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The Roberto Cavalli Fall/Winter 2013-2014 pre-collection is inspired by the roots and the history of the Maison Cavalli.
The study of the city of Florence in the Renaissance period, its paintings, its colors and most of all its decorations along with Villa Cavalli itself with its rich walls and precious objects, brought to a rediscovery for the taste of true craftsmanship, inspired by the tapestries and brocades that decorate the house.
The prints recreate the appearance of the carbon sketching technique used by Renaissance masters in the early phases of the creation of frescoes and we added strong, evident colors like red and yellow.
The silhouette of this season distinguishes itself for its simple lines, fitted to the body but not overly tight, and straight at the bottom.  Tube dresses with a newer and more fashionable length which arrives significantly below the knee.  Dresses with a slight flair which arrives mid-thigh.  The sheath dresses with the simplest shapes are extremely decorated and enriched by engineered prints with embroideries that follow the prints.
Other pieces have black embroideries applied to create a transparent effect. Lace is once again a must  this season.  You find it combined with the prints where it is used to at the necklines, the waist and the hemline. The strongest dresses are in black leather to add contrast.  The pencil skirts are super slim and very sexy with high slits.
The jackets are characterized by structured shoulders and straight lines. Coats are very important in this collection and are either straight or fitted with animal prints on tweed.
The color palette for this season was inspired by the works of Florentine artists. From the masterpieces of Botticelli and Donatello came colors like bitter chocolate and camel, while from the artworks of Masaccio and Ghirlandaio came the saturated colors of the earth such as dark emerald, sapphire, yellow persimmon, red cranberry and mauve.
The ‘Diva bag’ underwent a careful restyling. The models, created with refined and precious materials, have been enriched in every detail making them perfect and timeless.
The new Florence shoes, within the comfortable and chunky daytime metal heel, evoke the scaled motif of the Florence bag.
The jewellery is opulent and exquisite, characterized by the snake theme, symbol of the Cavalli Maison.

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L’archivio Cavalli e  la storia artistica della città di Firenze sono state fonte di ispirazione per Roberto Cavalli e la collezione pre fall a/i 2013-2014. Stampe che ricreano l’effetto carboncino utilizzato dai maestri rinascimentali nelle prime fasi della creazione degli affreschi, aggiungendo ad essi colori forti ed evidenti quali il rosso e il giallo; silhouette dalle linee semplici e aderenti, ma senza essere troppo attillate e dal fondo dritto; abiti a tubino contraddistinti da nuove lunghezze, che terminano sotto il ginocchio; abiti fluidi con lunghezze a metà coscia, vestiti a tubino dalle forme più semplici, estremamente decorati, arricchiti da stampe realizzate digitalmente e da decorazioni che riprendono le stampe stesse; e poi ancora pizzo come must di stagione, abbinato alle stampe o utilizzato per esaltare la scollatura, la vita e gli orli. Questo e molto ancora caratterizza la collezione a venire.

Fonte: VM-Mag

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When did the Gentlemen’s Club tradition begin?
Probably in 1693 in London with White’s, which at the time was simply a refined chocolatier. Nevertheless, it already presented the foundations, which in the 19th century, made these British clubs an unmistakable lifestyle reference point for men.
Whether noble descendants or industrial middle-class, in these Clubs gentlemen dined, smoked, played billiards, commented on the cricket or spoke about the latest ephemeral gossip, using the same elegant (but false) indifference they portrayed when choosing their attire.
A way of dressing which in reality was very polished, rigorous and characterized by an extraordinary attention to detail.
A special and distinctive way of dressing.
Cavalli adores  elegance,  sartorial character and rigor, sweeping away the dusty reminiscence of the past and in contrast adding a gentleman’s spirit which is uninterested in appearing eccentric. He is instead open to everything which makes him feel special: the preciousness of fabrics, the uniqueness of a print, in the engineering of a combination.
Roberto Cavalli, by some means, does not want to follow the stylistic values of the Cavalli woman, but he ambitiously seeks to seduce and impress that woman with a mature elegance that lays between tradition and modernity.
Is it a way to abdicate from the male image suggested until this moment? Surely it is the beginning of a new chapter in the brand’s history.
And in the act of writing the first page, Roberto Cavalli together with his son Daniele committed to the epitome of menswear tradition: that of the British style presented in the first Gentlemen’s Clubs and duly combined with the reverie in the era of technology and social networks.
A new philosophy of style, but also of communicating as the fashion shows and the manors of presenting the collections are the first and foremost headlines in conveying the latest creations.
A globalized and rapid form of communication.
So then, no fashion shows this season. The reason? The runway and the long walk before the public and photographers enhances and highlights the spectacular nature of feminine seduction. The same does not apply to the male essence.
On the contrary, this might be the motive behind the skepticism of many men towards fashion.
This collection aims at celebrating male reality.

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Collezione CLASS Roberto Cavalli Uomo Autunno / Inverno 2013-14
E’ la duplicità, la commistione di due nature opposte radicate nell’uomo, l’ispirazione della collezione CLASS Roberto Cavalli uomo A/I 2013-14.
L’uomo CLASS Roberto Cavalli interpreta queste ambivalenze, che sembrano celare qualcosa di misterioso e affascinante. Sceglie look che si adattano alle due anime insite in lui: quella chic di giorno e quella rock di notte; quella più elegante, ma sempre caratterizzata da un tocco personale, per il lavoro e quella più informale per il tempo libero.
Anche i colori della collezione riflettono questa duplicità, con alternanze di chiaro/scuro, toni smorzati e accesi. Le colorazioni sono delicate, come ad esempio i grigi perlacei e caldi, passando dalle tonalità dei tortora ai marroni più scuri; oltre agli intramontabili blu navy e grigi antracite che donano un aspetto da vero gentleman. Accenti di colore come l’arancio abbinato ai marroni, il verde abbinato ai blu ed il giallo abbinato ai naturali.
Per il giorno: pregiati beaver, talora impreziositi da colli in pelliccia, per i cappotti, lane extrafine tinto filo per gli abiti e operati jacquard per la camiceria denotano una raffinata ricerca nello stile.
Le calde flanelle trattate per le giacche decostruite si abbinano ai cotoni confort per i pantaloni. Caldi piumini in tricot e nylon si abbinano ai filati fantasia impiegati nella maglieria o ai fili di Scozia makò per il jersey.
Le stampe rispecchiano geometrie come colorati fasci di luce riflessi dal sole, caleidoscopiche visioni, frammenti di pelliccia stampati su un fondo bluette, tutto questo ricorda il mutare dei colori al mutare della luce e delle ore nell’arco della giornata.
L’atmosfera invece diventa più disinibita ed eccentrica per la sera. Un ritorno al rock. Giacche sciancrate realizzate in tessuti fantasia, pantaloni slim, papillon e camicie dai tessuti jacquard parlati, cappotti ricchi di dettagli o giubbotti fittati dai particolari in pelle e metallo, distinguendosi a colpo d’occhio dalla massa.