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Since the last Roberto Cavalli show, a majority interest in the company has been acquired by Marquee Brands, a management company whose holdings include BCBG, Laura Ashley, and Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia. Like Marc Jacobs, which was recently acquired by WHP Group, Cavalli is the luxury jewel at the top of its new owner\u2019s crown. Residences and hospitality projects may be in its future.<\/p>\n
Fausto Puglisi, who\u2019s optimistic by nature, is feeling sanguine about what comes next at Cavalli. It shows in a resort collection that takes as its main motif a playful archival eye print to which he added images of rose blossoms and precious gems. The print appears on a range of silhouettes from ruffled slip dresses to stretch jersey numbers and jeans\u2014for all the different types of women Cavalli is attracting, not just the Glamazon types previously associated with it, but also a substantial Gen Z contingent.<\/p>\n
\u201cEscapism is extremely important to our customers,\u201d Puglisi said of the label\u2019s base; hence the zebra prints on shorts and chiffon blouses, the wetlook mermaid-scales on stretch mesh separates, and the peacock feather patterns on a cocktail dress. Cavalli started as a print maker. Where Puglisi puts his own stamp on things is with the clothes\u2019 attitude. You\u2019ve heard of executive realness\u2014well, he\u2019s honing a kind of party-girl realness. A prime example: the pink crocodile d\u00e9vor\u00e9 velvet slip dress worn over a pair of the eye print jeans.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n