\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tFaith Tribe presented its designs via video.<\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBoris Sekularac\/Courtesy of International Fashion Festival<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \n\tUngaro general manager Marie Fournier noted the house has a history in the region: It did a fashion show in Belgrade last November, hosted by the French ambassador to Serbia, and another 15 years ago in Kotor, Montenegro, at the time when the collection was designed by Esteban Cort\u00e1zar.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI love it here,\u201d said Kobi Halperin, Ungaro\u2019s current designer, who confessed having a pet peeve about resortwear being considered appropriate for urban attire.<\/p>\n \n\tBy contrast, he said it looks right at home in Porto Montenegro, where women stroll around its world-famous marina and luxury hotels in colorful, summery dresses and metallic sandals.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cIt\u2019s very inspiring to see this connection between glamour, practicality and fashion,\u201d he said. \u201cYou can sense people celebrate getting dressed here.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tHalperin\u2019s resort collection for Ungaro, strong on pink, gold sequins and paisley prints, was inspired by a recent trip to India and would look right at home on the polished ladies who attend the open-air fashion shows organized every year by Porto Montenegro and Fabrika, an agency owned and led by Vesna Mandi\u0107.<\/p>\n \n\tIt\u2019s a busy period for the New York-based Israeli designer, who plans to show his signature collection in the French capital on Oct. 3, with the Emanuel Ungaro show three days later. \u201cWe all deserve to be inspired by Paris,\u201d said Halperin, who selected as his venue the H\u00f4tel de Maisons, the private mansion where the late Karl Lagerfeld lived for decades.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tKobi Halperin takes a bow in Porto Montenegro.<\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBoris Sekularac\/Courtesy of International Fashion Festival<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \n\tFournier said she was charmed by Porto Montenegro, with its luxurious attractions, stunning blue waters and welcoming locals.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cIt\u2019s a new summer spot, and it\u2019s less crowded than Portofino or Saint-Tropez, so it\u2019s more relaxing,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd they love fashion. The women are super dressed here, far more than in France. People like glitter \u2014 and sequins.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tIndeed, people watching is a fun pastime, especially when nearly two-thirds of the breakfast crowd at the Regent hotel, a longtime sponsor of the festival, are wearing Herm\u00e8s Oran sandals.<\/p>\n \n\tYou also find yourself logging onto the Vesselfinder website to identify the mega yachts parked at the marina, which last week included Kaos, the 361-foot metallic-blue vessel owned by American billionaire Nancy Walton Laurie, an heir to the Walmart fortune.<\/p>\n \n\tEarlier this month, basketball legend Michael Jordan and his yacht M\u2019Brace made a pitstop in Porto Montenegro, where he puffed on a cigar at the Regent\u2019s outdoor Gourmet Corner delicatessen.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tA look by Charles de Vilmorin.<\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBoris Sekularac<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \n\tSozzani Maino, creative director of Fondazione Sozzani, was brought on board as president of the festival, bringing additional gravitas and credibility to the event \u2014 as well as a showcase for her principal causes: supporting new generations of creatives, championing education and fostering social responsibility.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI\u2019m not saying fashion is the devil, but the system has to change,\u201d she told a small but rapt audience gathered at the Maritime Heritage Museum on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n \n\tThe Italian editor showed clips from \u201cThe True Cost,\u201d and \u201cJunk,\u201d two documentaries that shed light on the widespread damage to planet and people wrought by fast-fashion and luxury firms alike. \u201cYou need to know what you are buying,\u201d she stressed, encouraging people to question especially low-cost makers, which sometimes rely on child labor.<\/p>\n \n\tItalian fashion consultant Giorgia Virz\u00ec served as a strategic adviser for the festival, now in its seventh edition at Porto Montenegro, whose new attractions such as Boka Place, a development that includes residences, a Siro hotel, Sophie\u2019s Beauty Line and several eateries, including Jamie\u2019s Italian by Jamie Oliver.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI think it\u2019s very important to push fashion in different places. There is not only Paris, Milan, New York and London,\u201d de Vilmorin said in an interview. \u201cI think Montenegro has a huge potential for that. When I saw people in the streets, they are all very well dressed so I think there is really something to do here.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tA look by Charles de Vilmorin.<\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBoris Sekularac\/Courtesy of International Fashion Festival<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \n\tThe designer opted to create a special 20-look collection for the Montenegro showcase, focusing on filmy fabrics, eccentric colors and dramatic flourishes like a feather ruff, or a stack of fezes with built-in sunglasses.<\/p>\n \n\tIndulging his theatrical leanings, de Vilmorin is working on an upcoming production of the musical \u201cUne Seconde Avant No\u00ebl,\u201d debuting at Paris\u2019 Folies Berg\u00e8re in December.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cIt\u2019s an amazing show, and I\u2019m doing the decor and the costumes,\u201d he said, describing the play as \u201ca mix of emotions, a bit scary, but very poetic.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tShift, a brand by Montenegro-born designer Ana Krgovi\u0107, also participated in the festival, parading puffy, puckered pants, Beetlejuice jumpsuits with built-in face masks and other avant-garde looks.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBoris Sekularac<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It was an unexpected see now, buy now situation when Emanuel Ungaro unveiled its resort 2026 collection on Friday night at the International Fashion Festival in Porto Montenegro. While the festival is consumer-facing \u2014 organized to entertain the high-net-worth types that converge on this picturesque resort destination, and the public via a live broadcast on national television \u2014 a local retailer, Twenty Two Concept Store, contacted Ungaro officials immediately after the show to secure an order, finding its pretty, playful designs perfect for the market. The annual event, now in its seventh edition, included a runway show by French wunderkind Charles de Vilmorin, who paraded ruffly, cabaret-inspired ensembles; a masterclass by Italian fashion editor and sustainability advocate Sara Sozzani Maino, and an offbeat video display of student fashions brought to life by artificial intelligence, which still seems to struggle to mimic smooth runway sashays. Under the Faith Tribe banner, four recent graduates displayed their designs, which can be produced on demand using AI-based production platform Resonance. Faith Tribe presented its designs via video. Boris Sekularac\/Courtesy of International Fashion Festival Ungaro general manager Marie Fournier noted the house has a history in the region: It did a fashion show in Belgrade last November, hosted by the French ambassador to Serbia, and another 15 years ago in Kotor, Montenegro, at the time when the collection was designed by Esteban Cort\u00e1zar. \u201cI love it here,\u201d said Kobi Halperin, Ungaro\u2019s current designer, who confessed having a pet peeve about resortwear being considered appropriate for urban attire. By contrast, he said it looks right at home in Porto Montenegro, where women stroll around its world-famous marina and luxury hotels in colorful, summery dresses and metallic sandals. \u201cIt\u2019s very inspiring to see this connection between glamour, practicality and fashion,\u201d he said. \u201cYou can sense people celebrate getting dressed …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4073,"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\/4072"}],"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=4072"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4072\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4073"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4072"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4072"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/wwd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6554.jpg?w=300\")
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