For Spring/Summer 2027, Fausto Puglisi takes Roberto Cavalli to Los Angeles, a city of contradictions, excess and endless movement. For the Maison’s latest collection, titled House of Prints, the archive becomes a living organism, bringing together different decades, instinctive combinations and the unapologetic energy of the city.
Los Angeles arrives first as an atmosphere: restless, glamorous, chaotic and impossible to define. Puglisi draws from this paradox to revisit Cavalli’s proud excesses of the 2000s, not through nostalgia, but by bringing them back into the present. The result is a collection where the past is continuously broken apart and reassembled into something new.
Among the guests, Cardi B embraced the spirit of the collection in a coat combining leopard and tiger prints, echoing the bold clash of patterns that would unfold on the runway. Her look offered an immediate glimpse into the visual language of Puglisi’s latest Cavalli collection.
Prints immediately take center stage. Leopard, tiger and floral motifs pile on top of one another without hierarchy in the opening looks, creating a feverish accumulation that feels deliberately alive. Rather than allowing one print to dominate, Puglisi embraces the collision between them. Patterns overlap across chiffon, stretch jersey and satin, while printed tulle is cut into strips and reassembled, turning the print itself into something almost sculptural.
This sense of reconstruction extends to the silhouettes. The collection moves between stretch pieces with an almost sportswear quality and more fluid, glamorous chiffon, creating a dialogue between Californian ease and a distinctly European sense of glamour, particularly visible in look thirty-six. Broken-and-reassembled pieces give the wardrobe a spontaneous quality, while the blazer in look seven brings the precision of Neapolitan tailoring into the mix. That sense of freedom has long been central to Puglisi’s interpretation of the Cavalli woman. His approach embraces sensuality not as a restriction, but as a form of confidence and self-expression.
Denim, deeply rooted in Cavalli’s history, continues this idea of transformation. Jeans are customized, cut, destroyed and reassembled, turning experimentation into a method. A three-dimensional trompe-l’œil print with appliqué gives denim another dimension, while familiar Cavalli signatures are transformed through contemporary techniques. Accessories continue the conversation with the past. Jewel sabots and the Maison’s iconic snake reference the 1990s, while aviator sunglasses add another unmistakably Californian touch. The historic Dea bag also returns, connecting the collection to Cavalli’s visual heritage.
For Spring/Summer 2027, Fausto Puglisi does not simply revisit Roberto Cavalli’s archive. He tears it apart, mixes it together and lets it speak in the present. In the House of Prints, there is no perfect combination and no single way to dress. Leopard can meet florals, denim can become evening wear, and glamour can coexist with chaos. The result is pure Cavalli: instinctive, glamorous, excessive and unapologetically alive.
