“… without the urge deeply rooted in me to chase after the unusual and beautiful, these pictures would have never been taken…” Leni Reifenstahl, “The Nuba of Kau”

The new M Missoni collection takes its influence from Sub-Saharian Africa. The collection is a futuristic safari highlighted by the colors of nature and tribal patterns. A unique view of femininity is gently incorporated into the collection flowing within the brand’s own horizons.

NOW CHASING AFTER THE UNUSUAL BECOMES A SORT OF CYBER SAFARI WHERE SUB-SAHARIAN AFRICA COMES TO LIFE IN EXQUISITELY FRESH AND FUTURISTIC FORM. NO HINT OF FOLKLORE IN THE NEW M MISSONI COLLECTION. QUITE THE CONTRARY, IT REFLECTS A UNIQUE AT TENTION TO THE INEXHAUSTIBLE AND IRRESISTIBLE INFLUENCES WHICH – THANKS TO THE MAGNIFICENT NATURE, COLORS AND ANCESTRAL TRADITIONS – THIS REGION OF THE GLOBE CAN OFFER FOR UPDATING AN IDEA OF FEMININITY THAT FITS GENTLY WITHIN THE BRAND’S OWN HORIZONS. ONCE AGAIN WIDENING AND EMPOWERING THEM WITH THE ABILITY TO ENTHRALL, ALL WHILE HEIGHTENING THE ACCENT ON PURE LIGHTNESS.

FOR STARTERS, LIGHTNESS INVOLVES SELECTING AND MIXING MATERIALS SO AS TO MAKE FLUIDITY, NATURALNESS AND GRACE THE PREDOMINANT FACTORS. BEYOND M MISSONI’S SIGNATURE USE OF KNIT FABRICS, INTERPLAYS OF COTTON POPLIN, CREPE DE CHINE, JERSEY, VOILE, LINEN AND (FOR THE FIRST TIME) ORGANZINE CHARACTERIZE THE COLLECTION, DOWN TO THE MOST BASIC OF T-SHIRTS. RAFFIA PLAYS A LEAD ROLE IN VARIOUS WEIGHTS AND CALIBERS, SERVING BOTH AS ACCENT ELEMENT (FRINGE ON DRESSES, FOR INSTANCE) AND AS KEY STRUCTURAL COMPONENT AND/OR INSERT.

YET EVEN WHEN THE CLOTHES MAINTAIN A SENSE OF APLOMB AND CONTRAST MATERIAL MIXES DEFINE CONSTRUCTIONS, FLUIDITY IS WHAT DETERMINES THE BODY-SKIMMING FIT. THE UPPER HALF ALWAYS SETS THE TONE IN ANY OF A MULTIPLICITY OF WAYS ASYMME- TRIES, DOUBLE SHOULDER STRAPS, DRAPINGS, HOOD NECKLINE IN BACK, SQUARE NECKLINE WITH COLOR/MATERIAL CONTRAST EDGING, ONE SHOULDER (“EQUATORIAL FLOWER” MODE ON AN OTHERWISE ULTRASIMPLE BLOUSE), KNOTS AFRICAN STYLE (REMINISCENT OF HOW DARK CONTINENT WOMEN FASTEN DRESSES AND CREATE BABY SLINGS IN THE EASIEST OF FASHIONS). MEAN- WHILE, THE REST OF THE OUTFIT DRAPES FREELY. THIS IS EVIDENT IN THE JUMPSUITS, THE DRESSES, THE PANTS (WITH SOFT DRAW- STRING WAIST, MATCHING RIBBON TIE BELT, OR SEMI-NARROW ANKLES), THE BLOUSES WITH WING SLEEVES OR BACK PLEATS, THE SKIRTS WITH LIGHT FRONT FOLDS OR CHARMING PUCKERS.

M Missoni SS14 Collection

M Missoni SS14 Collection

M Missoni SS14 Collection

M Missoni SS14 Collection

M Missoni SS14 Collection

M Missoni SS14 Collection

 
MOTION SPARKS A FAUX TROMPE-L’OEIL EFFECT: THE BOLD CONTRAST HUE OF THE SKIRT OR DRESS PETTICOAT EMERGES THROUGH THE USUAL OPENWORK ONLY THANKS TO FLUTTERING OR SWAYING. A SENSATION OF MOVEMENT MAY ALSO COME FROM AN INSERT IN A LARGER OR SMALLER VERSION OF THE SAME MOTIF AS THE REST OF GARMENT, OR FROM A MERE BRUSHSTROKE OF COLOR ON A THICK DENSE BASE.

