Simply Abu Dhabi Magazine XXIII

2 0 4 S I M P LY A B U DH A B I T his season Salvatore Ferragamo presents the finest codes and traditions of masculine dressing, forming a masterfully-tailored blank canvas upon which a rich tapestry of fabrics, colours, motifs, textures and volumes is applied – in doing so, creating something new and unexpected, fresh and vibrant. A pair of Andy Warhol’s paint-splattered, classic Ferragamo oxfords heralded the starting point for creative director Massimiliano Giornetti. The shoes’ mix of formality and relaxed artistry became a metaphor and mission statement for a collection that transforms the classic menswear wardrobe into a platform for character, emotion and experience. The artist purchased a pair of Ferragamo oxfords – apparently the only for-men shoe style the Bonito-born footwear maestro ever designed – and wore them to paint in. Following Warhol’s death, casa Ferragamo bought Warhol’s shoes, complete with a random scatter of different-colored paint spatters. Reproductions of these oxfords thus grounded every look of his autumn collection. Big shoes to step into but Giornetti didn’t disappoint. He said he was exploring a dialectic of sartorial classicism and fashion artistry. Paradox and contradiction is key: perfect matches are avoided whilst clashes are embraced. Sharply tailored single and double- breasted suits in finest Britishmohair and Italian wool are presented in herringbone, houndstooth and Prince of Wales checks and cashmere knitwear, silk shirts and scarves are showcased in a kaleidoscopic explosion of colour and printed patterns. S a l v a t o r e Fe r r a g amo A / W 2 0 1 6 Me n s w e a r