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Bragia S/S 2011
It’s the ethereal, the fluid and the cascading crepe de shine in ombre. The whimsical and whirling that play opposite the gently angular forms. The freezing confidence shaped in the skeleton framed shoulders. Bragia’s latest collection reinterprets an elegant and softened 1950s sophistication. Flouncing plisse skirts painted by natural tonalities lend a spirit of a sweetened poised presence. Oriental hints crossover with aerial elements bringing back the delicacy and subtlety of a woman. The architectural sharp cuts reminiscent of the old soldiers, and the softness and airy movement of the skirts provide you with choices of whom you wish to play on any given day. Completely unrestricted, there is an attractive contrast between the chic demure rock and roll that is sharp and dark with graphite hues, and the flying nonchalance characterizing the light and dreamy separates.
With costume design influences and film experience designers Alessandra Torella and Santo Costanzo seek to open an imaginative culture. Founded in 2009, aspiring Bragia strives for something else in the concepts of fashion with their emphasis on deliberate creative solutions, technical experimentation of dyes and tints, and contour and pattern concentration. There is a futuristic freedom that echoes through the collection, making it easy to understand and translating a frame of mind to an external and tangible expression of dress. It feels like a fluent and flowing flexibility with clothes taking on their own stories and theatrics. Bragia is that collection that dresses you in your dreams. Free and inspiring, that is spring, isn’t it?
