Etro, freedom is getting out of the comfort zone - Lifestyle

Freedom and rebellion are the watchwords of the Etro collection for next winter, seen digitally today in Milan.

Icons of this spirit of individuality, two artists such as Rudolf Nureyev and Jimi Hendrix.

    On the one hand, the most intimate Nureyev, the one passionate about interior design, who conquered the father of the designer, Veronica, collector of the dance star's memorabilia.

    On the other hand, the indie spirit of Hendrix and his looks, which are revisited in a feminine way, ranging from embroidered dressing gown coats to long fringed blazers to vest dresses for the evening.

    "The pandemic has broken the rules - explains Veronica Etro - today everything is possible, there are no longer the functions of use of clothing that we followed before, there is no distinction between evening and day, indoor and outdoor and this opens up to many possibilities, to new freedoms that I imagined embodied by Nureyev and Hendrix ".

Two male icons for a female collection?

"Freedom is also this" jokes the designer, explaining that "I didn't think about men and women but about aesthetics, about breaking lines, because today you can't stay in a comfort zone".

    All this on the catwalk translates into a precious collection, yes, but not ideal, designed for a more everyday woman who dresses with quilted jackets and parkas and paisley printed bomber jackets, T-shirt dresses, boots embroidered with yarn, but also sweatshirts, leggings and anorak worn like a dress.

Travel and exoticism, which have always been the trademark of the brand, are rewritten in a more everyday way, in a collection that looks more to the day than to the evening.

"I came out of my bohemian comfort zone" Veronica Etro says again, looking at the models who come out from the catwalk onto the street, symbolizing precisely that need for freedom that - hopefully - will be realized next winter.