In conversation with MICHELA D'ANGELO
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Michela D'Angelo
Let’s meet Michela D’Angelo, Muse Magazine Market Editor, a stylist and a former model for Marc Jacobs and Valentino, who today is a fashion consultant with a vocation for contemporary art.
1. In a scenario of new debuts, confirmations and revolutionary collections, what are the most significant trends for SS25? If you had to choose an iconic fall-winter look, who would step onto your personal podium?
I’m not sure it makes much sense today to talk about trends associated with fashion shows. With so many pre- and main collections, basically any trend is reinterpreted cyclically, at least this has been the case over the past ten years, with the offer being so broad. I’d rather focus on what I’ve seen that has impressed me the most during this season at times characterized by understated shows, with the brilliant exception of Pieter Mülier for Alaia, Vaccarello for Saint Laurent and Blazy for Bottega Veneta. Dramatic dresses created with great taste and awareness, in line with the brands’ respective heritages but not stranded in the burden of the glorious past of one’s predecessors. Anthony Vaccarello’s SS show for Saint Laurent was all about Yves (who has always been my greatest love) and the collection was split in two: men’s (let’s call it daily) tailoring first, and extremely luxurious, colorful and decorative evening attire secondly. Well, on the top step of my podium I would place a shirt-and-tie suit from this impeccable collection, Bottega’s culottes and a look with sweatpants by Alaia, a new take on Halston’s 1970s shirts.
2. From model to stylist to working for a cult magazine like MUSE. Your looks reveal many different worlds, from fashion to art and music, which basically form your background. What are the pillars on which your styling vision is built? Who is the most fascinating person you’ve worked for as a stylist?
I’d say there are three ever-present key aspects: attention, pragmatism, culture. My career in the fashion industry has evolved from modeling to working as a fashion editor to digital communications; I believe I’m a curious person, I find inspiration everywhere and anytime, I’m obsessed with images, with artists’ visual language, art is the major starting point for my research and music has always played a key role. For example, I love working with Francesco Bianconi from Baustelle, a person that I think highly of and with whom I share many references, we love the same musicians, like Bryan Ferry, Lou Reed, Velvet Underground, Gainsbourg and so on.
3. From co-star to guest star, eyewear today is no longer just an “accessory”: what’s your relationship with the world of eyewear? How do you choose a pair of glasses to add an extra edge to a look?
This question comes at a time when I’m absolutely obsessed with eyewear, especially optical frames that I’d like to wear more often. I’d like to try a pilot metal shape, I love frames with dark lenses, and black is always my favorite option. Never leave the house without a pair of black sunglasses.
