FASHION
From Poetry to ETROPA: A Voyage through Etro’s Spring/Summer 2023 Collections
By Farah Sheik
Fashion has always found inspiration in various forms of artistic expression. So for the Spring/Summer 2023 season, Etro has delved into the realms of poetry and imagination to create two fascinating collections. With a focus on both men’s and women’s fashion, Etro explores the power of words, the beauty of nature, and the intersection between imagination and sustainability. So let us journey through the delightful world of Etro’s latest offerings.
The world of fashion is not unknown to poetry – the art of crafting words into a powerful expression of emotion and meaning. In the Etro Men’s Spring Summer 2023 Collection, poetry becomes the inspiration and essence of its collection. Presented through delicate garments, this collection celebrates poetry as a utopia, a way of shaping one’s inner chaos into something beautiful and meaningful.
One of the core aspects of the collection is its use of delicateness and the comfort of flowers and motifs. From the kaftan to the kimono, the souvenir jacket to the blazer, the boxing shorts, long shirts, and duster coats, each piece is designed to capture the essence of poetry in its most basic form.
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The collection’s colour palette follows the path of a day, from the simplicity and delicacy of the morning to the peak of midday, as well as the starry night symbolised by metallic threads. This play of light and shadow is reflected in the transparencies of silk, linen, and metallic cotton materials.
The garments and accessories enhance the male body’s natural beauty with soft volumes and primary forms. Using delicate materials and perforations, such as net and broderie anglaise, creates a play of transparency that reveals the skin’s movement. The shoes, with rope soles and sandals, present the feeling of reconnecting with the earth and celebrating poetry as a utopia. This collection reminds us that poetry expresses emotions, enhances our connection to the world, and celebrates our humanity. Every detail is designed to evoke the power of words as well as the beauty of language. And, as the collection shows us, poetry is a way of life.
Meanwhile, Etro’s new creative director, Marco De Vincenzo, has taken a journey across reality and imagination to create a women’s collection called ETROPA. The collection combines the past of origins with the future of sustainability, with bags made from fabrics taken from Etro’s archives combined with ultra-modern recycled plastics and the brand’s expertise in hand-dyed polychrome cashmere, denim brocades, and degradé stripes on cotton shirts. The collection is inspired by an eccentric 19th-century Sicilian aristocrat’s journey on foot from Palermo to Santiago de Compostela.
In the realm of Etro, poetry and ETROPA intertwine, converging into a narrative of artistic expression and innovative design. These collections characterise the brand’s commitment to conveying the relationship between fashion, art, and sustainability. As we familiarise ourselves with Etro’s Spring/Summer 2023 two collections, we are reminded that fashion can transport us to a realm where poetry merges with reality.
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