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\n\tAelis designer Sofia Crociani collaborated with L\u2019Atelier de Moulage to create wearable art for her spring couture collection.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe Italian designer drew inspiration from Greco-Roman sculpture, particularly Venus de Milo, the Winged Victory of Samothrace (aka Nike), and Myron\u2019s Athena. Silk, tulle and duchesse satin were manipulated to mimic the fluidity of the works, producing a trompe-l\u2019oeil effect that blurred the line between sculpture and garment.<\/p>\n
\n\tWorking with the 230-year-old atelier, founded by the Louvre and now operating under the umbrella of the Grand Palais, which reproduces the museum\u2019s sculpture masterpieces for preservation and study, Crociani dipped the dresses into the plaster to create a shape.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cWhen you see the draping, it\u2019s like the statue comes alive together with the fabric,\u201d she said. In four key pieces, plaster fragments were integrated directly into the dresses, as a cinch at the waist for example, to create the appearance of sculpted stone.<\/p>\n
\n\tYet she kept her materials light and airy, with pieces that floated like clouds around the body. Here she experimented with a technique inspired by avian filoplumes, the microscopic support system for birds\u2019 feathers. She created an interior framework of folds to add volume and movement without stiffness or weight.<\/p>\n
\n\tIt is also the first time she has used such an airy palette, with a lone black dress in the lineup, moving from ivory into pale pastels inspired by the early Renaissance works of Beato Angelico. <\/p>\n
\n\tCrociani\u2019s aesthetic marries her environmental ethos with design, using only certified or upcycled materials. She incorporated some antique jewelry pieces, as is her signature, as well as found natural pearls and fossilized shells.<\/p>\n
\n\tOne statuesque Grecian-inspired gold gown was made from six meters of duchesse satin, draped and stitched around the body without a cut.<\/p>\n
\n\tFavoring drape over structure, her delicate, sculptural forms blend fashion and art, offering a conceptually rich vision \u2014 though her goddess-worthy creations might be a challenge for mere mortals. Fitting then that she presented the collection at the Mus\u00e9e du Luxembourg, marking the first time a fashion show has been held there.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Aelis designer Sofia Crociani collaborated with L\u2019Atelier de Moulage to create wearable art for her spring couture collection. The Italian designer drew inspiration from Greco-Roman sculpture, particularly Venus de Milo, the Winged Victory of Samothrace (aka Nike), and Myron\u2019s Athena. Silk, tulle and duchesse satin were manipulated to mimic the fluidity of the works, producing a trompe-l\u2019oeil effect that blurred the line between sculpture and garment. Working with the 230-year-old atelier, founded by the Louvre and now operating under the umbrella of the Grand Palais, which reproduces the museum\u2019s sculpture masterpieces for preservation and study, Crociani dipped the dresses into the plaster to create a shape. \u201cWhen you see the draping, it\u2019s like the statue comes alive together with the fabric,\u201d she said. In four key pieces, plaster fragments were integrated directly into the dresses, as a cinch at the waist for example, to create the appearance of sculpted stone. Yet she kept her materials light and airy, with pieces that floated like clouds around the body. Here she experimented with a technique inspired by avian filoplumes, the microscopic support system for birds\u2019 feathers. She created an interior framework of folds to add volume and movement without stiffness or weight. It is also the first time she has used such an airy palette, with a lone black dress in the lineup, moving from ivory into pale pastels inspired by the early Renaissance works of Beato Angelico. Crociani\u2019s aesthetic marries her environmental ethos with design, using only certified or upcycled materials. She incorporated some antique jewelry pieces, as is her signature, as well as found natural pearls and fossilized shells. One statuesque Grecian-inspired gold gown was made from six meters of duchesse satin, draped and stitched around the body without a cut. Favoring drape over structure, her delicate, sculptural forms blend fashion and art, offering a conceptually rich vision \u2014 though her goddes…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11396,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11395"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11395"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11395\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}