The designer Stephen Pilates has been chosen by Zara to soon create a capsule collection. This has been confirmed by sources from the subsidiary of Inditex a WWDThe Italian, who will be 59 next December, He has become one of the most influential creatives in the world of fashion. after making a career in some of the largest firms in the sector.
As far as we have been able to find out, Stephen Pilates will be behind an ephemeral collection in which there will be at least 50 styles for men and about 30 for women, as well as an extensive collection of accessories. Behind the advertising campaign would be Steven Meisel.
Marta Ortega, non-executive president of Inditex (Photo: Gtres)
Pilati has an enormous knowledge of materials and fabrics
This new wink of Zara with haute couture comes from the hand of this Italian creative who has become one of the most influential in the world of fashion for his personal and avant-garde style. Stephen Pilates is currently behind Random Identitiesa menswear line that he created in 2017 and that has relaunched in recent years with very good reviews.
Pilates He began his career in the 1980s in Cerruti as a salesman. In his hometown of Milan, he learned the first details of the world of haute couture.
They are High knowledge of materials and fabrics led him to have his own line of ready-to-wear and attract the attention of greats like Giorgio Armaniwho hired him in 1993. He then consolidated his career in Prada y Miu Miu before signing for Yves Saint Laurent.
Some of Stefano Pilati’s designs for Random Identities (Photo: Random Identities)
Stefano Pilati was impressed by the quality of Zara
He joined the company in 2000 to manage the line. ready-to-wear and ended replacing Tom Ford as creative director four years later. She left the house eight years later with creative successes such as the tulip skirt, the handbag Muse or the sandal Tribute. At the end of 2012, Pilates signed for Ermenegildo Zegnawhere he stayed for almost four years before leaving the firm and creating Random Identities.
A genderless, seasonless and very exclusive brand that is inspired by gay culture and the clubs of Berlin, where Stephen Pilates He established his residence after leaving Zegna. According to reports from WWDthe friendship of Pilates con Marta Orteganon-executive chairwoman of Inditexhas been key to launching the project.
The Italian creative has visited the brand’s headquarters in Arteixo several times and has been impressed with the demanding standards of Zara in the choice of fabrics and how the Spanish fashion retailer is able to produce at very affordable prices.
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