No. 21

Alessandro Dell’Acqua is allergic to categorizations dictated by the mainstream. “Sportswear was everywhere until a few seasons ago, now it’s up to tailoring to become ubiquitous,” he said at a showroom appointment. “For menswear, this…

Alessandro Dell’Acqua had lightness on his mind for resort, not only as a summery feel, but rather as a disposition of the spirit. “I wanted to be transported just by a mood,” he said at a studio appointment.For Dell’Acqua, summer nights…

It’s no secret that le charme discret de la bourgeoisie keeps Alessandro Dell’Acqua under its spell. “I like the fact that they make rules just to break them one minute later,” he joked. This spirit of disobedience has been woven into his…

Alessandro Dell’Acqua isn’t inclined to follow any fashion craze; anything that screams trendy makes him cringe. “I stick to my obsessions, they’re very dear to me,” he joked at a pre-fall appointment. His clothes are fit for the diva of a…

“Not voyeuristic but erotic,” is how Alessandro Dell’Acqua described his current take on menswear, which he sees as a crossover exercise between feminine and masculine codes. For spring he focused on a celebration of the body, calling for…

Movies have always inspired Alessandro Dell’Acqua, especially the intense, erotic love stories of the Italian neo-realist films of the ’60s, which depicted a time when bourgeois rules were subverted by a new social order. Luchino Visconti’s…

That the ’90s are a goldmine for inspiration isn’t a secret. Decades later, the individual talents who shaped a new aesthetic path on multiple platforms remain touchstones for the undiluted expression of creativity that designers strive for…