THE AMERICAN DREAM OF THE ITALIAN WOMAN

The N°21 Fall/Winter 2017 collection from neorealism to the american dream

by PARIS SOCIAL DIARY, photography by COURTESY | 23 February, 2017

Glamour meets physicality to tell a story about sensuality and personality. Two different dreams intersect in the N°21 fall/winter 2017-18 collection: Italian Neorealism à la Anna Magnani and her exuberant femininity and the American Dream of U.S. college campuses. Each concept emerges through the magnifying glass of a courageous and innovative aesthetic that comes from an elaboration of sensuality and of a keenly aware femininity.

“What initially inspired me were images of Anna Magnani, not only because she’s my favorite actress, but above all because she embodies a physicality common among Italian women – one exuding a sensuality that’s neither artificial nor affected, that has a conscious element of drama yet materializes with perfect unawareness, natural ease.” says creative director Alessandro Dell’Acqua.

The American dream of an Italian woman in Hollywood comes to light in a tale about a strong, resolute, passionate personality who reflects her sensuality in red or nude tone crepe de chine dresses with crystal encrustations and other embellishments. All featuring a silhouette underscored by the sure, sensual stride and a confidently mysterious allure.