contessanally: MFW17 – Arthur Arbesser Fashion Show

MFW17 – Arthur Arbesser Fashion Show – Fall/Winter 2017/2018. “Wings of Desire”, the movie directed by Wim Wender’s was the starting point for Arthur Arbesser’s Fall/ Winter 2017/18 collection. The modern fairy-tale has provided the designer with various ideas and thoughts for the new season; a rich and vivid imaginary seeking to link romance and purity and to continuously contrast it with the cruelty of our surrounding reality.

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Arbesser’s clothes aim to combine poetic and colorful elements with the rigor of the uniform, yet enhanced by a bold choice of colors.

Annamaria Sbisa, Uberta Zambeletti and Federico Marchetti

Mariuccia Casadio

Luca Cipelletti, Cristiano Seganfreddo, Andrea Rosso, Maria Cristina Didero, Margherita Maccapani Missoni and Natalie Jean

As being part of the Swarovski Collective 2017, Arbesser had unlimited access to the rich world of crystal, hence, the classic pinstripe has been substituted with fine crystal lines.

The knitwear, one of Arbesser’s passions, shows delicate workmanship like intarsia knit, transparent inserts or geometric jacquards in precious yarns.

Silvia Negri Firman

Backstage – Hair

“The hairstyle was inspired by the film Wings of Desire, angels falling in love with humans, set in Berlin in 1987. The hair is classic ‘finger wave’ with a modern twist.”

Mari Ohashi for Toni and Guy Artistic Team

Backstage

Federico Guiscardo Ramondini, Souan Keith, Elio Messi and Giovanni Totti

Arthur Arbesser – Fall/Winter 2017/2018

Special attention was given to fabrics, graphics and jacquards, which were exclusively created by the designer aiming to infuse natural fibers with a futuristic look: the Tuscan Casentino or Austrian Loden were consciously mixed with technical, metallic or transparent fabrics and padded protective layers.

Make-up – Fancelle for MAC Pro Team

Backstage – The Storyboard

Arthur Arbesser – Fall/Winter 2017/2018

Backstage – Stripes

Achok Majak and Shanelle

The Shoes

The shoes emerged from the collaboration between Arthur Arbesser and Vibram, and are a reinterpretation of their FiveFingers concept. Using high tech materials, stretch calf leather and 3D knitting, are in themselves a small avant-garde capsule collection.