One of the advantages of having a creative mind as a friend is that you can always see, get inspiration and in this case also modeling for her!
I often go to visit Ilaria in her Madame Ilary atelier in Milan, just to watch her working or getting inspired by her new pieces. I love to watch “the process of creation” that is behind every single piece and to appreciate then the unicity of each turban or clothes that she makes.
She believes in real women and she wants to dress them, that’s why she says that her friends and customers are better than a model because they show how the pieces are on a real woman and sometimes I model for her, especially when she has brand new creations.
It was the case of this wonderful brocade blue coat, a vintage inspired piece with amazing vintage trimmings. I have a thing for all her brocade coats because they have this “Renaissance” feeling that I cannot explain with other words!
We paired the coat with a new piece from her collection, the black jumpsuit with embroidered sartorial big pockets on the front. I love the shape of the pockets, they add an incredible touch to a simple yet elegant piece.
Of course we decided to add one of her turbans to the outfit and we went for this amazing structured fuchsia piece that I adore!
Total Outfit: Heka Couture
Earrings: Metalica
Curvy model: Me!
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