In 1991, Viola Valentino, the then-famous pop star from Italy, came out with a hit song titled “Romantici,” or “The Romantics,” which summed up the willful and dreamy inclinations of the youth of the era.
Among them, designer Jurgen Kanaku’s Albanian parents were fleeing their country to Italy. Tales from that journey have been the designer’s primary source of inspiration since founding his brand after years as a buyer, combining a post-romantic aesthetic and a vintage flair.
As her fashions gained steam and were picked up by musicians such as menskins for public events, her tailoring intensified for spring, yet with lots of retro twists, such as the double-breasted suit in gem blue. Done with slightly flared pants, green or mustard yellow.
A pin-striped number with wide lapels and a retro twist read New Romantics, while cropped and cropped sartorial pieces were just too much, including an emerald green tuxedo jacket cropped at the hip.
Originally published at Pen 18
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