Surviving another blizzard episode, the city, an archive of fleeting moments, reflected my conversation with Leonardo Fasolo, Creative Director of Massimo Osti Studio – legacy as something meant to evolve and be reshaped over time.
Massimo Osti, the original disruptor, treated fabric like a question mark. The Italian designer built his reputation on curiosity, pulling techniques from industry, military research, and urban life, then remixing them until clothing felt both thoughtful and instinctive. Deconstruction as a way to navigate life itself – he went further and reverse-engineered the flow of our presence. The spirit lingers here.
The 2026 Wardrobe Garments read like everyday essentials that secretly earned a PhD. Jackets, overshirts, knitwear—pieces meant to orbit daily life—reach with a tactile richness, a sensorial request. There’s a subtle humor in that restraint—a measured sobriety holding it down while logos shout for attention all around. All eyes on the wool this season – though not in the way your grandfather remembers. It’s stretched, sealed, twisted, and blended, honoring tradition and technology. Some fabrics are treated for sleek durability, while others are reinforced in high-stress areas (thermoplastic polyurethane). Hybrid constructions obscure the lines, nylon folding into the softness of wool — a moment to root yourself, then lean forward into the next chapter. Elsewhere, textured surfaces play with depth and double dyeing, catching light like a prism.
What struck me most in the interview was Leonardo Fasolo’s insistence on experimentation as a form of respect—toward the wearer, toward the craft, toward Osti himself. Innovation is deliberate. The inside of a garment matters as much as the outside, because the private experience of clothing is where loyalty is built. Massimo Osti Studio continues to design for people who move, question, and live fully in their clothes. The result is a wardrobe that doesn’t chase the future—it walks beside it, hands in pockets, already comfortable there.
