In fashion, you can fly under the radar until someone famous wears you. Just ask Norisol Ferrari, who has been getting quite a bit of attention ever since Melania Trump wore her black tailored double-breasted military coat at an inauguration ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery.
Ferrari had previously stated, “I wanted to give [Melania] her own voice. Empowering women is all that matters to me. I do not discriminate whether for race, religion, color of skin, sexuality, political affiliation — what have you.”
Perhaps as a way of walking her talk for fall, Ferrari created a woman’s fist motif print, which also came as an embroidery on the backs of silk-lined sweatshirts and jackets.
“No one could have predicted where we stand today…in the woman’s movement,” she said. “I can’t say that I am happy about it. I’d rather us not have to stand up and continue to wage the same battles we’ve been waging for generations, but I am happy to give a connecting point between all of us [who] feel so passionate about it.”
Politics and ideology aside, Ferrari has a precise hand for tailoring and knitwear. Her compelling suits are extremely well constructed. A polished camel jacket and pants were done in a double-face crepe she chose
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