To collaborate on her collections, Luisa Beccaria likes to involve not only her family but also her many friends; openness and hospitality is part of her lifestyle. For fall. she worked with three young female creatives, all part of her sons’ and daughters’ social circle. Artist Sofia Cacciapaglia provided the location for the lookbook, shot in her studio against artworks depicting a whimsical abstract garden on recycled paper boxes; the collection’s short movie was directed by Amaranta Medri; and musician Emmanuelle did the soundtrack.
The collection riffed on Beccaria’s familiar repertoire, which has remained consistent throughout her career. She has never wavered from what makes her style unique—a poetic, romantic, archetypal idea of femininity, which she has updated and expanded into a versatile, modern translation. Following in her footsteps, her daughter Lucilla is the embodiment of a younger version of her mother’s persevering style.
To make the dreamy, flimsy floral dresses suitable for colder seasons, the Beccarias played with layering, offering little coats in matching trompe-l’oeil patterns or fluffy mohair jumpers and cardis knitted with tapestry motifs. Miniskirts worn with printed leggings would look adorable on the Beccarias’ younger customers. A series of embroidered shearling jackets in powdery hues was also a nice proposition, made in collaboration with the atelier of Clemente Tivioli, son of the late furrier Carlo Tivioli, who works with recycled or upcycled leathers.
Taking a plunge into their archive, the designers revisited the dresses worn in the past by Sarah Jessica Parker, Nicole Kidman and Angelina Jolie. Revived without nostalgia, they’ll look fresh on a new generation of celebrities, willing to embrace a less obvious, charming look.
