Casa Preti SS25: “Ex Voto” – Sartorial Elegance as a Call for Change
Casa Preti’s Spring/Summer 2025 collection, titled “Ex Voto”, left a striking mark on Milan Fashion Week. Creative director Mattia Piazza staged more than just a runway show—he delivered a fashion performance where art and politics intertwined. Using the symbolism of voting as a metaphor for personal and collective agency, Piazza invited the audience to see clothing not only as aesthetics, but as an expression of freedom, transformation, and social conscience.
Fashion as a Political Act
Presented at Piazza della Repubblica, the show immersed its guests in an atmosphere reminiscent of a polling station. Models embodied citizens, moving through a space of quiet reflection and choice. Spectators, armed with pencils, were asked to symbolically cast their votes on values such as love, family, and music—pillars of Casa Preti’s identity. This participatory gesture captured the spirit of Ex Voto: the idea that every decision, sartorial or otherwise, ripples outward to shape society as a whole.
Volumes, Icons, and Bold Contrasts
The collection’s silhouettes are expansive yet precise, echoing the grandeur of historical imagery like Delacroix’s Liberty Leading the People and Pellizza da Volpedo’s The Fourth Estate. Flowing structures meet sharp tailoring, projecting both strength and defiance.
Colors move from ethereal whites and grays to vivid bursts of pink and orange, reinforcing the play between fragility and power. Subtle ballot-inspired patterns woven into the garments reinforce the show’s central metaphor: the vote as both a private and communal act of significance.
Crafting a Sustainable Future
True to the brand’s ethos, Casa Preti continues to prioritize sustainability. Piazza worked with organic fibers and artisanal Italian craftsmanship, uniting ethical responsibility with refined design. This meticulous approach underscores a conviction that fashion must be as responsible as it is inspiring—an agent of cultural progress as much as beauty.
The Resonance of Choice
In an industry often dominated by surface-level allure, Casa Preti dares to ask deeper questions. Ex Voto positions fashion as a vehicle for reflection, highlighting the transformative power of choice—whether individual decisions or shared commitments.
As the performance concluded, guests left not only with visions of next season’s style, but with a reminder of the quiet strength embedded in everyday choices. This is the heart of Casa Preti’s message: that fashion can be a conversation, a mirror, and ultimately, a catalyst for change.
