Alessandro Dell’Acqua loves Italian neorealism, the golden age of 1940s and ’50s Italian cinema, Roberto Rossellini being one of his favorite directors.
For Dell’Acqua, individuality is the greatest style asset; his collections are a celebration of modern femininity injected with a utilitarian sense and spiced up with a good dose of quirk.
There’s often an element of duality in Dell’Acqua’s work. It was evidenced in the Pre-Fall lineup, in which sportswear had a racy feel. “Italian style, even at its most practical, has always had a touch of glamour about it—we can’t help it,” enthused the designer. “I wanted to mix a ’50s Italian movie star’s attitude with a ’50s American campus sportswear style.”