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\n\tWork hard, play harder. Almost a year in at Blumarine, artistic director David Koma is showing he has quickly adjusted to the Italian lifestyle.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\tAfter a pre-fall 2025 collection inspired by the women strolling in Milan\u2019s streets, and a high-octane debut fashion show that nodded to Italian movie stars like Monica Bellucci and Anna Magnani, the designer continued to indulge in local culture for resort 2026, embracing Italians\u2019 penchant for weekend getaways.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\tHe addressed the proximity the country\u2019s main cities have to coasts, lakes and mountains and people\u2019s ease in switching from an on- to off-duty mindset via a sensual collection that instilled glam into unfussy silhouettes.<\/p>\n
\n\tKoma imagined a wardrobe that could facilitate an office-to-beach commute without sacrificing the unapologetic attitude and dark magnetism he has been bringing to the brand. To this end he zeroed in on the Aeolian island of Stromboli and its volcanic dark beaches as a backdrop to the collection, delivering cinematic look book images that could double as a main campaign.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cI saw the island from the water during a boat trip two years ago,\u201d recalled Koma at the\u00a0Blumarine offices in Milan the morning after the photo shoot. \u201cI knew I wanted to shoot there since the beginning, so Stromboli was part of the inspiration for the collection, too.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tKoma channeled the island\u2019s dark energy through form-fitting knitted frocks, lingerie-inspired slipdresses and skirts with lace inserts, and via the airy drama of long georgette evening dresses. Ditto for the more graphic lines of his sharp tailoring, cutout frocks and laser-cut leather accessories in maxi volumes.<\/p>\n
\n\tThese pieces alternated with uncomplicated poplin shirts and halter tops with a pleated plastron on the front to offer \u201cwardrobe staples relevant for the city but that could easily be transferred into a holiday moment,\u201d as Koma put it.<\/p>\n
\n\tBut the standout styles were those that veered the most from the boardroom, including a series of sheer separates, blousons, ruffled dresses and caftans covered in a zebra print, which was occasionally mixed with motifs of agave flowers. Botanical patterns also covered summery scarf-dressing, which were contrasted with furry textures to further heighten the glam frequency Koma has set his Blumarine vision on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Work hard, play harder. Almost a year in at Blumarine, artistic director David Koma is showing he has quickly adjusted to the Italian lifestyle.\u00a0 After a pre-fall 2025 collection inspired by the women strolling in Milan\u2019s streets, and a high-octane debut fashion show that nodded to Italian movie stars like Monica Bellucci and Anna Magnani, the designer continued to indulge in local culture for resort 2026, embracing Italians\u2019 penchant for weekend getaways.\u00a0 He addressed the proximity the country\u2019s main cities have to coasts, lakes and mountains and people\u2019s ease in switching from an on- to off-duty mindset via a sensual collection that instilled glam into unfussy silhouettes. Koma imagined a wardrobe that could facilitate an office-to-beach commute without sacrificing the unapologetic attitude and dark magnetism he has been bringing to the brand. To this end he zeroed in on the Aeolian island of Stromboli and its volcanic dark beaches as a backdrop to the collection, delivering cinematic look book images that could double as a main campaign. \u201cI saw the island from the water during a boat trip two years ago,\u201d recalled Koma at the\u00a0Blumarine offices in Milan the morning after the photo shoot. \u201cI knew I wanted to shoot there since the beginning, so Stromboli was part of the inspiration for the collection, too.\u201d Koma channeled the island\u2019s dark energy through form-fitting knitted frocks, lingerie-inspired slipdresses and skirts with lace inserts, and via the airy drama of long georgette evening dresses. Ditto for the more graphic lines of his sharp tailoring, cutout frocks and laser-cut leather accessories in maxi volumes. These pieces alternated with uncomplicated poplin shirts and halter tops with a pleated plastron on the front to offer \u201cwardrobe staples relevant for the city but that could easily be transferred into a holiday moment,\u201d as Koma put it. But the standout styles were those that veered the most from the boardroom, including a series of sheer separates, blo…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2280,"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\/2279"}],"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=2279"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2279\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2279"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2279"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}