Spring/Summer ‘22, Goldmask
Schiaparelli’s black embroidered hoops use the house’s “Apollo of Versailles” motif, sprouting rays of sun first introduced by founder Elsa Schiaparelli in the 1930’s. The threads, sequins, pearls and Swarovski crystals that highlight the model’s face here in Madonna-like solemnity remind me of monastic Goldmask’s, well, gold mask.
The malnourished NPC doesn’t speak—his overflowing faith speaks for itself, and he was instrumental in helping me perform cool miracles. Schiaparelli’s version might be too decadent for him. But I sometimes prefer to walk not by sight, but by Swarovski.
