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forte_forte – lessico familiare
“poem for a guy”
hey siri, play elton john’s “song for guy”!
the notes, many, and the words, few, of this piece are the beginning of a collaboration between forte_forte and lessico familiare.
born from the labor of two, three, four, five talents, the “poem for a guy” collection develops spontaneously and free from restraints, proving that there are still semi – immediate sensory similarities that transcend superstructures and rational choices.
the notes, many, and the words, few, of this piece are the beginning of a collaboration between forte_forte and lessico familiare.
born from the labor of two, three, four, five talents, the “poem for a guy” collection develops spontaneously and free from restraints, proving that there are still semi – immediate sensory similarities that transcend superstructures and rational choices.
a transformative project where tangible awareness and emotional affinity fuse, transported by the eternal impression of a shakespearean sonnet.
unique pieces imagined for a unisex identity that is neither masculine nor feminine.
unique pieces imagined for a unisex identity that is neither masculine nor feminine.
“poem for a guy” upends the archetypes of menswear with an approach that is forward – looking – nostalgic, seductive, alive and real.
each garment, taken from the forte_forte archive, is conceived and transformed entirely by hand, deconstructed and reassembled with precise, sartorial attention to every detail, reinterpreted in an
oniric and ironic way.
elements of forte_forte’s poetics meet those of lessico familiare, resonating through the lyrics of this new poet.
clearing out and remixing the archetypes in a wardrobe of men’s clothing, bohemian shirts grow threefold, shiny pajamas become wider, and striped blazers are turned inside out.
puffy sleeves echoing shakespearean costumes accompany sparkly glitter ribbons, a new cravat for this novel masculine uniform, while trench coats and duffle coats lose their militaristic soul to indulge in frou – frou accents and shimmering bling bling.
a soft palette accompanies the collection: prevalent are tones in butter and canary yellow and powder pink and peach.
shades of white – ivory, optical and off – white – in the background, all strictly impalpable, are punctuated only by black spots accompanied by flowers, ultra – bold flaming red stripes and rhinestones here and there.
shades of white – ivory, optical and off – white – in the background, all strictly impalpable, are punctuated only by black spots accompanied by flowers, ultra – bold flaming red stripes and rhinestones here and there.
lessico familiare, a trio comprising alice curti, alberto petillo and riccardo scaburri, is a project founded in 2020 “out of boredom and joy” that sets out to render its lexicon in disassembled and reassembled garments, often scaled up, adding fabrics salvaged from discarded curtains and wrinkling tablecloths.
the archetypes – according to riccardo scaburri – are the same as before, or as always; nothing has been added to the wardrobe of this new, eternal boy.
yet he returns to the scene in other guises,
sometimes as a wistful poet, occasionally as a rhinestone gogo dancer, other times as a preppy boy in unexpected hues rather than as a tulle – wrapped landlord or a boxer in a bow tie.
in “poem for a guy”, the enduring, almost clichéd pillars of the male wardrobe are glorified and investigated contemporaneously.
yet he returns to the scene in other guises, sometimes as a wistful poet, occasionally as a rhinestone gogo dancer, other times as a preppy boy in unexpected hues rather than as a tulle – wrapped landlord or a boxer in a bow tie.
in “poem for a guy”, the enduring, almost clichéd pillars of the male wardrobe are glorified and investigated contemporaneously.
an ironic and extremely legible, yet elusive and undefinable uniform is being charted.
there hovers a kind of mystery and poetic beauty around this almost angelic figure: a poet – gogo – boxer – preppy – master who one might think of comparing to a summer day, but even that cannot do justice.
there hovers a kind of mystery and poetic beauty around this almost angelic figure: a poet – gogo – boxer – preppy – master who one might think of comparing to a summer day, but even that cannot do justice.
“i immediately felt a powerful emotional connection” asserted giada forte, “especially in our shared intense love for the beauty of recovery and respect for the poetics of the past.
a strong and common impulse toward lightness, the dimension of dreams, willing to offer the experience of immersing oneself in this universe of ours”.
a strong and common impulse toward lightness, the dimension of dreams, willing to offer the experience of immersing oneself in this universe of ours”.
the “poem for a guy” capsule will be presented during paris fashion week and will be available in rue de grenelle forte_forte paris boutique and will then become itinerant in milan and madrid.
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