Tyla and Carla Bruni have each worn Fausto Puglisi’s fall 2025 assortment for Roberto Cavalli in the previous couple of weeks. Puglisi is a go-to designer for celebs on the paparazzi circuit, whether or not they’re in search of one thing wild like Tyla’s ultra-mini slip costume or one thing extra restrained however nonetheless statement-making à la Bruni’s bias-cut quantity. Sure, Puglisi’s Cavalli is usually discreet—actually greater than the home founder’s ever was. That’s a technique he’s made the model his personal since he assumed the artistic director position amidst the pandemic.
One other means he’s performed that’s to carry his personal preoccupations to his Cavalli collections. This season, he revived the color-blocking that outlined his earliest work for his eponymous label a dozen years in the past. He stated he was impressed to take action by a current go to to Mexico Metropolis—the colourful buildings within the Condesa neighborhood, particularly, sparked his curiosity—and a listing from a 1994 Jeff Koons present on the Guggenheim that he stumbled throughout. “Once I began my very own assortment, I used to be in love with colours and geometrical patterns,” he stated. “It’s not very Cavalli, however I simply thought, the world is already difficult. Let’s make a set that individuals can perceive simply—and produce a way of happiness and pleasure.”
Puglisi’s color-blocking and Cavalli’s animalier motifs got here collectively on automotive coats and slip clothes—leopard spots enlivening vivid acid shades. He additionally performed with florals, choosing extra of an English backyard bouquet vibe than the hothouse motifs which have lengthy been related to this label. Denim bought lots of consideration too, it being an RC specialty. One pair of denims was fused with leopard chiffon then put within the stone-washing machine for a glance that Puglisi described as “destroyed.” The piece most probably to spark pleasure is a floor-length floral print slip costume with denim corsetry particulars that laced up the backbone: fairly in entrance, celebration within the again. His tailoring has additionally been getting lots of play with celebrities. Jane Fonda wore a race car-red model of the elongating pantsuit that seems right here in electrical fuchsia jacquard.