Many poets have said it much better than I can.
And nearly all of us have felt it, or long to feel it.
But I think that because romance is eternal, it must also be modern.
Photo: Luca Orsi/ Courtesy of Alberta Ferretti
The suddenness of romances emotional earthquake effect coincidentally mirrors Serafinis own current professional state of potential-filled tumult.
Or as he puts it: It has been a very intense few months, and very exciting too.
So its really been non-stop.
A look from the Alberta Ferretti spring 1997 ready-to-wear show.
A look from the Alberta Ferretti spring 1997 ready-to-wear show.
A look from the Alberta Ferretti fall 2025 ready-to-wear collection.
Photo: Luca Orsi/ Courtesy of Alberta Ferretti
Tomorrow night, Serafini presents his first Alberta Ferretti show.
A look from the Alberta Ferretti fall 2025 ready-to-wear collection. Photo: Luca Orsi/ Courtesy of Alberta Ferretti
As Serafini shows me pictures of the collections toiles, he says.
Im working to stay true to the spirit of Alberta while translating it through my own vision and instincts.
Alberta really spoke to and understood her customers desires.
A look from the Alberta Ferretti fall 2025 ready-to-wear collection. Photo: Luca Orsi/ Courtesy of Alberta Ferretti
She was rooted in the real world, but also she shared their dreams and their fantasies.
Says Serafini: To me, Albertas work is always more about sensuality than sexiness.
It always carries discretion alongside grace and lightness.
A look from the Alberta Ferretti fall 2025 ready-to-wear collection. Photo: Luca Orsi/ Courtesy of Alberta Ferretti
Her way of dressing was to create pleasure for the woman herself.
This is very inspiring to me.
It later acquired Moschino (which has a studio based elsewhere in Milan) and the accessories specialist Pollini.
Angelina Jolie at the Worldwide Orphans Foundation in 2005.
Says Serafini: One of the great advantages about being in Aeffe is that we are our own suppliers.
We manufacture the collections in house, and work with Pollini for the shoes and bags.
Its a very Italian thing, and it works.
Meryl Streep at the Academy Awards in 2009.
Although he has been at Aeffe since 2014, Serafinis association with it goes back much further.
Aged 19, he interned at Moschino in Cattolica during his fashion degree.
I remember Jean Paul Gaultier was coming in and out, and Rifat Ozbek was there.
Sandra Bullock at the 2007 Met Gala.
It was very inspiring.
After 10 years, Serafini joined the womenswear design studio at Dolce & Gabbana.
This added a completely new dimension to my experience.
Taylor Swift in Alberta Ferretti at the Eras tour in Las Vegas in 2023.
In terms of skills, structure, and organization, it is the best that you could want.
They are super-clever, super-creative, and super-energetic.
And then, five years later, he was poached to join Philosophy and Aeffe.
After my meeting with Serafini I was able to catch up with Ferretti over email.
After receiving that email, I showed it to Serafini, who said: Ah wow!
You know, I will always be grateful to Alberta for showing me this trust.
It is the biggest compliment of my life.
Angelina Jolie at the Worldwide Orphans Foundation in 2005.
Meryl Streep at the Academy Awards in 2009.
Sandra Bullock at the 2007 Met Gala.
Taylor Swift in Alberta Ferretti at the Eras tour in Las Vegas in 2023.
