Working a softer hand compared to seasons past, Genny’s creative director Sara Cavazza Facchini paraded a colorist collection that streamlined her exuberance to good effect.
Backstage she said she was inspired by dreamy, pampas-filled rolling landscapes, their colors from peach pink to terracotta brown and burgundy swathing the collection. They could have easily been AI-generated as those Midjourney-created idyllic places, but she instead pointed to women longing for contact with nature.
The collection was filled with captivating pieces, striking a balance between cocooning and refined and allowing the designer to expand the Genny wardrobe.
Roomy pants paired with drop-shoulder sweaters decorated in fringes in tonal peach pink exuded languid chic. Ditto for blush pink carrot pants and matching blouses worn under oversize cabans, or rounded puffers in cool wool enveloping the torso and contrasting with elongated, formfitting pants.
A ladylike spin echoed in the silk or sequined midi skirts worn with see-through organza blouses or textured, boat-necklined knits, and tailoring, sharply cut and mostly lapel-less with elongated, double-breasted blazers.
An eveningwear lover, Cavazza Facchini continued to build on her signature structured column gowns with intricately embroidered bodices but, again, she ventured into new territory — think fluid sequined pants and organza tops and sparkling slipdresses layered under furry topcoats.
They proved that she’s capable of maintaining her feminine and sensual touch without necessarily leaning on the glammed-up look of the past. Less was more — and it felt fresher.
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