CHIMERA
SS 2027
ON THE OCCASION OF THE 97TH EDITION OF PITTI FILATI, VIMAR1991 UNVEILS BAZAAR, THE NEW FANCY YARN COLLECTION FOR FALL/WINTER 2026-2027.
THE CHIMERA COLLECTION FEATURES 32 ITEMS, INCLUDING NEW PROPOSALS AND ARCHIVE YARNS, REINTERPRETING MANY OF OUR COMEZ YARNS THROUGH A KNITWEAR LENS. THE INSPIRATION BEHIND BOTH THE STAND AND THE COLLECTION COMES FROM THE IDEA OF A SURREAL BESTIARY, AN “OPEN ZOO” WHERE ANIMALS HAVE ESCAPED THEIR CAGES: A FREE, HYBRID IMAGINARY IN CONSTANT TRANSFORMATION.
THE EXHIBITION DESIGN ALSO REFLECTED THIS AESTHETIC, ALLOWING VISITORS TO MOVE IN AND OUT OF AN AVIARY-LIKE STRUCTURE THAT HOUSED YARN CONES AND FABRICS, CREATING AN IMMERSIVE AND ENGAGING EXPERIENCE.
EACH YARN WAS ASSOCIATED WITH AN ANIMAL, INTERPRETING SOME OF ITS CHARACTERISTICS: SCALES, FEATHERS, TEXTURES, AND DIFFERENT BLENDS WELCOMED VISITORS, TELLING THE STORY OF OUR ABILITY TO REINTERPRET FANCY YARNS IN A CONTEMPORARY WAY DESIGNED FOR KNITWEAR.
INSIDE THE STAND, WE ALSO PRESENTED TWO IMPORTANT COLLABORATIONS: ONE WITH A COMPANY FROM THE FASHION ART GROUP AND THE OTHER WITH MANDARIN KNITWEAR, A COMPANY SPECIALIZED IN KNITTING MACHINERY. TOGETHER, WE CREATED TWO NETTED CURTAINS USING OUR POLYPROPYLENE YARNS FOR OUTDOOR USE, DEMONSTRATING THE TECHNICAL AND AESTHETIC POTENTIAL OF OUR MATERIALS EVEN IN NON-CONVENTIONAL CONTEXTS.
