Marni at PFW: Embracing Parisian Elegance with a Playful Twist of Seduction

For its spring-summer 2024 show, Marni chose the private residence that once belonged to Karl Lagerfeld — a prime location to tell the story of his new chapter. Under the direction of Francesco Risso, the brand's constant evolution is characterised by bold risk-taking, a harmonious blend of styles and an irresistible desire to have fun. The new collection was no exception with pieces that weren't afraid to exist: from oversized overcoats to long-sleeved blazers, several pieces from the collection were presented in multi-coloured check and stripe constructions.

The clothes play with the sensoriality... We spot cotton skirts, stripes galore, coats, checks, tank tops, and flowers inseparable from the spring season. These characteristic elements have always been part of our wardrobe. We loved them, abandoned them, then loved them again, sometimes even obsessively. We touched the lines, and through touch they revealed their three-dimensionality. Woven into jacquards or patchworked into tanned leathers, the checks become a card in the pockets of an unused trench coat — because the goal of this new Marni SS24 line is research. These clothes are with us, on our skin, close to our bodies, almost undressed. They are like fragments glued together with discipline. The clothing plays with a play of transparencies and opacity, small micro-mini tunics and XXL oversize pieces. Familiar textures comfort us, they evoke those of objects (re)found in the back of a cupboard. The whole thing evokes sensuality and reminiscences — subtly, tenderly.