<_THE “ALBORNOZ” COAT, SPANISH FOR “BATHROBE” COMES AS AN ATTEMPT OF TURNING ITS USAGE INSIDE OUT WHILE OFFERING A NEW EXISTENCE TO THE GARMENT IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD. MADE FROM CAREFULLY SOURCED VINTAGE BEACH TOWELS, EACH ONE OF THE MODELS WERE ENTIRELY MADE IN PARIS. IN THE CONSTANT ATTEMPT OF ELEVATING THE MATERIALS USED, EVERY TOWEL WAS TREATED AND RESTORED SEPARATELY. THERE WAS A SPECIAL ATTENTION ON THE PATTERN’S PLACEMENT IN ORDER TO CREATE AN ENGINEERED ARTWORK. TAPPING INTO THE BRAND’S CREATIVE NETWORK, LONG-TERM FRIENDS, COLLABORATORS AND MUSES WERE ASKED TO BE PART OF THE ALBORNOZ COAT CAMPAIGN. QUEER ACTOR FELIZ MARITAUD, CLASSICAL DANCER ZAZIE SCHMID, INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER TEDDY SANCHEZ, CONTEMPORARY ARTIST CLEDIA FORNIAU AND SINGER OKLOU WERE THE SELECTED FACES OF AN INTIMATE SERIE OF PORTRAITS. LIKE A BROKEN KALEIDOSCOPE, POP CULTURE REFERENCES ARE SCATTERED ON EACH PIECE, REMINDING MEMORIES OF CHILDHOOD AND HOLIDAYS BY THE BEACH. THIS IS PART OF SEVALI’S IDENTITY: UPCYCLING FABRICS AND GARMENTS NOT ONLY FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL MATTER BUT ALSO FOR WHAT THEY ARE – FRAGMENTS OF THE PAST, CATALYZERS OF NOSTALGIA. >>