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← The Designers

Co-founder and creative director, Act N°1

Luca Lin

Italian, born 1993

Luca Lin was born in Reggio Emilia to Chinese parents and co-founded Act N°1 there in 2016 with Galib Gassanoff. He is the label's creative director. Act N°1 mixes tailoring, painted silks and tulle and draws on its founders' backgrounds. It won Vogue Italia's Who Is On Next in 2017 and shows at Milan Fashion Week.

Houses

Co-founder and creative director
Act N°1
Since 2016 · about 10 years

Their runway, measured

61 looks in 2 shows

Next to every runway we track, Luca Lin's looks are lighter, less tonal, more colour-blocked and smoother.

Colours

Grey · 2.3× the average13%
Charcoal12%
Silver · 2.0× the average11%
Black9%
Navy · 1.7× the average7%
Ivory / cream7%
Chocolate brown6%
Beige / camel6%

Share of garment area across their looks; × is against every runway.

Colour and surface

Lightness47/100lighter · all runways 39/100
Colour saturation11.4about average · all runways 12.6
Neutrals58%about average · all runways 60%
Warm hues64%about average · all runways 70%
Tonal looks16%less tonal · all runways 33%
Colour-blockingΔE 41more colour-blocked · all runways ΔE 35
Surface texture3.64smoother · all runways 5.06
Sheen0.060about average · all runways 0.065

What sets them apart

Shapes, fabrics and details they use far more often than other designers.

Trainers / running shoes 12.3×Trench coat 9.4×Genderless 5.9×Knots / twists 5.6×Balloon / bubble 5.4×Deconstructed 5.1×Exposed seams / deconstruction 4.4×Pleated 3.8×

Silhouettes

Oversized 87%3.1×
Inverted triangle / strong shoulder 41%2.2×
High-rise 36%2.0×
Draped 33%2.7×
Balloon / bubble 31%5.4×

Materials

Wool / tailoring cloth 80%2.6×
Cotton / poplin 67%2.1×
Silk / satin 34%1.5×
Knit 20%
Jersey 15%

Details

Pleats 54%3.4×
Knots / twists 44%5.6×
Shoulder emphasis 43%2.3×
Draping 36%2.6×
Padding / sculpted volume 34%2.5×

Patterns

Colour-block 13%2.4×
Abstract stripe / brushstroke 2%
Abstract print 2%66% less
Pinstripe 2%50% less
Trompe l'oeil 2%5.8×

Mood

Relaxed 79%2.3×
Austere 38%2.0×
Serene 34%1.6×
Subversive 28%2.5×
Elegant 25%42% less

Era references

1990s 11%1.5×
1980s 11%2.0×
1970s 7%41% less

From the AI tags on 61 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.

Opening looks

The first looks of each collection

Collections

Act N°1 Spring/Summer 2027 — Act N°1Spring/Summer 2027 · Milan · 30 looks

Act N°1 Fall/Winter 2026 — Act N°1Fall/Winter 2026 · Milan · 31 looks