Zegna S/S collection highlights European light-style
16 May '11
2 min read
On the catwalk of the first fashion show of Ermenegildo Zegna's second century, the portrait of a truly European gentleman has been drawn. A new freedom is discovered through mixing the rigour of aesthetics with touches of studied casual nonchalance.
The perfect wardrobe for the curious and stylish gentleman with a multi-faceted lifestyle has been created, ready to enjoy the best under all circumstances - be it formal functions or leisure time – through mixing Italian style, innovation, comfort and performance.
Fabrics have the Zegna signature, always of the highest quality and lightness, the leading innovations of the season include “Silko”, “Silk Seersucker”, “Crossover Seersucker Suits” “Zero Weight”, “Micro Silk” and “Cool Effect Wardrobe”:
• “Silko”, a multi-pocket sport blazer in a new cotton and silk gabardine developed by Zegna –– with nappa leather piping details and leather straps. The ultimate expression of relaxed luxury, to be paired with 'lightstyle' accessories such as the Boston bag in soft deerskin with belted handles and light and soft moccasins in vintage calf leather with braided strap details.
• “Silk Seersucker” is an innovative new Zegna fabric, which updates traditional seersucker with a newly developed over dyed silk weave giving summer casual tailoring a new textured sheen and lightweight cooling performance. The perfect light jacket.
• “Crossover Seersucker Suits” Innovative casual suits. Seersucker applied on the Crossover (wool/linen/silk) fabric developed by Lanificio Zegna. The foulard and the leather string belt perfectly accessorize the look.
• “Zero Weight” is an incredibly light construction for jackets and suits, tailored with 'Trofeo 600' fabric from the Lanificio Zegna weighing only 145 grams a meter. The fabric is an innovative blend of superfine merino wool and 15% silk with a yarn count of 600, which is the finest existing.
• “Microsilk” is a new fabric developed by Zegna for light weight summer outerwear, with a soft sumptuous handle and water repellent performance – thanks to its pure silk fibres treated with a resin membrane. The Ermenegildo Zegna Spring Summer 2011 collection proposes a Microsilk hooded parka with leather details.
• “Cool Effect wardrobe” fabric innovation from the Lanificio Zegna, offers protection against the heat produced by direct natural sunlight. Woven from pure Australian wool, of 17 microns in diameter, an exclusive finishing process, which enables dark fabrics to replicate the properties of white fabrics lowering the perceived body temperature by 10°C. For Spring Summer 2011 Zegna proposes a whole Cool Effect wardrobe, that will include blazers, suits and trousers.
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