ALCHÈTIPO BY ANDREA ALCHIERI SEASON 2024-25: CINEMA’S CHORUS
Is the seasonless collection 2024-25 of the aesthetic project ALCHÈTIPO by Andrea Alchieri, which revolves around the concept of magic, an element that has enchanted mankind for millennia, evoking terror, laughter, shock and wonder.
The collection is inspired by the book “The Magic Book” published by Taschen, which portrays a world tinged with anguished black and eccentric colors, with distorted bodies, cryptic messages and references to the constant struggle between good and evil. Persecuted in the past, magicians have always been vehicles to a
parallel universe of invoked spirits, mind readings, inverted laws or magic tricks. Pioneers of special ffects, they have never ceased to confuse us by making the impossible possible on stage, thus giving rise to cinematic special effects
The theme developed is closely linked to the identity of Andrea Alchieri’s aesthetic project, whose ascination with the grim and macabre also appears in past collections. Emerging from the naming itself is the suggestion of alchemy, the ancient art combining science and magic, which for the creative artist represents a fil rouge that cyclically sinks in and re-emerges, drawing on surrealist cinema where, through a mix of languages, he creates an entire project laced with mysteries and occult beauty.
The designer, seduced by the esoteric aspect, develops his ideas by placing velvet curtains and chairs at the centre of attention, with eccentric and surrealist all-over prints evoking psychedelic trips, inspired by the photographic work of Ira Cohen and redesigned by print designer Sharon Bassi to give life to a collection of garments evoking an introspective journey.
His transfers to the cut, to corsetry, to the protagonist splints on deconstructed blazer overcoats, to the extremely creative and disturbing hair, to the eccentric make-up inspired by the pure colours of the prints in the collection, defined the storytelling of the project, thus presenting a collection that is unique in every way.
