Backstage at Ferragamo Fall Winter 2025 show, Maximilian Davis directed a world where fashion moved like dance. Drawing from German Tanztheater’s raw choreography, he translated the drama of performance into sharply cut silks, tactile leathers, and surreal flourishes. Models slipped into straight-cut slips with drop-waist lace or shearling panels, while tailored uniforms nodded to the 1920s.
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Davis, inspired by eras of rebellion like the Roaring Twenties and the expressive 1980s, layered historical textures with references to off-stage dressing. Printed jersey knits twisted around the body, echoing rehearsal looks reimagined through a sharper lens. Backstage, dressers fastened utility belts and adjusted the volume of feathered trench coats, creating a rhythm of preparation that mirrored the controlled chaos of Tanztheater.
The accessories station buzzed with experimentation. Stylists secured handbags that looked more like sculptures than accessories, some lined in fur, others blooming with organza flowers. The Hug bag, now belted across the body or transformed into a pouch of flattened feathers, stood out among the lineup. Next to it, the Soft bag appeared reshaped with a structure that seemed to resist stillness. On the footwear racks, pumps bloomed with leather flowers, and wedges drew attention with elongated shapes pulled from mid-century archives.
Male models stepped into heavy-grained leather brogues and boots with exposed zips that disrupted classic lines. Assistants hovered, steaming cashmere and adjusting the poppies sewn into satin, a delicate tension between softness and control mirrored in every backstage movement.
Davis worked the room with quiet intensity, fixing drapes, watching fabrics in motion, and adjusting collars with sharp precision. He spoke of discomfort as a tool, distorting the familiar, just as the choreographers of Tanztheater did decades ago. That mood echoed in every detail: the clash between glossy leather and soft knits, the cinched satin waists halting movement mid-step, the emotional pull of surreal accessories. Even in the prep zones, Ferragamo’s dualities took shape, beauty and distortion, fluidity and edge, each detail rehearsed like choreography, waiting for its cue on the runway.
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Ah Maximilian! Love these! One of his best collections for Ferragamo if not the best!