Karoline Vitto supported by Dolce & Gabbana SS24

“EVERY SEASON I GET ASKED WHY I DESIGN FOR CURVE. I THINK THIS SHOW IS THE ANSWER.” KAROLINE VITTO

THE REAL BODIES OF WOMEN ARE AT THE HEART OF BRAZILIAN BORN DESIGNER KAROLINE VITTO’S WORK. SINCE HER DEBUT IN 2020 SHE HAS PUSHED LARGER BODIES TO THE CENTRE STAGE OF THE LONDON FASHION SCENE. NOW KAROLINE AND HER CURVY GIRLS HAVE ARRIVED IN MILAN THANKS TO DOLCE&GABBANA, WHO SUPPORTED THE DESIGNER THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CREATION AND SHOWING OF THIS COLLECTION.

PRESENTING HER SPRING/SUMMER 2024 COLLECTION AT THEIR HEADQUARTERS AT VIA BROGGI 23 IN MILAN, SHE INTRODUCES A MAGMA OF TRADITION AND CREATIVITY THROUGH EXPLICIT MEANINGS AND SUBTEXTS.

KAROLINE VITTO’S WORK PAYS HOMAGE TO THE FEMALE FORM THROUGH HER ACCENTUATION AND CELEBRATION OF THE NATURAL CURVES AND CONTOURS OF A WOMAN’S BODY. VITTO’S CONSISTENT PROMOTION OF SELF-CONFIDENCE IS CHARACTERISED THROUGH HER EAGER EXPLORATION OF SHAPES AND STRUCTURE. HER FRESH AND INNOVATIVE CREATIVE EXPRESSION MAKES A DEBUT ON THE MILANESE RUNWAYS.

KAROLINE’S BOLDEST COLLECTION YET, THESE NEW DESIGNS EPITOMISE AN ENCOUNTER BETWEEN TWO COUNTRIES: BRAZIL, THE HOME OF KAROLINE, AND ITALY, THE HOME OF DOLCE&GABBANA. THROUGH THIS COLLABORATION VITTO HAS SCULPTED THE IDEAL MUSE, COMBINING THE FORCES OF THESE TWO PLACES, BOTH GLOBALLY RENOWNED FOR THEIR IMPACT ON WOMEN’S FASHION.

KAROLINE DREW INSPIRATION FROM DOLCE&GABBANA’S SPRING/SUMMER 1992 WOMEN’S COLLECTION AS WELL AS THE FASHION HOUSE’S ICONIC LINGERIE PIECES. THE RESULT: A VIBRANT PALETTE OF NEW COLOURS, SCULPTURAL SILHOUETTES AND, FOR THE FIRST TIME, PRINTS REFERENCING THE SENSUALITY OF WOMEN. HER STAPLE AND SIGNATURE HARDWARE CONTINUES TO FRAME CURVES WITHOUT CONSTRICTING THEM WHILST SHE INTRODUCES NEW DESIGN ELEMENTS THAT ELEVATE HER COMMEMORATION OF WOMEN’S BODIES EVEN FURTHER. AN EXTENSIVE SELECTION OF KNITWEAR CRAFTED USING THE FLOATING TECHNIQUE ENVELOPS THE BODY: GRACEFULLY FOLLOWING ITS CONTOURS WHILST PLAYFULLY CONCEALING AND REVEALING IT IN EQUAL MEASURE. MEDALLIONS, CHARMS AND COINS COLLECTED BY KAROLINE’S FAMILY FROM THE BUSTLING STREET MARKETS OF SÃO PAULO ECHOES DOWN THE RUNWAY AS THE MODELS WALK.

THIS NOD TO HER BRAZILIAN HERITAGE IS ACCOMPANIED WITH A BESPOKE SOUNDTRACK EXCLUSIVELY COMPOSED FOR HER DEBUT SHOW BY BRAZILIAN BASED LUCHALIBRE AUDIO. THE SOUNDTRACK BOASTS A COMBINATION OF ANCESTRAL SOUNDS WHILST HIGHLIGHTING THE ROOTS OF BRAZIL AND THE CATCHY STRONG BEATS OF BRAZILIAN FUNK MUSIC.

IN LINE WITH HER DEDICATION TO UPCYCLING AND REPURPOSING, KAROLINE SOURCED HER FABRICS FROM THE DOLCE&GABBANA ARCHIVES. AS A FINAL TOUCH, KAROLINE EMPLOYS ACCESSORIES FROM THE ITALIAN BRAND, EXUDING AN EARLY 2000S FEEL TO THE COLLECTION. DOLCE&GABBANA ARE IN FULL SUPPORT OF KAROLINE’S MESSAGE AND HAVE ALSO OFFERED A RANGE OF SIZE INCLUSIVE FOOTWEAR ESPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR THE OCCASION TO HELP COMPLETE THE LOOKS.

KAROLINE VITTO’S CASTING SHIFTS THE NARRATIVE OF PREVALENT EXCLUSIONARY BEAUTY STANDARDS. WITH MODELS RANGING FROM A SIZE 10 TO A SIZE 24 UK, WE LAY WITNESS A REAL FULL CURVE SHOW AT MILAN FASHION WEEK.