10 YEARS OF COTE
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COTE is a Milan based womenswear and accessories brand founded in 2010 by designers Tomaso Anfossi and Francesco Ferrari. COTE means shelter and protection, refers to instinctively accessible themes. This stylistic and existential signature is reinterpreted in a contemporary vein by the two designers, whose collections stand out for their refined and cutting-edge designs, entirely produced in Italy according to the best “Made in Italy” traditions. The designers’ creations stem from a continuous exchange of ideas, inspired by inquisitive, spirited and naturally elegant women. Previous studies and adolescent experiences have had a significant influence on the designers’ creative process and the style of the collections: Francesco’s optician training fostered a particular sensitivity towards the study of colour, geometry and attention to detail, allowing him to develop an attentive, dual understanding and perspective of the world. Whereas Tomaso refined an exquisite inclination towards the world of nature,a recurring theme in the creations COTE. With women who don’t take themselves too seriously in mind, the play of superimposed, well-defined shades of colour allow each creation to express a new concept of linearity, in which austerity is permeated by an indispensable touch of irony. The collections focus on feminine silhouettes, restoring the natural and refined sensuality that is innate in every woman.
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NATURAL ELEMENTS AND INSPIRATIONS a boundless and timeless variey of beauty.
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TEXTURES AND PRINT FABRICS an overlapping color games make each creation unique.
COLORS, SHADES AND TONES the voice of creativity of the designers.
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SENSORY OF TACT AND SIGHT
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LAYERS AND ASYMMETRIES
the beginning of the brand COTE.
a perfect balance between elements.
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COMPONENTS AND DETAILS the revelation of the high quality of the brand.
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LIGHT AND CLEAN over simple purity and cleanness.
FRESH AND CURIOUS looking around and picking whatever tickles the fantasy.
SENSUAL AND CHARMING sinuous shapes and lines that emphasis woman’s body.
EDGY AND STRONG the introspective and mad side of the brand.
NATURAL ELEMENTS AND INSPIRATIONS
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It is impossible to come across a creative who has not taken inspiration from the infinite information of nature: it is as if the goal of those who try to create is to get as close as possible to the boundless variety of beauty that nature offers. Each individual has his own personal idea of beauty; ​​ the difference that the details create make it strong, always new and therefore surprising, unexpected.
The declination of the concept of beauty that sees the marriage between nature and fashion as the protagonists is almost a divine design, in harmony with the universe, because art is the most divine expression granted to man. This encounter generates a sensitive and pure creativity, which takes shape with the creation of timeless clothes, accessories and which can draw from a well of inspiration of infinite depth, giving the possibility to the designers to unite the beauty of nature with the beauty of their ideas leading to create artifacts, settings, atmospheres, colors, scents, emotions that make a work capable of sending a message of personal, unique and unmistakable beauty.
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Taci. Su le soglie del bosco non odo parole che dici umane; ma odo parole piĂš nuove che parlano gocciole e foglie lontane. Ascolta. Piove dalle nuvole sparse. Piove su le tamerici salmastre ed arse, piove su i pini scagliosi ed irti, piove su i mirti divini, su le ginestre fulgenti di fiori accolti, su i ginepri folti di coccole aulenti, piove su i nostri volti silvani, piove su le nostre mani ignude, su i nostri vestimenti leggieri, su i
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freschi pensieri che l’anima schiude novella, su la favola bella che ieri t’illuse, che oggi m’illude, o Ermione. [...] E immersi noi siam nello spirto silvestre, d’arborea vita viventi; e il tuo volto ebro è molle di pioggia come una foglia, e le tue chiome auliscono come le chiare ginestre, o creatura terrestre che hai nome Ermione. Più sordo e più fioco s’allenta, si spegne. Sola una nota ancor trema, si spegne, risorge, trema, si spegne. [...]
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An experimentation with materials, shapes, prints and wereability.
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Visionnaire Robotique.
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These brilliant prints immediately evokes exotic vibrations of sandy sunsets, for a sophisticated look.
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SS 2013
The theme of nature returns after years in a more minimal and actual interpretation.
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Nature is now cleanness and purity; and these values are reflected in the ideal woman COTE has in mind.
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The Issue
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Decorative elements that enhance the natural feminility of those who wear these fabrics.
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COTE’s woman struts in firm grace through mysterious paths in a secret garden. Tropical flowers interweave on her path, colourful and elating, leading her to a pond of emerald waters hiding graceful Japanese Koi carps, epitome of perseverance, courage and strength. Spring Summer 2016 collection, named “The Secret Garden”, essence is revealed: fantasy and fancy are here at personal ambitions service. The brand’s muses are volitional women, strong and able to get what they want without waiving their femininity and visionary.
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TEXTURES AND PRINT FABRICS
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COTE creations are characterized by refined and avant-garde design, entirely produced in Italy. These collections arise from a continuous exchange of ideas, inspired by a curious woman with a lively and elegant spirit. The geometric shapes are the starting point for the creation of each garment, the overlapping of color games allow each creation to express linearity, austerity with a touch of irony.
