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MAX KIBARDIN:
THE PITTI UOMO 77 MEN’S FASHION PROJECT FOR ACCESSORIES

At this edition of Pitti Uomo, and specifically from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, 14 January,  Max Kibardin will present a world preview of his Behind the Shoes project with a performance; and his collection will be featured at Touch!,  the heart of the fair’s fashion district devoted to the new form of elegance for today’s man. Behind the Shoes is the result of Kibardin’s cooperation with Iké Udé, the internationally renowned artist who works in New York. Inspired by Beyond Decorum, Udé’s fundamental piece from 2000, Kibardin poses twice wearing the artist’s classic gray suit. In the first portrait the suit is perfectly buttoned and impeccable looking, in the other the designer overturns bourgeois aplomb and decorum playfully reminding us of the wonder of human contradictions.

The Fondazione Pitti Discovery has selected Kibardin – who is already famous for the high quality craftsmanship of his jewel-footwear and winner in the accessories category of the first edition of  “WHO IS ON NEXT? UOMO” – as one of the Pitti Uomo 77 New Performers.

The New Performers is a project/program produced by Pitti Discovery to create opportunities for new talents in fashion, as well as for those who work with fashion’s materials by bringing them together with various artistic and esthetic disciplines.

“I am honored by the Pitti Immagine invitation”, says Kibardin, “since it gives me the opportunity to present my creations to an international audience of buyers and the press that gathers at Pitti Uomo. The new collection’s concept is ‘Tirolo glam punk’, and it will be a mix of experiments and Made in Italy craftsmanship in two distinct looks, “casual choc chic” and exasperated elegance”.


Stefano Tonchi (The New York Times) has written about him:
Max Kibardin presents a well structured collection…I believe that Manolo Blahnik would have done something similar if he had worked in menswear….