How Act N.1's Galib Gassanoff and Luca Lin are gearing up for a Valentino-approved show
MILAN — Being endorsed by an established fashion house of Valentino's size and reputation s' accompanied by a generous dose of pressure.
Still in discussion with Galib Gassanoff and Luca Lin — whose label Act N.1 was selected by the Roman company as an emerging brand to support this season - clearly what could be a source of anxiety is more like a healthy adrenaline rush. Valentino will offer its Instagram platform to designers for a livestream of the spring show, which will take place on Thursday in Milan.
Reached by phone three days before the event, the designer duo were running to fittings but kept their signature aplomb when discussing what the initiative means for the brand and what to expect from the upcoming collection.
Related Galleries"Compared to previous times, there is definitely more pressure, but that encourages us to do even better and pushing even further by presenting a stronger collection,” Lin said.
As stated, Act N.1 will take over from Marco Rambaldi in social media attention and Valentino's 17.2 million followers during this edition of Milan Fashion Week. The initiative launched by the Roman brand with the Italian Fashion Chamber began in February, when the first contact between Maison Valentino and Act N.1 was also established.
"They got in touch three days before our previous show, when we were casting. so was an injection of energy for this show as well, because in our most hectic times, in the midst of work and sleepless nights, we received such news and we were extremely happy,” Lin recalled.
When introducing the initiative last year, the creative director of Maison Valentino , Pierpaolo Piccioli, said the aim was to offer young designers the opportunity to use the brand's social platform "as a stage to expand their work and their message" and that talents "whose sensibility resonates with our fundamental identity values" would be approached.
Established in 2016, Act N.1 stands for inclusivity and a personal, multicultural approach fashion, with its collections mixing the spirit of deconstructed couture, theatricality and stylistic influences from the origins of the founders, since Lin is half-Chinese and Gassanoff was born in Azerbaijan but grew up in Georgia.
MILAN — Being endorsed by an established fashion house of Valentino's size and reputation s' accompanied by a generous dose of pressure.
Still in discussion with Galib Gassanoff and Luca Lin — whose label Act N.1 was selected by the Roman company as an emerging brand to support this season - clearly what could be a source of anxiety is more like a healthy adrenaline rush. Valentino will offer its Instagram platform to designers for a livestream of the spring show, which will take place on Thursday in Milan.
Reached by phone three days before the event, the designer duo were running to fittings but kept their signature aplomb when discussing what the initiative means for the brand and what to expect from the upcoming collection.
Related Galleries"Compared to previous times, there is definitely more pressure, but that encourages us to do even better and pushing even further by presenting a stronger collection,” Lin said.
As stated, Act N.1 will take over from Marco Rambaldi in social media attention and Valentino's 17.2 million followers during this edition of Milan Fashion Week. The initiative launched by the Roman brand with the Italian Fashion Chamber began in February, when the first contact between Maison Valentino and Act N.1 was also established.
"They got in touch three days before our previous show, when we were casting. so was an injection of energy for this show as well, because in our most hectic times, in the midst of work and sleepless nights, we received such news and we were extremely happy,” Lin recalled.
When introducing the initiative last year, the creative director of Maison Valentino , Pierpaolo Piccioli, said the aim was to offer young designers the opportunity to use the brand's social platform "as a stage to expand their work and their message" and that talents "whose sensibility resonates with our fundamental identity values" would be approached.
Established in 2016, Act N.1 stands for inclusivity and a personal, multicultural approach fashion, with its collections mixing the spirit of deconstructed couture, theatricality and stylistic influences from the origins of the founders, since Lin is half-Chinese and Gassanoff was born in Azerbaijan but grew up in Georgia.
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