For Pierre-Louis Mascia, this past year has called him forth to provide levity—to be a flame of color and joy in a landscape of drab. His latest collection, Bright Star, is a celebration of the tireless pursuit of beauty in all the forms it exists. Through delicately sewn, gathered shapes, Pierre-Louis deconstructs the “classic” and invites a softer interpretation for living—encouraging us to indulge in the sweeter side.
Pierre-Louis Mascia hails from Toulouse–the famed bohemian Parisian city. There he was undoubtedly influenced by the city’s thriving music scene, the colorful pink brick architecture, spectacular cuisine and art rooted in the likes of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Henri-Jean Guillaume Martin. With Lyon (the silk Jacquard capital of Europe) and Milan within reach, Pierre-Louis got started developing a patchwork of identities that play in contrast. His hope is that we feel free to mix the shiny and dull, the vivacious and modest, the fancy and the most ordinary into an idiosyncratic cool style.
Working closely with Achille Pinto—the famed Italian mill that also creates the goods for Alonpi—Pierre-Louis has created 20 new prints for this season’s collection. The motifs range from venerated paisley and faux embroidery to Etruscan frescoes. While the palette remains maximal, the overall is subdued compared to his previous collections, moving into a much more tonal play of color.
The silhouettes are sensual and approachable, with touches of Baroque accents that heighten each piece’s individual character. As with all of Pierre-Louis’ work, this collection is best suited for mixing and matching. When layered, the pieces meld into a bombastic whole greater than its parts, allowing the wearer to envision their own style of dressing… one as complex as their soul that lies beneath.
