Roberto Cavalli Fall/Winter 2013-2014

Roberto Cavalli depicts seduction What does art represent for a Florentine? A sense of place, a form of nostalgia, a necessity, a consequence. Even more so for a Florentine such as Roberto Cavalli, grandson of Giuseppe Rossi (a painter from the Macchiaioli movement, whose work is at the Uffizi ) and student at the State Institute of Art. It is not a coincidence that the first label of the designer was "Roberto Cavalli Art in Fashion". This is why this collection, a lavish collection, with a strong and refined power of seduction, was built around the cult and the love of art and craftsmanship. A collection which extends from creative inspirations to picturesque reminiscences, and is unveiled as the most loyal reflection of the designer's history and inclinations. Cavalli is born as a printer - both experimental and innovative - of textiles and fabrics, and in these latest creations, the print portrayed on his clothes and his accessories, marks a return to the original criteria and purity of manual artistry: the weaves, the designs, the colors and the handmade decorations are as traditional as the ones created in the workshops of the Renaissance. A video, which will be distributed in the boutiques, will reveal the fascinating and delicate processes which compose the construction of a hand painted gown, belt or bag. Flora and fauna, as seen in the masterpieces of Caravaggio and Rubens, have been revisited and reinterpreted by professionals and art student alike, to create f