We don’t have half-seasons anymore!

This popular saying has never been as real and true to its meaning. After two months of torrential rainfalls and winter temperatures, suddenly, summer is here.

During this period, it’s hard to choose what to wear, not to feel cold or suffer from the heat throughout the day. Incidentally, due to the difficulty of finding raw materials, the deliveries of the goods were delayed, which made the selection of the stores inconsistent and incoherent with the weights of the fabrics suitable during this season. Even making our catalog took a long time because we had to wait for the seasonal selection to arrive.

Now that we’ve finally finished this task, we can offer original combinations: the periodical Mix-and-Match, where we combine the garments on our catalog in fresh and alternative ways.

Here we are with Lucia, our model, outside of the static frame of our website, on the streets of Padua, near our store, combining garments and brands to discover new dimensions, chromatic palettes, and adaptability to contexts and formal or informal situations.

Noir Kei Ninomiya realized this skirt with the typical formal exuberance of the Japanese school. Its central theme is not the feminine silhouette but its narrative potential, which reveals multiple interpretations: from the pronounced femininity with the tapered gilet in washed linen and the fitted tube top in elastic silk froissé by Marc Le Bihan…

… to a more relaxed everyday expression with the oversized sweater by Album di Famiglia…

… or a sophisticated and uncommon ensemble with the sartorial jacket, hand finished, in linen and cotton gauze by Archivio JM Ribot.

With a different gaze, we can match this blueish gilet/shirt in washed linen by Forme d’Expression with this wide trousers in tubular knit made of linen and cotton by Archivio JM Ribot.

Ultimately we close this first June Mix and Match with a made-in-Italy outfit with this paint−like silk jacket printed bt the historic company Fissore, the neutral colors of the sage shirt by Album di Famiglia and the skirt made of a light linen, cashmere, and silk knit by Boboutic.

The bags are made in Italy by Amine and Numero 10, while the shoes are the Marisa’s by Trippen for Ivo Milan.

With summer sales still pacing ahead and the first arrivals of the Fall/Winter 2016-2017, a fresh look to our current catalogue is an opportunity to bring summer back into the limelight. Heatwaves and imminent holidays demand light weights and outfits.

Together with Jennicka, Sari’s shots around our shop in Padova will take you on a swift tour of our Summer deals…

Y’s Yohji Yamamoto two pieces wide dress: wide t-shirt in cotton jersey, short sleeve, wide V neck, small buttons at the bottom to be closed in holes of the trousers, short sarouel in polyester and polyurethane Prince of Wales, with belt and detachable belt pouch, two welt vertical side pockets, t-shirt and trousers are detachable

Sha double sinamay hat with wider brim at sides and smaller at rear, small cotton ribbon trim at the edge

Trippen (SPIDER) flat shoe in soft cowhide leather with laces and side stripes, open on upper part, laces closure, leather stripes coming out from the sides suggesting a ‘spider’ design, two separated shells rubber sole

Junya Watanabe calf-length dress in polyester georgette with a zebra-stripes print, flared sleeve, wide rounded neck with a shawl effect on a second dress, back central slit, straight line

Comme des Garçons-Comme des Garçons wide shirt in cotton poplin, cut with stitching and pleating ‘impero’ style, rounded neck, strings closure on the front, short sleeve, hip-length, wearable also as an open jacket

Comme des Garçons-Comme des Garçons long and wide pleated skirt in washed linen canvas and printed with bi-colour polka-dots, elastic and waist band at the belt, side vertical welt pockets

Un-Namable over-fitting t-shirt in iridescent cotton jersey, wide crew-neck, circle line, flared asymmetric bat sleeve with raw cut edges, central vertical stitching on the front and the back

Un-Namable soft trousers in cotton crêpe with narrow vertical pleats, diagonal small panel on the front, elastic at the belt, a side diagonal small pocket

Daniela Gregis big shopper bag in hand-knitted palm leaves wrapped in a cotton vichy canvas with knots going through four holes in the upper part becoming a double handle, the piece of cloth could be worn as a shawl, h cm 30 x l cm 32 x d cm 20

Trippen (IBIZA) flip flop sandal in soft elk leather and cowhide leather parts in contrasting colours, wide and asymmetric band wrapping a foot side, Velcro closure on the front, open on the back, classic rubber rounded sole

Un-namable calf-length doubled dress in treated cotton muslin and with a cloud effect printing, wide crew-neck, sleeveless, diagonal stitching at the waist, wide bottom with side stitching and selvage at the hem, raw cut edges, wide and asymmetric line

Yesey hat straw

Trippen (HOREN) flip flop sandal in soft cowhide leather along the edges with open-toe, separated flip flop ring, shoe laces twist along the foot upper part to be tied around the ankle, classic rounded rubber sole

This title serves as a perfect introduction to the meeting between the shots taken by the young photographer from Padua, Giulia Magnaguagno, and the offerings for autumn from the store IVO MILAN.

