Marina Rinaldi Experience

For the Echo Awards 2011, the young pop soul brit sensation Adele (whose real name is Laurie Blue Adkins) chose the refined elegance of a little black dress designed by Marina Rinaldi.

Adele wearing Marina Rinaldi

The much praised passe-partout in every woman’s wardrobe, worn with court shoes and proposed here in one of its very chic versions with three-quarter length sleeves and plissé details, becomes an impeccable and ultra-glamorous versatile outfit even on stage.

The final result is like the singer’s voice in Rolling in the Deep: perfect, intense and raspy, able to enchant and to move.

Top marks for the look, which is definitely to be imitated.

And if you still weren’t convinced that the little black dress was the highly versatile dress for all occasions, you will now need to reconsider the idea.

MR - Voyage Collection

Jungle prints with a metropolitan flavour are getting ready to conquer every woman’s wardrobe, from the sportier to the classier, with their oh-so-versatile and always very feminine allure.

Summer 2011 will be marked by Jungle fever mania! A huge trend, as seen on the catwalks of the most important international fashion houses, marking the summer mood of a strong desire to wear patterns with an exotic flavour.

On the other hand, you need only a detail to dream of the Sahara or the boundless green of the Amazon. Like a nice jacket.

MR - Blue Label Collection

The new Marina Rinaldi jackets come in many different warm and sophisticated prints, with a jungle appeal, elegant three-quarter length sleeves and a practical contrasting belt to tie at the waist for a very ladylike effect. Worn with longuette khaki skirts, they create a simple and rigorous mood, very high impact, while over jeans and leggings they reveal their basic soul, above all when worn with the brand new MR pants with a wide cut worn with leather thong sandals or the new suede boots, with a soft, draping shape with a very glam golden chain on the front.

Equally delightful are the jungle fever blouses, which light up over a pair of shiny silk pants or pale jeans, even white, a very elegant colour during the summer season.

Jungle fever inspiration also for the Capri pants to wear all summer long, all day long, with a pretty white t-shirt which lights up the face, and on your feet a pair of new suede sandals with wedge heel and ankle straps, for a totally up to date look!

And for those who prefer the punchy detail of a real animal print, why not try, from the Marina Rinaldi Blue Label range, the new t-shirts with pattern inspired of those who really live in the jungle. Elegant reptile inspiration also for the new waterproof iridescent taffeta trenches which add a flash of daring sauvage even to the most basic and metropolitan look.

Cuts, proportions, masculine allure, colours… For the new season, Marina Rinaldi has completely redesigned one of the must have pieces of every woman’s wardrobe, reinterpreting it in a brand new way, with glam and original details.

Suede jacket - MR Voyage

From the bon ton style model in practical triacetate, tied at the waist with a great maxi bow or the more unconventional ones in the MR Sport range, fitness style, in stretch cotton jersey, with turn-up sleeves which show off delicious contrast linings. Wear with a nice pair of jeans and a t-shirt lit up with rhinestone decorations, for a very feminine fitness-chic look.

Jersey Jacket - MR Sport

And of course, the safari jacket and matching trousers become the new cult suit of the summer. The safari jacket with its colonial flavour has always been fashionable, and Marina Rinaldi proposes it in a range of shades, models and fabrics, like suede, this season’s must have, used also to create brand new jackets with extreme elegance and versatility.

The suede jacket, which comes in sporty styles with a zip, hood and detachable sleeves, or more classy with large, Hollywood-style necklines, are perfect all day long.

Suede jacket - MR Sport

Contrasting the cocoon effect of suede, the gutsy feel of leather which makes a great comeback this summer, in different fashion colours, above all in black, so strong & sexy, perfect with “bad” jeans and a white jersey t-shirt for a high-impact bad girl look.

But the Marina Rinaldi jackets don’t steal the scene only for the materials used, like chenille or ramie viscose, but also for the original and elegant prints and patterns.

From the plain shades of champagne or white jackets with wide lapels and jewel buttons, to the models edged in contrast black or white, including the floral patterned jackets in many different colour shades, all very sophisticated and sensual. And the original pin stripe of the sophisticated trouser suit, almost an outfit stolen from a man’s wardrobe which Marina Rinaldi reinterprets in a totally feminine manner.

The cover of Curvy

“Glamour, denied to voluptuous women, revolves around a small amount of people who have a hyperactive metabolism. Well, the party is over. After years of aesthetic oppression the prawn, bread stick, sole or stick-thin shaped women have to give up and democratically share the style throne with curvy women [...] a soft and seductive reality”.

Now, the fact that curvy women have always been considered sexy is known, so there was no need for us to read about it in the preface of a book. But if two prominent names in Italian fashion that are beautiful, smart and definitely curvy, have decided that curves have made a comeback in fashion (with the intention of staying there), how can you not believe them?

This, and much more can be read in “Curvy. Il lato Glamour delle Rotondità” by Daniela Fedi and Lucia Serlenga, a book that exams the glamourous side of curves, it reveals secrets, stratagems and addresses, tells anecdotes and real-life stories whilst still maintaining that touch of humour that alleviates the weight of being curvy.

This book was advanced by their American agent, Vikie Satlov, she too is curvy, and took shape within a few hours, despite such a busy time, as Daniela Fedi reveals. But then, there are so many things to talk about.

Daniela Fedi and Lucia Serlenga

For example, according to facts “only five percent of women effortlessly reflect the rules imposed by fashion. It is estimated that models are 9 percent  thinner and 16 percent taller than normal. The conclusion is that there is an enormous gap between the real woman and the ideal one” says Daniela. “Don’t forget that curves are a sign of genetic evolution. The famous zero size only makes sense in TV, where figures are exaggerated. But in the future, with anamorphic vision, this problem will no longer exist. That’s why the future will belong to the curvier”.

So, it’s an objective look at reality that has been away from the catwalks for too long. But it’s also a collection of suggestions underlining the most glamorous side of one’s own curves. “No to minimalism” declares Daniela Fedi with no possibility of appealing  “yes to heels, which take off a kg for every centimetre, to the sheath dress and to brace-cut dresses. And of course great attention to lingerie, which I’ve always had a taste for”.

“It’s not easy to dress a curvy woman” she adds. “Marina Rinaldi, for example, deals with fashion glamorously. I find that they do a really good job with wearability”.

If you want to find out more then don’t miss the next date for Friday 10^th June, at 6 pm, at the Chiostri di San Barnaba in Milan, where Daniela and Lucia will be presenting their sharp, ironic and factual book. And – let’s admit it – there was a need for it.