Sensuous and functional, Rocco Iannone puts on a quasi-artisanal, poised for Ferrari that focuses on what women want to wear.
HERE IS how you know the fur trend is real: Ferrari’s Rocco Iannone had suits in his new AW25 collection, right alongside furred trims on outerwear and skirt ensembles that leaned on a subtly functional take on the house’s design code.
The designer has forged a progressive path across seasons, delivering great tailoring. Technically, there wasn’t a standard suit in the traditional sense; if that felt like a departure for a label known for its red-hot essentials and strict cuts, Iannone has been leaning in a simpler, more refined direction of late.
This season, the Officina—seen in its various facets as an artisanal workshop—becomes a centre for study, a design lab, and the blueprint to launch a collection into production. Here, Iannone forges the highest expression of harmonious contrasts as he propels his research into the reinvention of the foundational codes of Ferrari aesthetics: leathers are oiled, sponged, hand-dyed, polished, brushed, and scraped like artistic frescoes.
Denim is reinvented in unexpected colour variations that create trompe l’œil illusions; cashmere fabrics are surface-sabled to achieve a fresh, luxurious softness. Knitwear is snug and shiny or reworked with braids and ribbing inspired by ornamental stuccoes. Colours are blended together, blurred and blended, transitioning from warm oranges, greens, and blues to intentional shades of red.
by Chidozie Obasi