casualsilhouettes
andsloganswithin
thishautecouture
collectionplantssome
intriguingthoughts.
Forstarters,the
oxymoronofPiccioli’s
street-inspired
couturejumpsout
atyouinthesame
waythataccessible
poetrydoes.These
unlikelyunionsinject
hopefortherevival
ofpoetryandrestore
therelevanceofhaute
couture.Perfect
timinginanagewhen
#instapoetryand
#hypebeasthave
becomeborderline
nauseating.
Andattheshow,
itdidn’tstopat
thegarments.The
surrealbackdrop
installationbyRobert
Montgomery,which
read“Thepeopleyou
lovebecomeghosts
insideofyouandlike
thisyoukeepthem
alive”,alsocreated
anairofbittersweet
romancethatwas
simultaneously
introspectiveyetin-
your-face.
Piccioli’s
narrativeprowess
mightsuggestthat
itwasneverabout
fashionwithpoetry,
butthatitissimply
poetry.–VW
“Youthought
I wastoodark
untilI stretchedintoa
galaxy”– a linebyMustafa
ThePoet,theGrammy
Award-winning22-year-
oldsongwriterwhohas
workedwithartistslike
DrakeandCamila
Cabello.39