Marni creative director Francesco Risso set up an impromptu jazz club and invited friends like Tracee Ellis Ross to model his latest collection during Milan Fashion Week previews on Wednesday for Fall-Winter 2025-26.
The idea for the collection came during a month-long residency in London with Nigerian artists Slawn and Soldier, creating for the sake of creating.
Risso intends the ambitious collection with sculptural elements to be a sort of “seed vault” for future collections.
Risso took up painting again, and the collaboration produced artworks that appear on some of the pieces.
“Our hands were dancing together, literally,’’ Risso said backstage.
