Roberto Cavalli launches ‘disruptive’ capsule collection in London

Roberto Cavalli launched a “disruptive” capsule collection outside the traditional catwalk calendar on Thursday as the Italian fashion label seeks to rebrand itself after a few shaky years.

Designer Fausto Puglisi looked to a 1994 print drawn by the brand’s founder Roberto Cavalli, itself inspired by a rococo depiction of the Greek myth of Leda and the swan, for the “Wild Leda” line, on show at London’s Selfridges department store.

Previously seen in the fashion house’s spring-summer 2023 line, the depiction, matched with animals prints, features on floaty dresses, beachwear, accessories and homeware.

The label, founded by designer Roberto Cavalli in the early 1970s and known for its animal prints, is owned by Dubai’s Damac Properties founder Hussain Sajwani, who rescued the Florence-based group in 2019 through his private investment company Vision Investments.