Founder and designer, Fabio Quaranta
Fabio Quaranta
Italian, born 1977
Born in Rome, Quaranta founded the MotelSalieri space for fashion, art and music in Rome in 2006 and later moved its shop to Milan. He won the menswear section of Who Is On Next in 2010. His label works with tailoring, archive garments and second-hand pieces, presents in Milan, and he teaches fashion at IUAV in Venice.
Houses
Founder and designer
Fabio Quaranta
Their runway, measured
51 looks in 2 showsNext to every runway we track, Fabio Quaranta's looks are darker, cooler, more tonal and less colour-blocked.
Colours
- Black20%
- Navy · 3.8× the average16%
- Charcoal13%
- Khaki / olive · 4.5× the average10%
- Chocolate brown · 1.7× the average10%
- Grey6%
- Tan · 1.5× the average6%
- Silver5%
Share of garment area across their looks; × is against every runway.
Colour and surface
- Lightness33/100darker · all runways 39/100
- Colour saturation11.3about average · all runways 12.6
- Neutrals59%about average · all runways 60%
- Warm hues58%cooler · all runways 70%
- Tonal looks51%more tonal · all runways 33%
- Colour-blockingΔE 26less colour-blocked · all runways ΔE 35
- Surface texture3.35smoother · all runways 5.06
- Sheen0.039more matte · all runways 0.065
What sets them apart
Shapes, fabrics and details they use far more often than other designers, with a glimpse of the looks: one from each collection that wore it most.
- Jumpsuit32.9×Garment
In 2 of their 2 collections
- Visible lining / inside-out29.4×Detail
In 2 of their 2 collections
- Cape17.9×Garment
In 2 of their 2 collections
- Combat boots9.5×Footwear
In 1 of their 2 collections
- Utilitarian8.8×Mood
In 2 of their 2 collections
- 1940s7.6×Era reference
In 2 of their 2 collections
- Workwear / utility5.8×Style
In 2 of their 2 collections
- Military5.7×Style
In 2 of their 2 collections
Silhouettes
- Draped 45%3.8×
- Straight / tubular 45%
- Oversized 33%
- Asymmetric 25%1.6×
- Cocoon 25%5.3×
Materials
- Cotton / poplin 71%2.2×
- Wool / tailoring cloth 59%1.9×
- Tweed / boucle 14%4.8×
- Velvet 14%4.2×
- Jersey 10%35% less
Details
- Utility pockets 55%3.9×
- Draping 41%3.0×
- Piping / contrast stitching 39%2.4×
- Visible lining / inside-out 35%29.4×
- Pleats 27%1.7×
Patterns
- Pinstripe 14%4.2×
- Check / plaid 14%2.5×
- Houndstooth 6%5.5×
- Polka dot 4%3.0×
- Tartan 4%12.3×
Mood
- Austere 73%3.8×
- Utilitarian 63%8.8×
- Serene 39%1.9×
- Relaxed 33%
- Subversive 18%1.6×
Era references
- 1940s 10%7.6×
From the AI tags on 51 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.
Collection by collection
How their colours, surfaces and signatures moved from show to show, oldest firstHover a collection to read it; click its colours to open it.
Among designers
Fabio Quaranta against the 190 other designers with at least 40 measured looks · each dot is a designer, click one to open themMost alike, on every colour and surface measurePeter Copping · Sanne Sehested · Satoshi Kondo · Burc Akyol
