FRANCESCO Risso succeeded in steering away from any reasonable sense of logic known to you or I for Marni AW18 mens, for which he created a collection that was dissociated from reality. As Risso later explained, the collection was an exploration of the reconnection between the adult self and the inner child.
It was this imagination and child-like wonder which took the audience on an unknown trip to various destinations – in fields, in laboratories, in all weathers, without any explanation or reason.
Proportions were all over the place. Sizing ranged from miniature neckties to super-sized blazers. Illustrations of monkeys, violins and chairs by Frank Navin were playfully scattered across overcoats and extra-large suiting.
The Marni models were blissfully headed to an disordered world of duffle coats, heavy tweeds and trousers so baggy they caught beneath the heels of sneakers and Masai sandals. Crumpled rainwear proved unapologetic. Lots of layers and shapes were thrown together haphazardly. It was chaotic and it worked.
by Grace CaltonÂ