Milan Fashion Week FW24 · Runway show Womenswear
Borsalino
By Jacopo Politi. 9 looks, shown 20 February 2024 in Milan.
The collection, look by look
MILANO MODA DONNA - 20/26 FEBBRAIO 2024 · FW24Every look in runway order as a column of the colours measured from its garments. Hover or use the arrow keys to read each one; play to walk the show.
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Who designs Borsalino
borsalino.com ↗Head of style
Jacopo Politi
Since 2022 · about 4 years
Jacopo Politi is head of style at Borsalino, the hat maker based in Alessandria, which he joined in 2022 to lead its creative studio. He trained at Istituto Marangoni, first worked at Borsalino from 2009 to 2012, and later designed for Maison Michel, the Chanel-owned milliner. He oversees hats, soft accessories and small leather goods.
Their runway style →Traditions in the collection
Cultural influences →16 of Borsalino's 217 looks draw on a specific dress or craft tradition, as read from the photographs. The house is based in Italy.
Toquilla straw / panama hat · Ecuador · Latin America & Caribbean15 looksItaly → Ecuador
“Fine, dense, even hand-plaited pale straw with a visible spiral starting rosette at the crown, typical of Ecuadorian toquilla palm weaving. The fedora and boater shapes and grosgrain bands are Western.”
Wayuu tapestry crochet · Wayuu · Latin America & CaribbeanLook 55Italy → Wayuu
“Tight single-crochet construction with colour-changed geometric diamonds, chevrons and stepped triangles in red, orange and yellow, like Wayuu mochila kanaas patterning, adapted to raffia.”
Fez / tarboosh · Middle Eastern (unspecified) · Middle East & North AfricaLook 46Italy → Middle Eastern (unspecified)
“Brimless, flat-topped, slightly tapered cylindrical cap with possible small tassel tab at side; reworked in glossy satin. Could read as Ottoman/Moroccan fez or a kufi-style cap.”
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