Inspiration: On Anthony’s recent trip to Italy he had the privilege of a private viewing of the works of artists like Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, Raphael, Dosso Dossi and Jacopo Bassano at Galleria Borghese. He was at first taken by the palace rooms elaborate decor and the richness of color. The paintings drew him in to get a closer look and to study the depth of contrasts. He noticed so much darkness surrounding the saturated colors. This was what inspired his choice of colors for his collection. At first he chose textiles that had just the right sheen and texture but that was still not enough. There was something more that needed to be done to bring the depth of color to the forefront. He studied the art work and when shopping for the fabrics came to realize that he was not bringing in enough black or darkness. Then he had a moment of enlightenment realizing that to capture that depth he would have to layer the fabrics. He chose to layer dark sheer netting over the bright saturated fabrics in this case shantung and it actually worked. He was still missing one more element to bring in the elaborate decor so he chose to use glass beaded netting. The bead work is in rich jewel tones of deep crimson red, emerald greens, amber, gold and deep blue.
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