MILAN — There is a familiar talent back on Milan’s Fashion Week calendar — one that can be found in fashion textbooks. Romeo Gigli has designed a collection for the Italian brand Eggs, to be presented on Feb. 22 at the home of architect Stefano Giovannoni, old palazzo with an industrial look that will be strewn with carpets also designed by Gigli.
“There is no theme, but 13 evening dresses for 13 different women — the girl who becomes a woman and the woman who becomes a girl,” Gigli told WWD. The dresses are worn with coats, capes and other styles that can be assembled and mixed together.
The collection is produced by Jato, based near Bologna, and known for its craftsmanship and embroideries.
Gigli launched his own brand in 1983 and infused his looks with architectural shapes combined with romantic, Renaissance touches, dashes of punk and ethnic inspirations that were all powerfully influential in the Eighties. Asked about his approach in such a different world today, Gigli was unfazed. “I am a creative and I approach fashion as such,” he said. “I have a 20-year-old daughter,” he added, by way of explanation for being grounded in today’s culture. “I did a G
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