Aelis designer Sofia Crociani collaborated with L’Atelier de Moulage to create wearable art for her spring couture collection. The Italian designer drew inspiration from Greco-Roman sculpture, particularly Venus de Milo, the Winged Victory of Samothrace (aka Nike), and Myron’s Athena. Silk, tulle and duchesse satin were manipulated to mimic the fluidity of the works, producing a trompe-l’oeil effect that blurred the line between sculpture and garment. In four key pieces, plaster fragments were integrated directly into the dresses, as a cinch at the waist for example, to create the appearance of sculpted stone. One statuesque Grecian-inspired gold gown was made from six meters of duchesse satin, draped and stitched around the body without a cut.