'Now more than ever I have a feeling for real women with lots of self-confidence and personality, with a mature, grown-up attitude'

“When we had to shoot the Resort lookbook, I asked my friend Aymeline Valade to model in it. She’s an actress and a woman with a strong presence, just what I needed to get my message through.”

Valade worked with Dell’Acqua on styling the looks according to her taste; she gave a good interpretation of the designer’s idiosyncratic sense of sexy, adding her unconventional edge and offbeat allure. “In this collection I’ve put together all my favorite obsessions,” said Dell’Acqua, who has enough of a sense of humor to avoid the auto-celebratory route.

T. Cardini, Vogue Runway