Creating this jacket, a true wearable sculpture, called on all of Invenio Flory's know-how and know-why. 3D engineering and design work, along with chemical and technical development, allowed the lab to keep pushing the limits to give shape to ideas.

To make this piece with its oversized picots, Invenio Flory developed an exclusive process for designing volumes in soft materials. Here, the oversized yet flexible "soft picots" give this monochrome silhouette an exaggerated volume and a dramatic, aggressive look reminiscent of the post-apocalyptic wardrobe of steampunk.

Photo credit: Alessandro Lucioni, model: Daniel S.

Courtesy of Balenciaga.