Marni’s Spring-Summer 2025 show at Milan Fashion Week was a captivating exploration of beauty, presented through a whimsical lens. Creative Director Francesco Risso invited viewers into a fantastical world where childhood imagination and artistic expression collided, culminating in a vibrant and thought-provoking collection.
Model Paloma Elsesser and designer Francesco Risso have joined forces to create a capsule collection for Marni Jam, the brand’s multidisciplinary program for creative exchanges. The lineup features a range of summer-ready pieces inspired by Elsesser’s own personal style, including knit tops, bralettes, draped skirts, oversized button-downs, a playful handbag, and a bodycon dress. The collection also includes plenty of Risso’s signature touches, such as eccentric knitted details on blazers, funky trousers, and colorful, graphic stripes. In addition to expanding Marni’s sizing range to an EU 56 (US around a 40-42 in US), Elsesser and Risso worked together to infuse the collection with a sense of joy and freedom, reflecting the shared values and qualities that they both embody.
Charli XCX arrived at the red carpet of the Met Gala wearing a stunning gown made from vintage T-shirts, a collaboration between her stylist Chris Horan and Marni’s creative director Francesco Risso. The dress, which took 200 hours of workmanship to create, was inspired by the exhibition’s theme of “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” and the idea of fragility. Charli’s look also included a mini aged-leather Marni Trunkaroo bag, a tourmaline ring from Dyne by Sarah Ysabel Narici, and a beauty look created by Isamaya Ffrench and MAC Cosmetics that complemented the disheveled delicacy of the dress.
