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Alessandro Dell’Acqua’s sensual, lingerie-inspired womenswear keeps his star aloft in the edgier margins of Italian fashion. Sticking primarily to his signature nude and black palette, Dell’Acqua’s cocktail dresses are red-carpet staples, and his va-va-voom separates, like pencil skirts and chiffon blouses, tread the sexy-sweet overlap. The designer, whose come-hither footwear is a hit with upscale gallery girls, cites Italian screen sirens as his main muses. He’s also known for closing his shows to Pat Benatar’s “Love Is a Battlefield.”
“You've just got to love a designer who doesn't expect you to look perfect, or wear only his clothes, or--when you do--wear them from head to toe. Alessandro Dell'Acqua may have a highly musical name, but when it comes to style he's a straight talker.”—Hal Rubenstein InStyle
“There's nothing uptight about Alessandro Dell'Acqua's collection except the fit of some of the clothes, like the skinny leather pants or the leather bustier worn with a ruffled chiffon bib and a cream-colored chiffon skirt. He designs for a hip young woman with an adventurous fashion streak.”—Anne-Marie Schiro The New York Times
Alessandro Dell'Acqua