{"id":306625,"date":"2022-09-14T10:23:14","date_gmt":"2022-09-14T08:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/?p=306625"},"modified":"2022-09-14T10:23:14","modified_gmt":"2022-09-14T08:23:14","slug":"magic-mirrors-and-metamorphosis-at-exquisite-gucci","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/en\/magic-mirrors-and-metamorphosis-at-exquisite-gucci\/","title":{"rendered":"Magic mirrors and metamorphosis at Exquisite Gucci"},"content":{"rendered":"

During Milan Fashion Week, the Italian brand presented Exquisite Gucci, Alessandro Michele’s new collection, which explores the phantasmagorical power of fashion through the reflections of magical mirrors.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Gucci<\/a><\/strong>, Alessandro Michele’s new collection, which explores the phantasmagorical power of fashion through the reflections of magic mirrors. In his show notes, Alessandro Michel<\/a><\/strong>e spoke of the “suffocating perspective” of seeing things exactly as they are, so he made sure his latest collection was seen exactly as it is not.<\/p>\n

The walls and pillars in the centre of the room were covered with mirrors that created optical illusions, distorting the image and astonishing the audience while paying homage to metamorphosis: “A space where the playful mechanics of reflections break all spatial limits and open the way to evasion”.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Each of Alessandro Michele’s collections is a variation on the concept of reflection. It presents his kaleidoscopic vision of the world in general and of more specific themes, such as masculinity, which took centre stage during a Milan Fashion Week focused on femininity.<\/p>\n

The suit was treated as an object of tailoring. How many variations can there be? Many. Paradigmatic or as a play on proportions; shorter or with contrasting cuffs; with too few buttons or too many; without lapels or with false lapels; and, often, with a style that furthers Gucci’s emerging urban sartorial aesthetic.<\/p>\n

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Clothing itself is a reflection of our image and wearing it “means crossing a transformative threshold where we become something else; it means being able to enhance and articulate in a different way our identity and our exhibition potential”<\/strong><\/em>. As with the exquisite corpse, the inspiration for provocation and a game that gained popularity among surrealist artists who used it to generate collaborative compositions, Alessandro Michele infused myriad codes into the collection, including those of adidas.<\/p>\n

Many designs have been enhanced with a specially created logo or the ubiquitous three stripes, which can be seen on a wide range of items from classic suit jackets to sportier styles such as the Gazelle trainers.<\/p>\n