clear of facile narrative nostalgia; independent of whatever reference. Alessandro Dell’Acqua, Creative Director of N21. «I tackled the concept of bon ton with the distinct intent of destroying it, and in doing so I analyzed all the situations of construction that arose in the process of following 1980s haute couture techniques. It’s as if I had cast my gaze deeply into a fashion story that while making come alive again, visually re-emerge, I did so imbuing it full of flashes of a new light. I ended up with a vision of nihilist eroticism that needs not ask for any authorization to express itself and that intrinsically entails a touch of anarchy which begets a feeling of freedom. That’s why I created looks that come from unusual mixes, using basic solutions over solut