" What's the point of gendering clothes and dividing people? After all, fashion belongs to everyone."
An energetic and experienced upcoming designer with the wish to create, innovate and produce inclusive garments with eco-friendly resources.
I always remain prepared to embrace the unexpected and adapt to change, as I believe that fashion is evolving constantly. Not only through the understanding we now have of the environmental impact of production, but also through inclusivity and equality which are principles I couldn’t work without.
During my studies I had the chance to build a brand project with an eponymous name which represents who I am as a fashion designer pretty well.
Luca Sontot is an eponymous brand of genderfluid couture/ready-to-wear developed during my studies.
It represents the story of my life, mixed with my inspirations, influences and what's going on in my head.
It's a reflection of a mix that is as complex and infinite as it seams. It can be summed up as a journey between eras, from the 1940s to the 1990s, passing through southern Italy from time to time.
It's a reflection of a mix that is as complex and infinite as it seams. It can be summed up as a journey between eras, from the 1940s to the 1990s, passing through southern Italy from time to time.
I've been imagining this brand and my idealistic muse since I was a child. They came to me when I watched my first black-and-white film: "Some Like it Hot", starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, in which the characters play humorously with gender, and made me ask myself a multitude of questions. This film is
unconscious starting point for my brand. Then came the other Marilyn Monroe movies, followed by Audrey Hepburn, Sofia Loren and so on... As I was often immersed in history books and with the arrival of Internet in my life, my interest in fashion continued to grow. I discovered the 1940s, 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s, and realized that these eras were more than just eras: they were my inspirations.
unconscious starting point for my brand. Then came the other Marilyn Monroe movies, followed by Audrey Hepburn, Sofia Loren and so on... As I was often immersed in history books and with the arrival of Internet in my life, my interest in fashion continued to grow. I discovered the 1940s, 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s, and realized that these eras were more than just eras: they were my inspirations.
Growing up, I would also see my Italian mother and grandmother, "la Nonna", getting ready for any occasion, always elegant, perfumed and refined; they too have always inspired me.
And then my maternal grandfather, "il Nonno", embodies success in my eyes; from little he had it all and fought for what he wanted. He was an accomplished man who always gave me the strength to do what I love, always complimented me, encouraged me.
So it's thanks to the various elements mentioned above that the eponymous brand was born: Luca Sontot.
Welcome to my world.
