Marina Savarese

About the practice

Fashion and clothes are words to talk about my vision of a better world, about self expression, about consciousness and about freedom (of mind, body and spirit). And bring happiness around with a strong use of colors! That's why all the creations of Morgatta Collection are maximalist, rebellious, colourful, funny! In a world that is losing color in favor of beige minimalism, Morgatta Collection is the solution! I believe your wardrobe should reflect your personality, not just trends. Our designs celebrate boldness, embrace pattern-on-pattern maximalism, and never take themselves too seriously. And, above all, we are artisanal, slow&ethical, free from the seasons and simple (in the coolest way)! Full of good&cool vibes. ARTISANAL SHAPED: The production is not km0, is directly 50 meters from the bedroom ;) I have a small lab in the garden (when I live in Italy) and a corner in the living room (when I live in Ibiza); I dream of a studio where I can expand, but nomadism does not allow me at the moment and the spirit of adaptation wins. I personally create every prototype, but the productions hands are the one of Angela, a lady from Prato who continues to do this tailoring job as it used to be in the past, Lucia and Ilde from San Miniato. As for the modeling, in which I am not really good at, I work with two incredible professionals: Enrica, Prato pattern maker who has worked for the major Tuscan brands and now set up on her own, and Sabrina, fashion designer and pattern maker “old school” (works with old-fashioned paper and pencil) specializing in theatrical costumes and tailored suits. This is my little female team! On the other side I love to create unique pieces directly using moulage techniques, upycling old pieces and weaving leftover of my fabrics into something new. SLOW&ETHICAL: Sustainability is a value difficult to measure and over these years I have discovered that being 100% sustainable is impossible. What I try to do is try to impact as little as possible on the environment and make choices of materials / accessories produced in a certain way and above all recovering and recycling. For the materials I use a lot of fabrics recovered in the stock of Italian companies in the Prato district, old collections, advanced fabrics, leftovers and everything that lies in warehouses, but also recycled fabrics such as bed sheets, curtains, tablecloths or kitchen rags. From time to time I destroy and reuse old clothes, transforming them. I print original patterns made by me or illustrators with whom I collaborate thanks to Christian, the owner of an old company in Como that prints very high quality fabrics. Not being industrial or even serial productions, the quantity of objects put into circulation is limited and controlled. FREE: Free from the trends of the moment, from the seasonality imposed by the system. There are no collections but suggestions, unique pieces that start from an idea, a material, a vision, a word that is transformed and comes to life. In the end…i’ll do what i like when i like! ;) SIMPLE: Practicality I fear being my obsession or anyway an essential feature. I never agree with the saying “to look good a little you have to suffer” and I have always tried to combine practicality, femininity and comfort … obviously according to my vision of things. The garments / accessories I realize have simple lines ( the less seams there are for me and the better it is ; )) and are easy to wear. SOUL VIBES: Words, secret messages, motivational phrases and stories are hidden in every garment or stand out in every new object. Me and my typewriter Antares Capri 1968 have fun writing on paper and fabric and leaving thoughts and messages on the back of a t-shirt, inside a headband or under a picture.