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Design-inspired shirt details and texture, characterized by a modern fit, able to be perfect for different occasions, from a work day to free time spent with friends.
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The coloured Shangai print brings to mind happy childhood games and gives a new energy to the woman wearing it.
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Different options of striped popeline, direct from a male wardrobe, for stay warm and shine.
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FW 2019-2020
Mixed prints, sheer and matt, with embroideries, for a fresh new look.
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red stripes wool check
Asymmetries and experiemental cut are the result of COTE’s continuous research; the check fabric in double wool creates a look that is perfects for winter time.
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A powerful woman who likes to play with fashion. In this collection, prints become the main aspect, to be used all over or to be mixed with classic and timeless pieces.
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COLORS, SHADES AND TONES
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More than any shape or print, color has contributed to the history of fashion, reflecting the sentiment of a certain time and giving voice to the creativity of the designers. COTE is characterized by a 360° exploration of this world, done with extremely sensibility. It is a recurrent theme in each collection and a secure pivot for this brand. But the color exploration done doesn’t only reflect the traditional theory of color, that gives to specific colors specific meanings. COTE colors are always studied in relation to fabric and material used, and to the prints chosen. It is an integrated part in the general process: sometime the color is used to put emphasis on a garment or piece, while in other occasions it is crazy mixed and it confers a particular sense of strenght to the woman wearing it.
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The collection speaks the language of colors, following a clear path that starts from bright white to get to vitamin yellow and pale pink.
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A universe made of color, geometric cuts and prints that burst the scene and break up with tradition.
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2016- 2017 Fall Winter colors, shades and tones
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If the color block is the key, prints create rhythm. Research on fabrics allow new interpretations of shapes and lines, which are very feminine and irreverent.
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Even accessories play with the chromatic contrasts of colors and materials: leather and pvc, with bold colors comparing on bags and purses.
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The range of nuances is extended to the range of blues, from electric to the midnight blu, and does not miss the black.
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SENSORY OF TACT AND SIGHT
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To fully understand the spirit of the brand and its two designers, we must step back in time to the period in which Francesco took refuge in the workshop of an expert leather artisan and Tomaso raided the tailor shop where his mother worked. For both of them, these workplaces represented a heaven, where they discovered the pleasure of handling fabrics and materials and learnt how to discern various textures through touch, sight and smell. If this sensory aspect was what enclose them to the fashion world, later it has become something to be transmitted also to the public, emboding it in their collections and pieces realized. The sperimentation of tactile materials, such as feathers and metallic threads, has lead to elegance and refinement.
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Thinking about a woman that loves to be unique and different.
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Laser-cut cotton shirt, made with crisp popeline, and metallic pleated fabric skirt, defined by a rigorous fold. A sophisticated attention to details.
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A predominant white line, symbol of lightness, but also of purity and maturity. Next to this, a shirt with an original neckline.
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LAYERS AND ASYMMETRIES
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The geometric shapes are the starting point for the realization of each garment, the overlapping games allow each creation to express linearity and austerity but also freshness and irony. This is the double effect obtained with this characteristic, explored in the following chapter: layering means on one side minimalism and a perfect balance between elements, but also blend and commixture.
↳ Geometric shapes represent the point of departure for the creation of each garment, and for this reason the choice of fabrics is of primary importance; not only do they help maintain the desired volumes during the process of designing the silhouettes, but also once the garments are ready to be worn. The quality of the garments, the meticulous attention to detail and the unique but wearable shapes that easily adapt to each woman’s well-defined esprit, make up the unmistakable style of the brand.
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COD: 450089 / 450090
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↳ Denim made with fabrics in 2 different variant of colours, plus shirt with a modern fit. The addition of fringes on the garments gives a trendy final look, in combination with high-waisted trousers.
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COD: 522435 / 522678 ↳ Hard fabric for the skirt and knitwear for staying warm during winter.
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↳ For a woman that doesn’t want to be too serious.
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A new vision, carrying the brand forward, towards a more mature and creative dimension. A challenge that pushes away from traditional standards and garments. Layering means variability and mixture. The styling of this collection is enriched by a game of layering, together with the use of elements transformed into unusual accessories. A collection that marks an important step in COTE’s iconic aesthetic: these clean lines highlight the brand’s tailoring expertise and the quality of the fabrics used.
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volumes
↳ Wide volumes over the body, without any constriction.
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COMPONENTS AND DETAILS
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Details constitute what enrich the most a total look, and they can be really wide. In the case of COTE, details reveal the extreme attention used for the design of each garment, and the high quality of the pieces. Each small elements is accurately chosen in order that it fits perfectly its aim. COTE’s accessories are a lot, moving from the iconic bags, to jewelry such as earrings and necklaces.
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“Travel Bag� is an oversized weekend bag, made for contain all what is needed, while mantaining a chic attitude.
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Colors and materials are paired with the intention to highlight an image of soft strenght. Pastel tones play with strong materials for paradoxical matches of great impact. The gold inserts give character and a glam touch.
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“Foulard Bag� has a unique shape with gold accessories and genuine leather in matt colours and trekking rope strap.
