After a long absence, a grand return. 

XII XII XLIX (12/12/49), birth date of the great Italian designer, marks the riappropriation of the brand after a long controversy.

Today’s collection is completely designed and carried out by Romeo Gigli himself. The designer was a striking discovery in the history of Italian fashion, that in the mid-Eighties was dominated by an androgynous female style, wrapped in the geometrical and sharp Armani‘s suits.

Gigli was able to astonish, by proposing an opposite model. Whereas the female manager was celebrated, in a latent competition with her partner, Gigli made an ancestral, ethereal woman flourish again, dressed in a vaguely Renaissance-style items. A powerful tribute to the woman’s gracefully sensual body and identity. By doing so, he made a revolution that, at least in the world of fashion, was able to sweep the misunderstood struggle of sexes away, that tried to standardize different personalities.

Even if it is not so vast and elaborate as Gigli’s past collections used to be, the Summer collection is nevertheless inspired by the same spirit. Soft jersey, knots, juxtapositions, bare shoulders, and slightly asymmetrical silk works, show colours that range between the warm density of ochre and orange and the metallic concentration of black, grey and blue, and are new examples of Romeo Gigli’s typical woman.

By looking at the different items of clothing of this collection, nostalgic memories are awaken of a period when Italian fashion was in the centre of the international fashion scene.

In producing her clothes and fabrics, Aneet moves from the steady belief that the new trends can be found amongst the colours, matches and style of local people, who are to be considered the actual trendsetters of modern time.

She believes that it is pointless to follow the change of fashion with the seasons; it’s much better to work out and be inspired by the rich natural world that surrounds us everyday.

In her case, the surrounding world is the very vast Indian subcontinent, an endless galaxy of cultures that have been living side by side for centuries, testing and exchanging incredible skills in terms of fabrics and colours.

Péro takes her inspiration from these ancient local traditions, and creates items that are extremely complex from a technical point of view, where colours and materials take their shape at the same time, being patiently knitted by the loom. Precious, high quality cotton and silk are used that give every piece a great value, whilst the handmade production  makes every item of clothing unique, far from any industrial series production.

The patterns can be knitted by the loom or created using small handmade wooden stamps, and tiny details, such as buttons, reveal to be made of precious silver.

The large and comfortable lines show Aneet’s peculiar ability to integrate a clearly ethnic inspiration with modern, cosmopolitan elements, that are outlined by the frequent use of asymmetric patterns and light juxtapositions.

In this global era, Péro proposes unquestionably interesting and original clothes, but first of all represents an excellent example of refined contaminations that are not to be missed.