Roberto Cavalli recently displayed its 2024 Resort collection, which combines the south Italian ancestry of designer Fausto Puglisi with Hawaiian flora, razor-sharp tailoring, and effortless evening attire.

“It’s rock n roll hippie chic, Ibiza and even a Mexico vibe. What I love in Cavalli. In a sense, there is no inspiration. Because when I design a collection, I think of different women. Like when a director makes a movie it is based on characters – like an 18-year-old girl or an 80-year-old grandmother, a detective, a killer or a whore. All different but created by one sensitivity directing different characters,” enthused Cavalli in a zoom from his Milan atelier.

“Romantic yes, but also great for around a fire in Arizona!” chuckles Fausto.