Maximilian Davis‘ spring-summer 2025 collection for Ferragamo is dedicated to modern dance. Seen through a slightly sinister lens of Luca Guadagnino’s “Suspiria” remake (the monotonous curtains of the show’s venue were very Tanz Akademie, very Madame Blanc), images of Nureyev (who apparently danced in the Ferragamo shoes) and ballet photographs by Hans van Manen, this was a tribute to rough-around-the-edges sort of dance. Loose trench coats with dropped-waist belting, field jackets and sectioned skirts were cut in metal-spiked nylon. The menswear emanated that ’80s off-duty ballet hunk vibe that Nureyev so powerfully emanated – this was further transmitted in a great, oversized black leather pea coat. Leggings, bodies, and ribboned pointed-toe pumps were worn with double wrapped tops that mirrored the classic ballet cardigan. It’s well-known fact that Ferragamo is having a hard time commercially, but Davis does everything he can to make the brand feel like a place to go back to – and investment in.

Collage by Edward Kanarecki.
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