Source: Vogue
Summary
Lorenzo Serafini presented his Spring 2023 collection in Dubai, marking a departure from the brand’s usual Milan showcase. The collection featured “progressive romantics” and discreet elegance, catering to the local market.
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The trend returns with a new name.
Lorenzo Serafini’s Dubai showcase echoes the 90s-era trend of luxury brands expanding to new markets. The “progressive romantics” aesthetic recalls the era of grunge-meets-chic. Discreet elegance is a phrase that could have been used to describe 90s minimalism. The collection’s timing feels like a revival of the early 2000s’ fascination with Middle Eastern luxury. The look is a reiteration of the “orientalist chic” trend that has been cycling through fashion for decades.
Author: Evan Null
