Alberto Caliri isn’t interested in reinventing the wheel at Missoni; he prefers a steady, consistent narrative where each collection naturally follows the last. “This show picks up right where we left off,” he explained, noting his fondness for staying the course.
Having spent years as a house insider, Caliri navigates the Missoni archives with total confidence. He isn’t acting like a museum curator; he’s more like the person who knows exactly which hidden drawers hold the best treasures. For this fall, he looked back at a 1978 presentation filled with loose, long masculine cardigans layered into fluid shapes.
That love for layering was front and center this season, pushing the silhouette into something much more voluminous and heavy. While much of the fashion world is still obsessed with the skinny 90s look, Caliri is doing his own thing. He piled on coats, bombers, and shawls with total abandon, pairing them with extra-slouchy, wide-leg trousers. In one of the more experimental moves, he showed oversized, big-collared blazers that were actually attached to tight tube skirts—creating a single dress that was massive on top and snug on the bottom. It was a creative choice, though maybe not the most flattering one.
Where Caliri really shines is his eye for color and texture. Even the looks that seemed like a single solid color were actually a mix of different shades and fabrics, adding a layer of sophistication to the collection’s massive proportions.
