Leitmotiv

The Italian duo took the first steps in 2007 under the name of Leitmotiv, which is meant to explicate the connection between art and fashion that they pursue in their collections, through Fabio Sasso's tailoring skills mixed with baroque elements and Juan Caro's passion for gothic. This link is clearly expressed in the prints and in the accessories conceived as mini-structures, but is also the spirit of their creative process, rich of cultural references.

Thanks to the designers' fresh imaginary and their universal language, in few years, Leitmotiv already showed in Florence, Rome, Milan, Moscow, Tokyo and gained international recognition winning such awards as Fashion Incubator and Italian Vogue's Who is on Next.

Their collections are always characterized by vivid colors and playful, ambiguous compositions and the one that hit Colombiamoda's runway was no different.

An appropriate slogan for their clothes, as suggested by the designers themselves, might come from a quote by Rem Koolhaas: "in the while I'll make you dream". Their collection, in fact, seems to follow the stream of dreams with unpredictable developments marked by the poetry of unknown. Each outfit tells a different story fraught with escapism from the metropolitan chaos, they are postcards from a parallel universe where utopia and surrealism coincide.

While the silhouettes vary throughout the collection, the verbose decorations and pop allusions mix with otherworldly landscapes connect shirts to dresses, menswear to womenswear, defining an eclectic wardrobe where the past meets the future.

See the whole collection here