It’s time to layer your way to a chic Fall/Winter wardrobe with Italian luxury brand Marella this holiday season.
How does one hop from one party to another without having to repeat looks? One word: layering!
As women (and even men) on-the-go would know, layering is an ideal approach to building a chic, sophisticated and spontaneous-looking wardrobe. And this is exactly what Marella’s versatile Fall-Winter 2023 collection intends to do. From tweed, fine wools and cashmere to softer fabrics such as various blends of jersey, silk and satin, all the way up to an array of more technical materials — the Italian luxury brand and its vast collection of environment-friendly materials will help you achieve a more varied look, simply by adding (or removing) layers to your looks.
Color is a foremost element in the entire collection. Broad and surprising color scales that are made more vibrant and trendy provide a perfect foil to such neutral shades as black and white, which, in turn, are made more iconic by the Marella ART.365 collection.
For Fall-Winter 2023, the capsule pairs classic black and white with warm tones such as rust and camel. Clean cuts, cut-outs and oblique slits allow glimpses of the body, an element celebrated by the Milanese artist Elena Toscano, who, in her project Shapes in Motion, has created anthropomorphically inspired graphic patterns.
Marella Monochrome, the icon of monochrome dressing, promotes a more conscious brand of femininity, thanks to the use of responsibly sourced materials that are turned into timeless garments such as full-length trousers paired with double-breasted blazers, flowing blouses and new knitwear silhouettes in this season’s must-have colors: wine, nude, greige and black.
Overlapping is also the leitmotif for interpreting the blazer, a staple for colder days ahead. Worn either as a full suit or over a flowing dress, it is the perfect silhouette for sophisticated day-to-night dressing. Marella also celebrates the blazer as a fitting icon of the season, moving between tailor-inspired styles and new proportions in statement colors such as timeless camel as well as versatile shades like purple, light blue, orange and rust.
Outerwear is also deeply linked to Marella’s DNA and tradition, which is offered in a wide range of shapes and fabrics done in a versatile mix of lengths and weights – from the trench coat, a must-have at the beginning of the season, to the maxi coat in pure wool and shearling jacket in synthetic sheepskin rendered in such timeless colors as camel, black and gray. The brand’s more casual soul advances a more modern form of layering. Shirts with a masculine fit are paired with flowing skirts, the oversized boyfriend style jacket overlaps with soft knitwear, and velvet jersey is the season’s wardrobe workhorse that can easily be worn from morning to night. Another collection to watch out for is the Marella Denim collection, which is a effortless expression of urban and contemporary easywear.
The essential wardrobe’s construction gains an added edge with the adoption of a tone-on-tone approach, embracing gray, especially, for its chic neutrality. And if there are various shades of gray, there is only one black, the star of the season embodied in Nappa leather blazer as well as a series of outfits ideal for night.
The single-breasted blazer, tailored bustier and chino trousers with feather details teeming with couture flavor, is also poised to become outfits of choice as day turns to dusk. For variety, these pieces can be alternated with silver-laminated and fully sequined garments. And for the eclectic woman who wants to unleash her inner red-carpet diva, Marella offers dresses inspired by minimal luxury, ranging from sophisticated long frocks to gritty mini dresses and flowing draped suits. Glossy fabrics such as pure silk satin in “vitaminic” plain colors and enchanted forest patterns are also your best bets as the world enters the merriest season of the year.
Marella is available in the Philippines at multi-brand store Moressi, Level 3 Main Wing, Shangri-La Plaza, Mandaluyong. For inquiries about the latest collection, contact the store at 0917 8539 500.
