"I feel that with this project I am part of the Italian heritage," the designer said.
"Our world is multicultural and multiethnic — and I want to mix that together with our European heritage," the designer said backstage, as the models wore this colorful chaos with no specific country of origin but one clear thread: comfortable, modern clothes.
Designer heritage Alber Elbaz at Lanvin is the current darling of fashion revivals.
After all, there is a huge leap from making fluffy sweaters and fur gloves, as if for a boxing ring, to absorbing the heritage of a designer who is, even today, considered the essence of high fashion.
The theme of roses was reasonable, even for an autumn/winter collection, and was backed up by a reference to the Dior heritage of the designer Marc Bohan and by fine jewelry, shown at the end of the show tent's garden.
Secondly, this is London, which boasts a great graphic design heritage: from 18th-century typeface designers like William Caslon to contemporary figures such as Peter Saville and Graphic Thought Facility.
The tour will highlight local design heritage at every stop as well as showcasing leading designers.
The warm brown animal colors were a fine fit with the designer's heritage.
Ms. Piva said the company was looking to infuse new life into the brand while retaining the heritage of its founding designer.
But the collection was for an ice queen, with fur drifting like snowflakes on what the designer called "heritage silhouettes" — meaning that she did not move away from Mr. McQueen's vision.
