Making efforts to cover ground in revolutionising Pringle, Massimo Nicosia, previewing just his second offering for the 200-year-old label at the charming Savile Club in a salon presentation, made sure to demonstrate to each and every guest in attendance that Pringle aims to remain at the forefront of technical innovation.
The “blurred line between knits and woven” was the turning point for Nicosia this season, who rarely shies away from experimenting with opposites, and with that, 3-D printing came in to its own, with textile and structure becoming paramount, as 2-D garments became animatedly inspired by busy tangible textures. Then came the job of curating the contrasting design aspects, with the aim of approaching layering to create fluid hybrids of ribbed knitted and woven pieces, textile engineering at its peak.
Thus, material scientist Richard Beckett was on hand in order to steer the collection of elegant, sleek silhouettes with a neutral urban vibe, in the right direction. Such conquests include polo-shirts materially reimagined in soft silk and paired with bushy alpaca pencil skirts peppered with scaly disc embellishments, exoskeleton reinventions of the classic Pringle cable stitch due to sequined imitations, as well as time-honoured jacquard knit, subjected to the interlocking of 3D print and meticulous hand embroidery.
Finally, a foray into chic knitted mink evening-wear attested to this season’s penchant for fur, and conclusively, to toast the collection, Nicosia capitalised on an offbeat rejoice of Pringle’s quintessentially British heritage via a quintessentially British comic appeal that will insure the labels integrity.
by Liam Feltham
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