This one is about love.
And the power forces within.
Within the one and the two.
This one is about love,
In a dance that breaks your skin and touches your nerves.
Stroke after stroke.
Exposing them, pulling and releasing
Pull and release
Like experienced fingers on the strings of a guitar
like the secrets you unveil when the walls are broken down.
This one is about love,
And the empowering act of giving yourself away in the hands of someone who loves you, exactly as much as you love yourself.
It’s the power of a woman who knows what she wants.
She aims.
She shoots.
Surrendering herself to love.
It’s the power of a woman who gets what she wants.
Flushed cheeks.
Hungry eyes.
She’s the predator and the prey.
It’s the power of a woman,
Her name is Amore.

For Spring Summer 26, the Dreaming Eli woman has transformed, moving beyond a fight for survival and emerging fiercely self-loving. My Name Is Amore explores embracing the vulnerability in allowing another person to love you, just as much as you love yourself. 

Designer Elisa Trombatore accompanies this thematic evolution with a maturity in her design and fabric curation. The classic textile tweed takes on a raw elegance, reimagined with ripped edges and fraying seams. In colours which evoke notions of skin, blood and flushed love, we see a variety of silhouettes. Body-con dresses, jumpsuits and corsets which hug the skin and celebrate its softness. Biker-inspired vinyl garments; tough yet feminine, with strategic cut-outs that accentuate curves. Parachute-style trousers and jackets that play on volume and are unafraid to take up space. 

In St Cryptian's Church, models walk slowly; confident and intentional. This is a place of worship, where the deliberate pace of movement allows us time to appreciate the garments in all their glory. Full-length dresses exude sensuality, with sheer and lace fabric adorning as it reveals. We also see a prominent motif of ribbon, in a criss-cross pattern over bare skin, running along the front of trousers and the entire length of the back of dresses. I’m reminded of stitches and scars. I think of endurance, and the strength it takes to be so soft. 

Words By: Carolina Fernandez
Images Courtesy: Lobby PR

SHOW CREDITS
Art Direction by Arian De Vos
Styling by Karen Binns
Production by Antony Waller @ AW + C
Casting by Chloe Rosolek @chloerosolek @cdr.casting
Makeup by Carly Utting and The M.A.C Pro Team for @ maccosmeticsuki
Hair by Danilo Giangreco for Revlon Professional @Danilogiangreco_hair @Revlonprofessionaluk
Nails by Hannah Bent @ The GelBottle Inc
Movement Direction by Angelica Wolanska
Music by Xiaoqiao @xiaoqiao0o
Photography by Aitor Rosas for Iker Aldama
Videography by Craig Maddison @maddsinceeightyone
Hosiery by Heist Studios
Huge thanks to the BFC and our sponsors, MAC Cosmetics, Revlon and Heist.