Founder and creative director, Antonio Marras
Antonio Marras
Italian, born 1961
Self-taught designer from Alghero, Sardinia, who grew up around his family's clothing shop and first showed couture in Rome in 1996. He was artistic director of Kenzo from 2003 to 2011 and is known for layered, embroidered, patchwork-heavy collections steeped in Sardinian culture, alongside work in art and stage costume.
Houses
Founder and creative director
Antonio Marras
Their runway, measured
62 looks in 5 showsNext to every runway we track, Antonio Marras's looks are less neutral, warmer, less tonal and less colour-blocked.
Colours
- Tan · 5.8× the average24%
- Beige / camel · 4.4× the average23%
- Black22%
- Chocolate brown · 2.5× the average15%
- Grey5%
- Khaki / olive · 1.7× the average4%
- Charcoal3%
- Ivory / cream1%
Share of garment area across their looks; × is against every runway.
Colour and surface
- Lightness40/100about average · all runways 39/100
- Colour saturation11.3about average · all runways 12.6
- Neutrals46%less neutral · all runways 60%
- Warm hues98%warmer · all runways 70%
- Tonal looks26%less tonal · all runways 33%
- Colour-blockingΔE 28less colour-blocked · all runways ΔE 35
- Surface texture6.21more textured · all runways 5.06
- Sheen0.071about average · all runways 0.065
What sets them apart
Shapes, fabrics and details they use far more often than other designers.
Silhouettes
- Straight / tubular 48%
- Oversized 32%
- Boxy 23%1.9×
- Hourglass / cinched waist 19%1.9×
- High-rise 16%
Materials
- Cotton / poplin 56%1.8×
- Silk / satin 40%1.7×
- Jacquard / brocade 29%8.2×
- Chiffon / organza / tulle 23%1.8×
- Wool / tailoring cloth 19%37% less
Details
- Embroidery 40%5.1×
- Beading / crystals 35%3.0×
- Patchwork 32%5.7×
- Utility pockets 29%2.1×
- Gathering 26%1.8×
Patterns
- Floral 56%6.6×
- Stripes 27%3.9×
- Check / plaid 13%2.4×
- Camouflage 13%51.8×
- Geometric 10%2.8×
Mood
- Romantic 61%3.8×
- Nostalgic 58%3.9×
- Elegant 48%
- Relaxed 29%
- Whimsical 19%2.1×
Era references
- 1970s 15%
- 1950s 15%5.9×
- 1960s 11%3.9×
- Victorian 10%3.1×
- 1980s 3%43% less
From the AI tags on 62 of their looks. A designer is credited with a house's shows while they lead it; ×: how much more often than across all 25,892 measured looks.
