Even though Ermanno Scervino had originally planned to show this collection at the Sporting d’été complex in Monte Carlo as guest of honor of its local fashion week, the recent pandemic proved that even the fashion industry, one of the most powerful in the world, is not beyond the disarming randomness that rules the world. Instead of Côte d’Azur, the collection was showcased in the botanical gardens of the brand’s creative director Ermanno Daeli’s Florentine villa, giving the clothes a natural earnestness as well as a blissful aura rendering them unique and alluring.

Featherweight dresses, intricate embroideries, floral motifs, lace intarsias, billowing blouses, animal prints, plisséd skirts, delicate knitwear, whimsical suits and airy blazers constitute a plethoric aesthetic suggestion that evokes the classic Ermanno Scervino code while infusing it with a great many other elements and references. “Examining” the resort looks one by one, leads seamlessly to the realization that this collection is about abundance and meeting every woman’s needs, in a casual, down to earth way (hence the herbal ambience). Romantic femininity intersects boho chic and stylistic boldness, resulting in a fashion playground of endless expressions.

Given the circumstances, the whole production process faced a massive challenge, since the brand’s artisan collaborators had to work from home. No matter the difficulties though, Ermanno Scervino delivered a solid collection one cannot help but relate to. In the time of the absolute streetwear reign, Ermanno Scervino manages to propose a viable alternative that feels intensely tempting.