SARTORIAL UTILITY

As Uniqlo and Marni come together for their newest collaboration, here’s what the creative director at Marni, Francesco Risso had to say about the collection

GRAZIA: What was your first reaction when you heard about the collaboration?

Francesco Risso: I’ve been hugely excited about it since the very start. I really think this collaboration with Uniqlo comes at the best possible moment, because I see it as an additional step in the trajectory we’ve taken over the past two years. Little by little, we have readdressed all our processes to take the brand closer to people, to push it beyond the constricting templates of fashion and present MARNI authentically, engaging with and through the people in dialogue with the brand.

G: What inspired the theme of the collection? We heard that from the beginning, you already had a very clear design concept. How did the inspiration come to you?