Genny SS26 at Milan Fashion Week: The Exquisite Nature of Orchids
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Orchids and artwork serve as the inspiration for the newest Genny collection for SS26 — Spring/Summer 2026 — unveiled on the runways of Milan Fashion Week on September 25, 2025.
Creative Director Sara Cavazza Facchini draws inspiration specifically from the curvature of the orchid petal and also from the artwork of British artist Marc Quinn. The result is a collection which celebrates the beauty of a woman’s curvature as seen in organic waves in collars, cuffs and edges. Delicate organza and lace add to the beauty of the collection, while a color palette of delicate pastels, akin to hues found on orchids, further reinforces the inspiration.
Accessories include the Genny Bag with flower embroidery, a semi-circular woven leather crossbody bag with leather tassel, shoes from mules with a nappa orchid on the strap to high-heeled flip-flops with floral micropavé and a reimagined vintage Genny pump with a medium rounded heel. Jewelry also takes reference from the “Light Into Life” sculpture by Marc Quinn — necklaces, rings, hair combs, and headbands, all celebrating the beauty of feminine curves.
The Genny SS26 collection blossoms on the runway and Cavazza Facchini is simply masterful in celebrating the beauty of womanhood.
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About Marc Quinn
Artwork titles: Light Into Life
Biography: Marc Quinn is a British artist born in London in 1964 and a member of the renowned Young British Artists group. Early in his career, he had the opportunity to learn and practice bronze casting while working as an assistant in the studio of sculptor Barry Flanagan. He later graduated in Art History from Robinson College, University of Cambridge, where his deep passion for contemporary reinterpretations of art history began to take shape, along with his admiration for great masters such as Auguste Rodin and Antonio Canova, echoes of whom often resonate in his work. Quinn’s artistic practice focuses on themes centered around the body, identity, and the perception of beauty. He explores the body its tactility as well as its essence through the use of universal symbols such as the kiss or motherhood. A significant example of this is his 2001 sculpture Kiss, made from Carrara marble, in which he blends the classical posture of the figures with a profound and moving sense of humanity.
This work establishes a strong tension between the admiration for mutilated beauty as seen in classical statues and a reflection on bodily deformity. His art navigates between physical exploration and a more psychological inquiry, contemplating the role of art as a catalyst for society’s desires and aspirations.
Also part of his body of work is the sculpture Sphinx Victory (2006), included in the Collection.
