"Sartoria della pasta"
Made in Italy.
La Molisana decides to express its sense of excellence by using an unusual and inspiring combination of food and fashion, two international icons of Made in Italy in the world, and the “Sartoria della Pasta” is born.
A collection of pasta and fabric dresses created by talented young designers who have embraced our challenge of unconventional communication. What ties us to the world of tailoring is the same rigorous selection of raw materials, the strength of tradition and experience, which, passed down through generations, acquire even greater value, the obsessive attention to detail, and the almost artisanal expertise.
Anna Sammarone
Anna is a lawyer on loan to fashion, Anna represents the possibility of changing a predefined life path, to follow a dream put to rest in a drawer.
Anna founded her atelier in her hometown in Molise, where childhood memories intertwine with life experiences, and where collections designed by the hands of fairy godmothers embellish soft, silky fabrics and cuts. Anna, a native of Molise, shares with Anna her attention to detail and the meticulous pursuit of timeless craftsmanship, where the raw materials are both substance and source of inspiration. The combination of food and fashion came to her in a flash, like a flash of inspiration, and she commissioned her first two dresses. Anna Sammarane encapsulated the company’s dream of an integrated supply chain in two stunning creations, and her creations were a resounding success; they toured the world at events and fairs, breaking the routine of contexts where a dream dress wasn’t expected.
Antonio Saturnino
Antonio is passionate about high-end tailoring, with a strong penchant for the world of luxury and design. Antonio Saturnino works for important national fashion houses.
Passionate about fashion, customs, and tradition, Antonio Saturnino became passionate about the pasta tailoring project and designed the fourth dress in the collection. He was inspired by the company’s history, the cult of wheat, and the attachment to the land. A dress was born that celebrates the land and its fruits like a modern deity, made of precious, iridescent fabrics and transparencies that seek the light. Saturnino created a modern Rococo-inspired dress, generous in volume and simple in decoration, inspired by the traditional costumes of Molise folklore. A shiny silk jacquard featuring ears of wheat for the bolero. An explicit homage to tradition is the apron with a maxi rouge of generous layers of organza and the search for fabrics from the past, such as brocade, reminiscent of grandmother’s best dress. The only luxury: gold, yes, but that of the earth that nourishes and never disappoints, that of the wheat fields that always guarantee at least daily bread.
Connie Groenwegen
Conny Groenewegen is a young, emerging talent who won the Dutch Fashion Awards in 2011. Her feminine, sensual dresses blur the line between fashion and art, playing with stark contrasts.
The Dutch designer deconstructs forms and subverts the concept of femininity. In her fashion shows, fabric reigns supreme, and innovation is presented in both form and substance. Her signature blends modern technique and traditional craftsmanship, blending the straightforward approach typical of Dutch culture with international appeal and sophistication. Following an open-source philosophy, she has made her innovations accessible to other designers.
Connie fell in love with the project, and we decided to commission her for a third dress. The result is a network of different types of penne woven with colored silk ribbons, chiffon, and fabric, creating a system and celebrating pasta as a new fabric. An integrated design process in which fabric and design are one and together establish their own rules and logic. The dress, dedicated to innovation, will be photographed by Dirk Vogel, an internationally renowned photographer, who officially establishes the pasta tailoring as a corporate manifesto.
