At Milan Fashion Week, Matilde Montanari presented In Colors, a collection that blurs the boundaries between art, fashion, and design, transforming personal memory into wearable expression. More than an accessories line, the collection represents a creative journey where colour, material, and form become a language shaped by artistic vision and Italian craftsmanship.
Designed and produced entirely in Italy, the brand stands at the intersection of art and high-end artisanal savoir-faire. Matilde Montanari’s universe is rooted in the belief that luxury objects should carry meaning, durability, and emotional value. Each piece is conceived as a limited edition or a unique creation, reinforcing the idea of exclusivity and timelessness.
In Colors draws inspiration from the artist’s childhood memories of her family villa, a place where nature became a playground for imagination. Flowers, plants, and organic forms are translated into accessories that recall the innocence of toys, expressed through simple shapes, vibrant colours, and ethereal structures. Light leather constructions appear almost drawn in the air, suggesting movement and freedom while maintaining a precise and intentional form.
The collection celebrates femininity through contrast. Soft yet bold, playful yet strong, each piece reflects a vision of womanhood that embraces both delicacy and determination. Flowers emerge as recurring elements, imagined as untamed, velvety figures, filtering light and igniting colour into ever-changing shades. This poetic approach gives the accessories a sculptural presence, transforming them into wearable artworks.
Materials play a central role in defining the brand’s identity. Italian and European leather, responsibly sourced as a food-industry by-product, becomes the medium through which artistic expression takes shape. For Matilde Montanari, working with leather is an act of respect, a way to honour material and craft while creating objects designed to last.
The creative process behind each piece is intentionally slow and meticulous. From design to printing, from brass casting details to the complex, multi-step creation of the brand’s floral elements, every accessory requires time and precision. The flowers, a distinctive signature of the brand, undergo an eight-step process that concludes with hand-painting, ensuring that no two pieces are ever the same.
Behind the brand stands a multidisciplinary background. Having worked as a photographer since the early 2000s, with years spent between New York, Milan, and Bologna, Matilde Montanari brings a strong visual sensibility to her designs. Saturated colours and bold perspectives, once confined to two-dimensional images, now take on a three-dimensional form, finding new life in accessories and objects meant to be worn and lived with.
In Colors is not conceived to follow trends, but to accompany personal moments. Handbags, belts, tiaras, corsets, and headdresses become expressions of individuality, designed for women who see fashion as an extension of creativity and self-expression rather than a seasonal statement.
With this collection presented at Milan Fashion Week, Matilde Montanari reinforces her brand’s position within the contemporary luxury lifestyle landscape, offering a vision where art becomes wearable, craftsmanship becomes narrative, and colour becomes memory.
Website: www.matildemontanari.com
Instagram: @matildemontanari_official
Sabrina Spinelli | Brand Manager
Art director & Founder @wellnessforyoufashion | Luxury Event @eventfashionartandmore
Photographer, Retouch: Svetlana Lucia Grishina @svetlana_grishina_photo
Stylist: @nicolezampedri.stylist
Fashion Show Coordinator: @andrea_dalla_mura_show_fashion
Wardrobe Assistant: @glaminsidefashion
Makeup & Hair Style: @scuolabcmmilano @360back @aegyptiamilanomakeup
Location: Palazzo Visconti Milan Italy
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