Sweater Serenity
Luca Faloni’s AW20 collection is a transportive foray into sustainable style
There’s a lot to love about Venice. It’s a city that rises, brick by brick from its storied waters to reveal a timeless majesty. The mere mention of ‘La Serenissima’ evokes images of tangerine sunsets enjoyed over bottomless Negronis by impossibly beautiful people.
It is exactly this historic penchant for beauty and luxury that Luca Faloni’s latest collection so expertly conjures up. Boasting an impressive selection of made-in-Italy, cashmere superlatives, Luca Faloni’s AW20 offerings deftly capture the brand’s uncanny knack for laid back, Italian-inflected style and ease. From roll necks to cable knits; zip ups to button downs, Luca Faloni achieves a timeless style that sings of its long-time love affair with Italian craft and provenance.
Each piece is made, start to finish, in some of the finest, most celebrated mills of Italy. From the sustainably-minded Cariaggi mills of Cagli to the tightly-knit (excuse the pun) team at Novara’s Grandi & Rubinelli, these are artisans, young and old, at the very top of their textile game.
The result is a range of carefully-considered, consciously-crafted autumn investments that, in line with Luca Faloni’s buy-less-buy-better ethos, exude a perennial charm. They’re wardrobe investments that you will revisit time and time again, not just for their quality and comfort, but for their ability to transport you to tangerine sunsets, beautiful faces and bottomless Negronis that grace each twist and turn of the Grand Canal.
Essential Picks
Fitted yet comfortable, luxurious yet hardy, you can’t go wrong with a cable knit. Luca Faloni’s ivory number is a testament to that very fact. Its classic design and refined, textured pattern make it perfect for a casually distinguished look, while its fine-yet-insulating cashmere construction means you can wear it from autumn to spring.
Boasting a two-ply, pure cashmere weave from the prestigious Cariaggi Fine Yarns Collection, the Luca Faloni zip-up represents the last word in business casual. Throw it over a shirt and pair it with some chinos for that Bond-on-his-day-off vibe.
Don’t fear the roll neck. Give into it; embrace it like the missing piece in your wardrobe that it so clearly is. If its warmth and comfort aren’t enough of a sell for you, then its unparalleled versatility should be. Trust us, this thing goes with pretty much everything.
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