Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, designer Lorenzo Serafini has called us back to the joyful feeling of dressing up, imagining a garden oasis for his Spring 2021 collection. Hosting an outdoor picnic in the gardens of La Vigna di Leonardo, which once sheltered Leonardo Da Vinci while he painted The Last Supper, Serafini considers the collection an ode to simplicity and the outdoors.
“I started working on this collection during the lockdown, thinking about the joy of simplicity and being in a garden in the middle of nowhere. This feeling was translated into a more artistic collection, reminding us to never take anything for granted,” said Serafini.
Serafini relied heavily on inspiration from french paintings, citing Le Déjeuner sur l'Herbe (which in English translates to luncheon on the grass) by Édouard Manet, as a reference to the show’s staging. Guests perched upon wicker chairs while models whirled their way through the grass and along the gravel pathways of the gardens, evoking a sense of childlike playfulness and ease.
The collection mixed romantic silhouettes with edgy tailoring, featuring a series of crisp cotton blouses with billowing sleeves, architectural ruffles, and eyelet trims. The blouses were layered off the shoulder and kept open to liberate the shoulders, worn under frothy tulle dresses in multi-colored gingham, or knotted at the waist with a pair of brushstroke flecked utility shorts in the season’s favored cut: bermuda.
Waistlines were cinched by corsets with ribbon trims and long raffia woven belts, and basic ribbed tank tops in black and white anchored the collection, adding an effortless appeal. Menswear inspired blazer vests, done in both colorful pinstripe and solid black, were accented by floral brooches with cascading ribbons for a feminine twist. The paint flecked rubber wellies worn by models tapped into the nostalgic feeling of playing outdoors after a spell of rain.
For the finale, Serafini teased an expansion to bridal wear, showing a white ruffled tulle gown, cinched at the waist with ribbon, worn open over a ribbed white tank top and light cotton boxer shorts. The look was finished by a black blazer vest with a white flower brooch and the signature painted wellies.
Photos: Filippo Fior / gorunway.com
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