In the wake of creative director Marco De Vincenzo's abrupt departure, Etro's in-house design team has turned inward, reviving the house's paisley-drenched roots for Resort 2027. For a museum dedicated to the intimate narratives of lingerie, this pivot feels strikingly familiar. Just as a well-worn silk slip can anchor a wardrobe through seasons of change, Etro has retreated to its foundational language - the swirling Arnica pattern, breezy ruffles, and a palette of soft, sun-bleached hues - to steady the ship after February's maximalist finale.
This collection whispers of a globetrotting spirit that has long defined the Italian house, and its echoes in lingerie history are resonant. The printed chemise dresses and scarf-like tops recall the 1970s boho slips that liberated women from rigid corsetry, while the layered capes and broderie anglaise frocks nod to the delicate, hand-crafted undergarments once reserved for trousseaus. Etro's slipdresses, paired with matching capes, evoke the layered elegance of 1920s négligées, where transparency and coverage danced in careful balance. The brand's jacquard suits and suede vests, studded with fringed details, channel the same nomadic sensuality that inspired early 20th-century lingerie designers to borrow from Indian and Persian textile traditions.
Even the men's offering - preppy knits and striped shirts alongside printed silk pants - mirrors the androgynous ease of 19th-century dressing gowns and banyans, garments that blurred the lines between public and private. As Etro embarks on its next journey, it reminds us that fashion, like lingerie, is strongest when it honors its own intimate history.
Originally reported by WWD