Francesco Scognamiglio

Quote: Forgotten by many, the principles of the Neapolitan tailoring school have now been rediscovered in a special menswear line designed by Francesco Scognamiglio for Milanese brand Allegri . A leading brand in quality rainwear and sportswear, Allegri recently created three different lines: “Allegri Milano”, a contemporary classic collection for everyday needs; “Allegri Blue Label”, that features garments ideal for the free time, and a special collection called “010109”, designed by Francesco Scognamiglio. The latter could be considered almost as a capsule collection, it indeed features 15 items, from capelet style trench coats to rain capes, bohemian safari jackets with a knot around the ... Read Full Story

Francesco Scognamiglio has hired a new international press officer, and more out-of-town editors than ever came to his show, but that didn’t mean he was going to ratchet down the kink factor. Not a chance. In his otherwise strong show’s most perverse moment, a model strolled the runway in a face-obscuring muzzlelike mask made of three-dimensional gold stars by Philip Treacy. The famous milliner’s breast-exposing metal corset was a close second. Citing Madonna, Jennifer Connelly, and Diane Kruger, who’ve all worn his designs in magazine editorials, Scognamiglio claimed stars as the collection’s organizing motif More: Francesco Scognamiglio Read Full Story

I discovered this small side-collection from Allegri, an Italian brand famous for it's rainwear, when searching for sparsley found information on my favourite designer Francesco Scognamiglio. Scognamiglio, like fellow Italian Giambattista Valli who designs for Moncler Gamme Rouge , lends his unique view of womenswear to an iconic outerwear brand. Google barely seemed to know about this collection and so I contacted Allegri to ask for images of the collection. Today I was ever so kindly sent several emails bearing high-quality images of both the womenswear and the menswear collections. All images sent from Allegri. allegri.com Allegri 010109 F/W 09.10 Read Full Story

MILAN, May 6, 2009 / FW/ — Static, Movie, Movement … Shots taken as movie frames… With an underlying concept that is the perfect combination of a focused search: movement and immobility. Thus FRANCESCO SCOGNAMIGLIO envisages the images of his new advertising campaign for Summer 2009. Read Full Story

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