An image from Pitti Filati’s Spazio Ricerca
Sweater by Beatrice Brandini
The 99th edition of Pitti Immagine Filati concluded with a positive outcome, confirming the event as the sole global reference for top-level yarns, as well as for solution providers serving the knitwear industry.
The central theme of Pitti Immagine Filati’s trends for Fall/Winter 2027/2028 is DISCIPLINE, an important concept that symbolizes the tension between two aspects that are more fundamental today than ever: order and freedom.
Discipline concept by Angelo Figus with the collaboration of Carrie Hollands and Manuela Sandroni
Discipline concept by Angelo Figus with the collaboration of Carrie Hollands and Manuela Sandroni
Discipline signifies how the process of finding balance is fundamental. Fashion also encompasses these two contrasts, as discipline is necessary to achieve goals, but at the same time, freedom is a fundamental aspect of creativity. What creator could be a creator if they were not free to express themselves?
Dressage from the Pitti Filati Research Space
Dressage from the Pitti Filati Research Space
Costume and fashion have always reflected this ambivalence: on the one hand, the free expression of experimentation and adoption of one’s own style—think of the word moda, from the French modus: “way, form, manner”—and on the other, the desire to wear a garment as a uniform, an expression of belonging to a social class or simply to a group, a tribe, a community.
Dressage from the Pitti Filati Research Space
Overview of the Reining theme in the Pitti Filati Research Space
Discipline, therefore, not as a restriction but as a tool for freedom to pursue one’s passions, the goals we have set for ourselves, a connection between desire and fulfillment.
Reining from the Pitti Filati Research Space
Reining from the Pitti Filati Research Space
Equestrianism perfectly embodies this concept: a symbiotic relationship with the horse, but above all, an (equestrian) sport based on three pillars: presence, time, and responsibility.
Reining from the Pitti Filati Research Space
Reining from the Pitti Filati Research Space
Three themes are presented in the Research Space:
DRESSAGE is the discipline of total presence. It requires absolute concentration, harmony, and mutual listening with the horse. A more elegant, almost classic theme, in which the patterns are vertical designs, inspired by the braids in horses’ manes and tails. Colors: moss, terracotta, burgundy, tobacco, rope, midnight blue, black.
Overview of the Obstacles theme in the Pitti Filati Research Space
Obstacles from the Spazio Ricerca at Pitti Filati
REINING, or Western riding, is wild but also based on balance, trust, and docility. A country atmosphere, American arts and crafts designs. Designs borrowed from Western clothing. Quilt, leather, denim, and spotted prints. Colors: grass, teal, mustard, purple, deep burgundy, and dark powder.
Obstacles from the Spazio Ricerca at Pitti Filati
Obstacles from the Spazio Ricerca at Pitti Filati
L’OBSTACLES, That is, the sport in which there are literally no shortcuts when faced with an obstacle. And it’s predominantly about technique and courage. Inspiration for technical outdoor equestrian clothing. Stripes, color blocks, obstacles here become a pretext for a contemporary athlete. Colors: many shades of red, Berber, poppy, brick, fuchsia, gladiolus purple, tangerine, midnight blue, light green, dew blue.
Obstacles from the Spazio Ricerca at Pitti Filati
Obstacles from the Spazio Ricerca at Pitti Filati
Here ends the first part of a truly stimulating journey for all creatives. I sincerely believe that Pitti Filati is the most beautiful event for those who work in fashion. Seeing how Sazio Ricerca creates a different and increasingly interesting story every season is worth the trip to Florence, even if you lived on the other side of the world.
Enjoy your life!
Beatrice