In the previous post we focused on technological yarns, so let's move today onto technological fabrics. As you may remember, a few months ago Milan-based designer Federico Sangalli created the "Light My Night" gown in collaboration with Il Filo dei Sogni. Made with a optical fibre-based organza dubbed Luminex, the dress gradually lit up becoming more brilliant in the dark.
Sangalli has since then developed a capsule collection (some pieces are already available in Italy, Russia and the United Arab Emirates) comprising dresses and accessories. The collection will be launched tonight during a Haute Couture catwalk show in Lugano, Switzerland.
The event will celebrate his admission to the National Chamber of Swiss Fashion and will feature designs for every taste and occasion, from day and eveningwear to cocktail dresses, silk garments, pieces decorated with embroideries and bobbin lace, and more technological and futuristic designs.
Tomorrow there is going to be a further event in Lugano at the Hotel de la Paix: Sangalli will step back into the past and tell his personal story (his aunt Maria Sangalli opened in 1952 in Milan the high fashion workshop he now runs). He will then rework some designs for his clients, adapting them with the help of his dressmakers to try and take the Italian tailoring traditions into the future.
All images in this post courtesy Federico Sangalli.
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