Mauro Simionato is one of the true originals of Italian fashion. The founder of Vitelli, a collective creative practice, he has based the label’s ethos around strong ethically responsible and socially conscious principles. Inspired by Italian underground culture, since its inception Vitelli has pioneered ‘regenerative practices,’ upcycling knitwear leftovers and creating Doomboh, a needle-punched fabric which is the base of their imaginative mashups and artisanal hippy creations. For fall, the collection was inspired by the Milanese Liberty, an artistic movement from the ’20s, which produced elaborate flowery artifacts in metalwork. New additions to the Doomboh family of regenerated fabrics were deadstock printed silks and crêpes, and a new hybrid textile made from upcycled ’70s yarns. They were made into whimsical balloon dresses and boleros, oversized hoodies and shell jackets.
Marco Rambaldi
