WE LOVE: MIU MIU UPCYCLE


 UPCYCLED BY MIU MIU IS A SPECIAL COLLECTION OF VINTAGE DRESSES REWORKED AND TRANSFORMED BY MIU MIU,

 

 
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A STRICTLY LIMITED SELECTION OF JUST 80 ONE-OFF AND NUMBERED DESIGNS, UPCYCLED BY MIU MIU IS BUILT AROUND PRECIOUS, ANONYMOUS FINDS, DATING FROM THE THIRTIES TO THE EIGHTIES, CAREFULLY SOURCED FROM VINTAGE CLOTHING STORES AND MARKETS WORLDWIDE. 

ONCE RESTORED, PIECES ARE RE-FASHIONED AND FINISHED WITH SIGNATURE MIU MIU EMBROIDERIES AND EMBELLISHMENTS. EACH PIECE IS ENTIRELY UNIQUE AND ALL ARE COMPLETED BY HAND. 

RE-IMAGINED THROUGH THE MIU MIU LENS, THE LIVES OF GARMENTS WORN AND LOVED IN THE PAST ARE EXTENDED, RENEWED AND SUSTAINED, ENRICHING THE LIVES OF THE WOMEN WHO WILL WEAR THEM BY RETURN. 

UPCYCLED BY MIU MIU DRESSES ARE AVAILABLE IN NINE SELECTED MIU MIU BOUTIQUES WORLDWIDE: MILAN, LONDON, PARIS, MOSCOW, NEW YORK, SHANGHAI, HONG KONG, TOKYO, ST. MORITZ. 

RE-IMAGINED THROUGH THE MIU MIU LENS, THE LIVES OF GARMENTS WORN AND LOVED IN THE PAST ARE EXTENDED, RENEWED AND SUSTAINED, ENRICHING THE LIVES OF THE WOMEN WHO WILL WEAR THEM BY RETURN
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LOVING TIMELESS, CLASSIC PIECES, THAT I CAN WEAR EVERYDAY, WITH EVERYTHING, AND LOVE LONG TIME, FALCONERI CASHMERE HAS BEEN MY GO TO FOR MANY YEARS . HERE ARE SOME OF MY FAVORITE CLOSET “ESSENTIAL” FROM THE BRAND.

A FEW OF OUR FAVORITE UPCYCLE PIECES

1960’S IVORY COCKTAIL DRESS

This 1960s ivory cocktail dress was customized with a white silk crepe collar, green satin bow belt detail and all-over diamant embroidery; Available at Miu Miu New York.


1960’s WHITE SILK CREPE DRESS

A 1960s short belted dress in white silk crepe with one-sided pleats on the front, customised with white and emerald green crystal embroidery and all-over diamanté embellishment; available at Miu Miu Shanghai. 

1970’s pale pink pleated dress

A 1970s pale pink pleated crepe day dress customised with embroidered black silk faille sleeves, a crystal jewelled belt, a white crepe collar and feathered hem skirt detailing; available at Miu Miu London. 

EACH UP-CYCLE PIECE ARE OBVIOUSLY ONE OF A KIND BUT WE SELECTED FOR YOU SOME OF OUR FAVORITE MIU MIU ESSENTIALS , OLD AND NEW