Forivor on the Catwalk - Forivor

Forivor on the Catwalk

Posted by Rebecca Monserat on

Its been a busy January in Forivorland where we were delighted to be included in our first ever catwalk show as part of the Pirouette Piazza at Pitti Bimbo in Florence. 

We were so honoured to be asked to take part in this showcase by Katie at Pirouette Magazine and it was a really rewarding piece of work for our team despite landing at our busiest time of year as we all stepped outside of our normal routines to design and create looks that were an interpretation of The Winter's Moth theme for the show. 

Moths and butterflies feature in many of our different collections so Alice got to work designing looks that could show the different parts of a moths life cycle through the different iconic collections.

Look 1: The Cocoon

Sketched into being by Alice and brought to life by Sam our embroiderer in the midst of Christmas / New Year chaos on a snowy hillside in Wales. It may not be the most practical item but we have been dreaming of Forivor quilted coats for many years......

Forivor's conceptual cocoon and pillow coat inspired by Viktor and Rolf at Pitti Bimbo Fashion Show
Photo credit: Antonio Zaccariello
Forivor's conceptual cocoon coat at Pitti Bimbo
Photo credit: Molly Magnuson

Preparatory sketches for Pitti Bimbo Fashion Show

Look 2: The Hungry Caterpillar

What better fit to represent a caterpillar munching its way to metamorphosis than to use our Once Upon a Feast collection. Again sketched into being by Alice and brought to life by Sam with a little bit of troubleshooting help from myself and my kids as ever patient fit models. Do you recognise the incredible donut hairstyle? We try to reuse as much as we can and you may remember this from our incredible Once Upon A Feast shoot with the wonderful photographer Kerry J Dean. 

Once Upon A Feast Conceptual Napkin Collar for Pitti Bimbo Catwalk
Photo credit: Antonio Zaccariello
Alice's preparatory sketch for the hungry caterpillar once upon a feast catwalk lookA conceptual piece made from Forivor's Once Upon a Feast collection for Pitti Bimbo Fashion Show
Photo Credit: Molly Magnuson


Look 3: Metamorphosis

Our Space Above the Ground collection is full to the brim of moths and butterflies and I made this mask in a few stolen moments before heading off on holiday amongst packing suitcases - the reality of small business life. The beautiful ruff collar was bought to life by Nimmy who heads up our digital world but is also an incredible pattern cutter and seamstress - lucky us! She also made the mask a lot neater than it would have been without her help!
Forivor pyjamas and moth mask on the catwalk at Pitti Bimbo
Photo credit: Antonio Zaccariello
Preparatory sketch for catwalk look
Behind the scenes with the celestial stars outfit at Pitti Bimbo Fashion Show
Photo Credit: Molly Magnuson
Thank you so much to Katie and all the team at Pirouette and to Pitti Bimbo for allowing us to be part of your wonderful show and a special thank you to our talented small team for helping us create something that stretched us beyond what we normally create. We loved bringing these looks to life and can't wait to share more pictures of these looks in other places. 

Have a lovely weekend. 

X Rebecca
Model wearing Once Upon a Feast Napkin Collar for Pitti Bimbo Catwalk Show

CREDITS


Pirouette Runway Show The Winter Moth FW26

Creative direction: Katie Kendrick @pirouettedirectory
Stylist: Maria Giulia Pieroni @lapieroni_
Hair & Makeup: Diadema Academy @diademaacdemy 
Photographer: Molly Magnuson @mollymagnuson 
Music, Production, Prop design: Richard & Katie Kendrick Pirouette media Ltd

Pitti Bimbo @pittibimbo_official

 

CAST

The Winter Moth: @etliberi_official
Dreaming Girl: @Moitoinous
Pitti Penguin: look provided by stylist.
Bears & Cats: @sticky.lemon
Insect Teaparty: @forivor
Colour bugs: @halcyon_nights_
Racoon & Fox: @goldieandace
Ice Sprites: @paademode
Forrest Girls: @moitoinous
Accessories were provided by @luekids @gionaturalmente @merimeriparty

Footwear provided by @naturino_official, @flowermountain_official @bundgaard_shoes @crocsitaly @pisamonas @piedaterrevenzia @collegien_official


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Additional photography 

Pitti
Francesco Guazzelli
AKAstudio-collective

Independent
Antonio Zaccariello    @antonio_zaccariello_fotografo

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