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The label of COTE characterises each garment produced, engraved or sewn, as in the case shown here. COTE logotype is composed by a sans serif font, with a vertical barrel that divides the 2 meanings of the word. in English it is an ancient word that means shelter and protection, in Italian “cote� is a stone for sharpening blades. So COTE is born from this dualism, a sharp meaning on the one hand, reassuring on the other.
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“Born Romantic� is a collection that promote a combination between romantic details with sporty couture.
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LIGHT AND CLEAN
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CO|TE collections wants to embrace a wellrounded feminine universe, offering numerous interpretations of use for versatile and multifunctional items, able to transform the look of any woman according to how they are matched, and always offering new visions meant to strike the collective imagination of the women wearing them. Lightness goes way far from simple purity and stillness.
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A focus on feminine silhouettes, restoring a natural and refined sensuality. A manifesto collection marking a bold turnaround in the creative inspiration branded with the name of COTE.
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SS 2018
A shirt with see-through cotton gauze creates trasparencies that rediscover a sensuality that is never banal.
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The back as the focal point of the body, also highlighted by the dresses with slashed backs and layered fabrics.
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Clothes that convey a sense of lightness and protection, thanks to the clean linea and the geometric selections. A renewed consistency obtained through the use of hard fabrics such as crisp poplin, denim and piquet. The fabrics used are all Made in Italy.
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“The lightness of being� as a interesting dual balance between a graceful personality and a playful side.
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Lightness means also being able to live sometimes with a free mind, living the situations according to how they face us, without heavy thoughts. Let it go, and follow the flow of events.
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The collection is enriched all over by embroidery: a chameleonic effect on skirts, tops, sweaters, transforming the texture for an iconic and 3D new skin.
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FRESH AND CURIOUS
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COTE collection gets its inspiration from some archival shots of the ‘70s which show a young and hyper-feminine Isabella Rossellini with her mother, the beautiful Ingrid Bergman. The two women have been imprinted in the imagination of the designers, stimulating their creativity and vision. In an imaginary metropolitan street, COTE woman walks with nonchalance, sure of her means, looking around and picking whatever tickles her fancy.
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With the new creations, COTE proceeds on a path of evolutional continuity related to the previous lines.
— This season, the strong identity of the brand, with its specific style DNA of chic and humorous minimalism, is confirmed and enriched by the experimentation with materials, shapes, prints and wearability, and by the exploration of the chromatic palette and of colour combinations. The whole collection is characterized by an enhanced care for details and by a thorough study in tailoring.
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The sartorial inventiveness still meets sensible ideas, in order to satisfy the needs of real and dynamic women, who live and work in a very grounded world but love to dream in Technicolor.
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— The collection is coloured by strong hues and marked contrasts, cleverly mixed; it offers playful and fascinating suggestions for a versatile and elegant woman, with a touch of irony. The research translates into a fresh and sparkly style, where nothing is left to chance, and meticulous detail.
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SS 2019
Artful, impalpable, fluid lines and geometries.
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THE GARMENTS ARE REVISITED WITH A CONTEMPORARY TOUCH. FRESH AND DECORATIVE ELEMENTS ENHANCES THE SIMPLICITY OF THOSE WHO WEARS THEM.
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— A collection with a reasoned styling that harmonizes the contrasts and gives a more mild and contemporary touch to the whole: t-shirts worn as liners, overlays, unexpected combinations wink at a femininity made of apparent contradictions, for an unprecedented street style with couture echoes. A season bound to stand out thanks to its novelty and fresh.
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COTE explores new potentials within geometric lines: they acquire a more sinuous shape to emphasise the sensuality and femininity of the woman wearing them. A collection dedicated to a woman who loves to be firmly rooted in the present, and whose style enables her to find brand new modes to express herself each and every time, also by rediscovering the various side of her personality.
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The dresses have very feminine lines and are characterized by deep necklines and a design that highlights the waist, for a bon chic bon genre femininity which is also evident in the mix of different fabrics.
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Sensuality and charme is also obtained with semplicity and timeless looks.
The items in the collection are made more precious by use of specific fabrics for a singular 3D effect.
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IMPRESSION
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Immediately projecting the image of a determined and confident woman who wants to stand out even in the choice of her garments.
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The chromatic and textile combinations contribute in creating a strong image, full of character, for a woman who knows how to make an impression as she passes, remaining etched in people’s memory, just like a spray of elegant and penetrating perfume.
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This chapter recounts two new faces of COTE, two aesthetic and seemingly contrasting souls who are the two sides of a same creative coin: one that is more introspective, profound and sometimes grazing a subtle madness, and the other that is lighter, brighter, racier and more extroverted other one. The brand, infact, is not only cleanness and purity, but it also represent introspection, doubt and hidden fragility.
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The white shirt is what has always neen a symbol of COTE brand. For the designers, it is the major representation of delicate and never passing elegance.
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Thanks to items that can be strategically matched with many other items to optimal effect, the collection multiplies the occasions to use each piece, in a very smart and present-day game of transformations.
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Madly Beautiful tells, through a syncopated language, about this collection deeply inspired by dreamy visions of natural elements.
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