The concept of ‘outside the neighbourhood’ refers to the external perspective, and from certain viewpoints, also refers to being outside the boutique in Padua, which usually shows its range inside the spaces that have now become familiar to public online.

But it is also an indication of the subject around which Giulia shoots her photographs, in other words, a journey. With the focus centred increasingly on the strong scenic and aesthetic presence of the female form, the dimension that moves is suggested by minimal touches: luggage, roads and changing backgrounds. The elsewhere is intentionally presented and is based on the models themselves. They interpret the clothing designed in different places and cultures, immortalised in set contexts; which are easily recognisable for anyone that knows Padua … from the historic centre, the famous university observatory of Galileo Galilei in the vicinity of Specola, on the Ponte Molino and Ponte di Ferro bridges, to the countryside surrounding the town centre.

Go to the contemporary art gallery site Spazio Anna Breda in Padua, to learn more about the talent and biography of Giulia Magnaguagno.

Set 1, in the countryside surrounding Padua, starting from the left, the girls are wearing:

Haat garment, knitted stripes overlaid with cotton, polyester and alpaca

Yesey hat, in mat wool jersey

Daniela Gregis shirt, printed Liberty design cotton shirt

Daniela Gregis pants, in washed cotton with a micro-check design, and natural leather belt

“Archive” short Trippen boots, in soft elk leather

Set 2, on Ponte Molino, starting from the left:

Y’s Yohji Yamamoto top, asymmetrical, in cotton and angora jersey, with satin applications at the bottom and on the cuff

Y’s Yohji Yamamoto scarf, with two woollen Scotch plaid panels

Yohji Yamamoto pants, in wool viyella jersey

“Archive” short Trippen boots, in soft elk leather

Sacai garment, cotton jersey cardigan shirt with attached wool cardigan

Bao Bao Issey Miyake shoulder bag, in origami PVC triangular panels

Short Trippen boots, in vintage cowhide leather

Set 3, on Ponte di Ferro, starting from the left:

Forme d’Expression jacket, in crushed wool with a dotted print giving the effect of ‘corrosion’

Asymmetrical Forme d’Expression t-shirt, in a Prince of Wales wool and cotton knit

Rick Owens pants, in brush-back crushed wool flannel

Marsèll “goccia” ankle boots, in leather, and part of the heel in white rubber

Y’s Yohji Yamamoto jacket, in heavy “weave” type drape in wool and polyamide with unfinished edging

Junya Watanabe, bermuda garment with high waist and braces, in soft virgin wool

hat with broad ‘Hamish’ brim, Comme des Garçons-Comme des Garçons, in stiff woollen felt

boot in treated cowhide leather, with rubber under sole and heel in bubble rubber, Marsèll “goccia”

Set 4, narrow street near Specola, the Galilelo Galilei observatory, starting from the left:

Rick Owens caban, in wool, silk and cupro fabric

Rick Owens garment, in viscose and acrylic caddis

“Archive” short Martin Margiela boots

long Yohji Yamamoto stole, in felt wool combined with wool gauze

Rick Owens pants, in brush-back flannel of crushed wool

Triangular shoulder bag, Jaana Parkkila, in sheepskin and Nickel-free metal cord (soon available in the catalogue under code 20814)

Marsèll “goccia” ankle boots, in leather, and part of the heel in white rubber

Because most of the shooting was done entirely in public places, the footwear worn by the models was kindly lent by Sari. Most of the footwear is still available in the IVO MILAN catalogue.

The staff, in order of appearance: Sari stylist, Anna make-up artist, Annachiara assistant photographer, Irina and Giulia models; Giulia photographer

Glimpses of everyday life, of a job where the relationship with people is joined by a shared love for clothes, arts and words.

A constantly changing environment, with weekly installations and shop windows, that change to show how different suppliers can be combined and matched according to the most various taste, style and needs.