NO ILLUSION, RATHER, IS THE PRESENCE OF COLOR IN GENERAL. THERE’S A FULL KALEIDOSCOPE OF NUANCES THAT BECOME ALL THE BRIGHTER AS THE SEASON SHIFTS FROM SPRING TO SUMMER MULTIPLE SHADES OF GREEN, BLUE (NAVY, SKY, COBALT), TURQUOISE, PURPLE, YELLOW, ORANGE, FUCHSIA, RED. SWEEPING ALL THE WAY TO THE DARKEST OF BROWNS, BLACK AFRICA’S EMBLEMATIC HUE. THE PALETTE INCLUDES RICH FLORA & FAUNA TONES, NATURALLY, YET ALSO THE COLORS TYPICAL OF GORGEOUS PRINT AFRICAN BOUBOUS & MATCHING TURBANS AND OF MAASAI DANCE RITUAL BODY PAINTING & JEWELRY. ALL IN ALL, THEY CAPTURE THE IMAGINATION IN GRAND STYLE, CREATING PATTERNS WITH A MODERN PIXEL FLAIR AND FEATURING INTERPLAYS ON PAR WITH MATERIALS. COMPLETING THE SEASON’S COLOR CHART ARE SHADES OF EVER-QUIET BEIGE AND LUREX-GLINT NEUTRALS, PLUS STRIKING VARIATIONS ON THE OPTIC WHITE & BLACK THEME (MOSTLY AS EDGING ON TECHNICOLOR ITEMS).

M MISSONI MULTICOLOR RAFFIA HAZEL BAG SPRING SUMMER 2014

THIS IS A HAND CROCHET BAG IN NATURAL RAFFIA ALL IN HAZELNUT STITCH. AN EXPRESSION OF EXQUISITE ITALIAN CRAFTSMANSHIP IN THE REALM OF ACCESSORIES, IT EPITOMIZES A CONTEMPORARY VARIATION ON THE THEME OF SIGNATURE M MISSONI ( #MMissoni ) KNITS.

SIZE AND SHAPE CAPTURE A CITY BAG CONCEPT. THE MOOD IS AT ONCE SMOOTH & ELEGANT, FRESH & ORIGINAL, A PERFECT BALANCE OF EASY CHIC. THE HAZELNUT STITCH GIVES THE BAG A STRONG SOLID DEFINITION WITHOUT ADDING ANY WEIGHT.

TRUE TO FORM, COLOR IS A KEY ELEMENT. THE BAG COMES IN TEN DIFFERENT CHROMATIC OPTIONS: GREEN, YELLOW, PURPLE, ORANGE, BROWN, BLACK AND SANDY BEIGE, PLUS MELANGE VERSIONS OF DARK BLUE, DEEP SKY AND SANDY BEIGE HUES. ALL FEATURE LOVELY HARMONY/CONTRAST INTERPLAYS WITH THE THREE DIFFERENT TYPES AND SIZES OF EXCLUSIVE TECHNICOLOR PLEXIGLAS RING HANDLE.

THE ICONIC MADE IN ITALY LABEL IS EVER PRESENT. FROM MATERIALS TO COLORS TO WORKING PROCESSES AND TECHNIQUES, THE BAG IS IN EVERY WAY A REFLECTION OF OUTSTANDING ITALIAN DESIGN AND CRAFTSMANSHIP. THIS IS EMBLEMATIC OF ALL M MISSONI ( @Missoni ) ACCESSORIES, WHICH – WHILE ALWAYS IN PERFECT SYNC WITH THE SEASON’S CLOTHING COLLECTION – CAN STAND MAGNIFICENTLY ALONE THANKS TO A UNIQUE AND SPECIAL APPEAL THAT MAKES EACH ONE AN AUTHENTIC MUST.

A UNIQUE PIECE BECAUSE IT IS A MULTIPURPOSE ACCESSORY: REMOVING THE CHAIN, COVERTS THE BAG INTO A CLUTCH, THE CHAIN THEN BECOMES EITHER A BELT OR A NECKLACE.

 
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