Niccolo Pasqualetti AW24

After 3 seasons of Niccolo Pasqualetti shows in Paris, I have to say AW24 has been my favorite thus far. There seems to have been a graduation of sorts, going from conceptual to marketable. With the announcement of the LVMH Prize semifinalists in February 2024, I was not surprised to recognize a few names on the list and definitely not surprised to see Niccolo Pasqualetti there. The designer with his eponymous label designs for today's free thinker. Genderless collections that are inspired by the sea, the attitude of the collection is as fluid as water.

This collection is the richest to date. Materials range from wool to wood with faux fur and vegan leather. I really enjoyed seeing how Pasqualetti played with the different textures. Mixing bold crumpled silver and soft knits and oversized (about the size of a ping pong ball) wooden and pearl beads with structured felted wool jackets. Many of the looks seemed a little oversized and eased. When I asked the designer about this he says that comfort is in mind but he also enjoys a little bit of discomfort to bring the designs all in. One of my favorite looks is the oversized pearl beads overlaid on a textured skirt with a matching jacket that featured placements of faux fur. It was such an opulent mix and illustrated how the land and the sea are interconnected.

Accessories have always been a strong element in Pasqualetti's collections. This season we saw an extremely oversized fur tote as well as some smaller handbags with paillettes and ruffles. Oversized jewelry complimented and emphasized a few of the looks. A look that I noticed because of the necklace that was worn with it was a woven fabric ensemble in black and white. The pattern was very reminiscent of outdoor bistro chairs quite frankly, but I loved how glamorous it looked in this application as an unzipped sleeve top and a zippered skirt. This collection was the first one that I could really see myself in. Previous collections were beautiful but not applicable in my everyday life. This collection however, I can imagine wearing out on my good days...the ones when I'm not in sweats.

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