FASHION DNA Anatomy of a Zen Marni coat.
instead of having a frantic five-minute backstage interview, I was invited to join Marni’s designer, Consuelo Castiglioni, for a casual chat in her pop-up Flower Market at Milan’s Rotonda della Besana. The one-day market was a celebration of her 20th anniversary and a chance to raise funds for Vimala, a children’s charity in India. Although she is soft-spoken and petite, Castiglioni casts a powerful presence. “My career—it came by chance in many ways,” she tells me. “I have liked clothes since I was little. I would always steal things from my mother’s closet and put looks together, but I never dreamed this would be my life.” Looking ahead, she says her goal is to continue having the freedom to do what she wants. “It’s not stressful; I have a nice life.” Spoken like a true master. ■
Marni celebrates 20 years of iconoclastic perfection. #Moreplease