PhotoST But postwar Italian fashion was something very specific. The idea we had with this show was to demonstrate both the qualities and also the shortcomings of the Italian fashion system. When you ask what Italian fashion was in that period, you could characterize it by saying Italy produced clothes of great quality at an affordable price. There is the concept of identity, of democracy, of the global versus the local, and how Italian fashion dealt with the theories of postproduction. MLF When you look at some of the Gianfranco Ferré clothes and the Giorgio Armani clothes we used in the show, you’ll see they’re almost designed like a chair.

Source: New York Times February 21, 2018 03:56 UTC