cortina, Saint Moritz, Courmayeur. Always the most chic destinations to spend the White week – which in Winter 2022/2023 will also turn into exclusive slopes to launch designer ski clothing collections. From Giorgio Armani to Emilio Puccipassing through Woolrich And Khaite: it’s definitely ski capsule mania.
Giorgio Armani at the end of the Neve FW22/23 fashion show (Photo: Giorgio Armani).
From Cortina to Saint Moritz
On the one hand the Curtain fashion week, which from 8 to 10 December also hosted Valentinewith the launch of the party collection within the famous multi-brand of the Dolomites Franz Kraler, e Louis Vuittonwho took the opportunity to reveal to the public the new settings of his seasonal boutique.
On the other real fashion show-event entirely dedicated to the mountain look, like the collection Giorgio Armani Neve Autumn-Winter 2022/2023 which paraded in St. Moritz in front of the Olympia Stadium, in collaboration with the Swiss Tourist Board – there was also King George. The ski collection, for him and for her, takes up the very early 90s, with geometric patterns of yesteryear and avant-garde technical materials (and is already available in the boutique in via Serlas 22).
A look by Giorgio Armani Snow FW22/23 (Photo: Giorgio Armani).
The family from Emilio Pucci instead it landed in the Swiss Alps to unveil the partnership with the experts of the historic French brand Fusalp. Few people know that before launching his eponymous brand on the island of Capri, the designer dabbled as a ski instructor. Member of the 1934 Italian team and lieutenant in the air force, sportsman of aristocratic origins, he had his suits made by Florentine seamstresses and then lent them to his girlfriends.
A look by Emilio Pucci X Fusalp (Photo: Emilio Pucci).
And right there he conceived the first elegant one-piece for women streamlinersfrom which the creative director Camille Miceli set off to conceive the new collection, revealed with a multiple event and summed up in a desirable range available on MyTheresathe same e-commerce chosen by Dolce&Gabbana for its ski capsule.
Performance and trends
Equipment, ski and après ski clothing, but also outdoor technologies and fashion details come together in the seasonal collections dedicated to the most sophisticated sport there is. A trend that shows no sign of stopping: to lead the way Christian Dior with DiorAlpson the “mountain” crest for several seasons, which is also returning for Winter 2022/2023, just like the signature ski Prada Red Line.
In the crosshairs of those looking for very high performance and trends, the co-lab signed by Woolrich And Pespow. The collection was created using two special fabrics, created especially for the outdoor brand: Techno Jacquard And Techno Softshellwhich warm the eyes and body.
Technique and fashion also the new one Moncler Grenobleavailable from December 8: the collection High Performance focused on ski clothing, it is also perfect for professionals in high-altitude sports (protagonist of the launch campaign, the French free-ski champion Richard Permin).
A look from Moncler Grenoble FW22/23 (Photo: Moncler).
for theaprès ski and not only
A bridge between high-altitude adventures and casual city wear. For incurable fashionistas, there are two ski collections to focus on now: those who love the logo will fall in love with the latest partnership from Michael Michael Kors and she said, the second after the college-inspired one in May 2022; this time, vibrant designs come to life on après-ski-inspired pieces.
A look by Michael Michael Kors X Ellesse (Photo: Michael Kors).
Always for the more carefree moments among the peaks, the ski debut of Khaite: 17 pieces also designed for those who don’t ski, and perhaps prefer to sip champagne well dressed in a chalet, with covetable down jackets, shearling jackets, balaclavas and highly stylish leggings. On the feet? The footwear pollenwho signs the line Ice Crackers in 10 men’s and women’s models, characterized by a non-slip sole with a certified system Alpi OCsystem®. To protect the face from the freezing cold, the new 2022 snow collection by Oakleycreated together with a part of the brand’s ski team.
Low cost skiing
The ski capsule craze spreads, for Winter 2022/2023, also on the pitch low cost. Zadar, Oysho And Pull&Bear they are the latest players in cheap fashion to land at high altitudes: the latter chooses HEADthe world’s leading manufacturer of sports equipment, to create a collection from snowboarding made up of technical garments, with attractive designs also for the very young.
A shot of Head by Pull&Bear (Photo: Pull&Bear).
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