Niccolò Pasqualetti SS27: Lygia Clark's relational objects as the start; garments that begin as flat squares, triangles and rectangles and change shape once worn; cords pulling cotton and crepe into volume
Niccolò Pasqualetti showed on Sunday 4 October in Paris, with the runway scented by Andara, the label's own fragrances. Their aim, as they put it backstage, is clothes that look like wardrobe pieces from a distance and show their construction up close.
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01NICCOLÒ PASQUALETTI BUILT THEIR SPRING 2027 COLLECTION ON THE BRAZILIAN ARTIST LYGIA CLARK, WHOSE WORKS ARE MEANT TO BE HANDLED.
02THEIR QUESTION WAS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A SHAPE MEETS A BODY.
03PIECES BEGAN AS FLAT SQUARES, TRIANGLES AND RECTANGLES, AND CHANGED SHAPE ONCE WORN.
04CORDS PULLED COTTON AND CREPE INTO VOLUME AS THE MODELS MOVED.
05SUEDE, MESH AND CANVAS WERE WORKED IN ALONGSIDE THE SOFTER FABRICS.