Brocade, leather, antique handkerchiefs, corsets. Elements of traditional Sardinian clothes that walked the catwalks in Rome on the occasion of “The Clash”, the AltaRoma fashion show, the Capital's Fashion Week, thanks to the creativity of Alberto Maoddi, a Sardinian student of the Academy of Luxury. One of the emerging talents chosen by a commission.
Class 2002, born in Cagliari and lived in Nuragus , the designer was selected to present his models, a real “capsule” made up of 5 outfits, two for women and three for men, inspired by the so-called Metaverse.
A passion, that of fashion, which he has always had. And the studies were consistent with the idea he had as a child, that of creating and creating . Last year he graduated from the artistic high school of Cagliari in industrial design and then decided to go to Rome to become a fashion designer: "Basically the person who prepares the collection for the fashion houses, chooses the materials, expresses the his creativity and the starting point of the garments ”, he explains to L'Unione Sarda.
The first experiences?
“As a kid I started designing dresses for the Latin American dance school I attended, decorated and embellished to make them unique”.
“The Clash” was the title of the Rome fashion show, what does it mean?
“The clash between tangible reality and that of innovation. I chose the one from the past of the Sardinian tradition that tells about me, my land, my origins, introducing new shapes, combining industrial yarn fabrics with artisanal ones ".
