Ten final year graduates of Accademia di Costume e di Moda, Rome, presented their
collections at the ongoing Alta Roma Haute Couture Fashion Week 2015. The
prestigious AltaRoma Fashion Week is an excellent platform for emerging talents
to showcase their work alongside the renowned designers. Nicolas Martin Garcia, was adjudged the winner
of this year’s Talents Award 2015 for his collection titled “Lolito”. The playful
collection is a mix of genres and ages. Androgyny has emerged as a big menswear
trend, especially at times when gender gap has considerably narrowed down. Surpassing
the concept of androgyny, Nicholas entered a world in which man consciously
steals colours and cuts from the female wardrobe. The collection celebrates the
essence of a man who is elegant even with garments that seemingly don’t belong
to him. Coats with fur collars, vests and V-Necks, high-waist trousers, Baby doll
dresses and pleated skirts, elements of typical 50s American childhood, lend
their form for this wonderful collection.
