With a new post helming a legendary Italian fashion house, Paul Andrew, pictured here with Ferragamo muse Virginia Gardner, caters to a new generation of style stars.
It’s not surprising that Paul Andrew chose Virginia Gardner, who plays one of Marvel Universe’s biggest rebels, as his inspiration this season. He’s got a track record with onscreen rule-breakers. While preparing for his debut as the creative director of Salvatore Ferragamo this past February, Andrew spent hours “devouring” The Crown. Andrew, a Brit, was especially drawn to Princess Margaret, as portrayed by Vanessa Kirby. “She was this naughty, debauched royal,” he says. Inspired by the character, he fantasized a scene where, following a wild night out, the princess remembers she has to feed the palace chickens. “She throws on this poncho and a pair of ostrich boots, and goes out onto the farm,” he says, smiling. That moment—where excess meets everyday—would manifest itself on the Ferragamo runway, which saw slinky dresses topped with ponchos and worn with flat boots. Andrew delights in taking “old-fashioned, aristocratic dress codes and bringing them to the streets.”
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