ANCIEN AVANT-GARDE presents a provocative dialogue between historical reverence and contemporary subversion. This editorial explores the charged threshold where aristocracy collides with progressive rebellion.
Stylist Christian Caggia orchestrates tension between opposing forces—the refined luxury of Loro Piana and the structural precision of Luigi Bianchi engage in silent conversation with the utilitarian heritage of Levi's and the avant-garde sensibilities of Federico Cina. Military influences from La Martina and artisanal craftsmanship by Cesare Garbin intensify this studied dissonance, forming a sartorial language that simultaneously honors tradition and questions its conventions.
Through Lorenzo Formicola’s contemplative lens, contradictions unfold—historic redingotes and riding boots clash with contemporary pieces. With composed demeanor, models thwart cyclical revival in favor of a continuous revolution—one in which the past becomes circular.
Photography | LORENZO FORMICOLA | WM MGMT Styling & Art Direction | CHRISTIAN CAGGIA Make-up | FRANCESCA REZZOLA | BLEND MGMT Hair | ERISSON MUSELLA | BLEND MGMT using PAUL MITCHELL Models | PIETRO TODESCHINI | GUYS MGMT Models | NICOLA R & ARTUR | Street People Casting
Stylist Assistant | CLELIA PARAVENTO Photographer Assistant | LEONARDO GALEOTTI
Special thanks to ISABELLA, WM MANAGEMENT, ALESSANDRO BRUNO, STREET PEOPLE CASTING ITALIA, CRISTIANO MARCHESE.
Left: Military jacket LA MARTINA, double-breasted jacket LUIGI BIANCHI, trousers DESIGUAL hat BONFILIO. Right: Tank top LOEWE, flower print jacket LEVI'S, blazer, DAN JOHN, trousers LABO.ART, printed Pirarucu leather booted-loafers CESARE GARBIN.
Left: Redingote, stylist's own, jacket AT.P.CO, denim ICON DENIM, belt LOEWE. Right: Redingote stylist's archive, shirt LABO.ART, polo FILIPPO DE LAURENTIIS, denim LEVI'S, belt & boots MARSÈLL.
Left: Total look LORO PIANA. Right: jacket, trousers, bow HERMÈS, suit FERRAGAMO, boots MARSÈLL.
Left: Embroidered ostrich leather jacket CESARE GARBIN, denim jacket LEVI'S, blazer DAN JOHN, earcuff, model's own. Right: Total look FEDERICO CINA, boots, stylist's own.
