Davide Carrano's Balenciaga Project

Scholar Spotlight:

Designer and Sarabande scholar Davide Carrano is currently on BA Womenswear at Central Saint Martins and, amidst his second year of study, has taken on the Balenciaga project. This project consists of students creating two looks that pay homage to the legendary designer Cristóbal Balenciaga, whilst retaining their own vision.

Here is what Davide had to say about his take on the project:

"The first, sailor inspired look, is the coat made from recycled paper and plastic.  The sleeve has been constructed so it merges the front and back of the garment, creating an ‘S’ silhouette. The paper was hand-painted in order to capture the right shade of blue and then crunched to make it more pliable.
The pants are made of linen and certain parts are cut on bias in order to achieve movement and some others are on straight grain to be disciplined. I have started to explore this use of the grain after looking at the work of Vionnet and Balenciaga.