Does Italian style have a color?
When you think of Italian racing your mind automatically goes to Ferrari red. When you think of Italian cocktails perhaps you thirst for the bright red of Campari. When you think of Italian cinema it’s possible you remember the title of Michelango Antonioni’s Red Desert. Then there’s the three colors of the Italian flag – red, white and green.
Red has long been associated with Italy, it was after all unified just over 150 years ago by Giuseppe Garibaldi’s Red Shirts (Camicie rosse), but Italy’s success in the fashion world hasn’t come only in red. The rainbow of colors associated with Italy’s leading designers starts with the shocking pink of the legendary Italian designer Elsa Schiaparelli.
We’ve tried to bring the hues of Italian fashion together in the following list. Are there any you think we’ve left out?
Pink by Schiaparelli
Emerald green by Bulgari
Blue by Renato Balestra
Capri blue by Pucci
Greige by Giorgio Armani
Beige by Alberta Ferretti
White by Laura Biagiotti
Green and red by Gucci
Red by Valentino