Ermanno Scervino Fall 2020 Ready-to-Wear

Sensuality is a trend Ermanno Scervino doesn’t need to tap into—his penchant for a womanly woman has always been there. “Give them ammunition for classy seduction” has been his enduring mantra, and many customers are apparently on his side: Being helped in seduction tactics by an understanding designer who provides a wardrobe fit for the task saves a lot of time and energy. There’s nothing to feel guilty about it, is there? Fall didn’t stray from familiar Scervino territory. The Florentine designer played on his favorite masculine-feminine dynamic, offering his tried-and-true opposites-attract recipe. A masculine coat paired with a hyperfeminine dress is always a sure hit chez Scervino, hence there were strong propositions in the coat department. Shapes varied from ample, enveloping, and slightly oversize—cinched at the waist with leather belts for contour-enhancing purposes—to straight-cut and masculine in checkered Prince of Wales wools to highlight a sartorial appeal. Yet Scervino’s idea of tailoring doesn’t exactly belong to Savile Row orthodoxy. He lavished pantsuits (worn with matching brassieres) and double-breasted coats in dry textured wool with golden crystals.