Fresh direction at Canali

The 80-year-old family-run Canali fashion house is taking a fresh direction with a new capsule collection by young Milan designer Andrea Pompilio.

Since being tapped to show his brand at Giorgio Armani's theater one year ago, the up-and-comer with 20-years' experience in fashion, including a stint at Prada, has been fully embraced by the fashion world.

Pompilio says both his own brand, which showed on June 21, and the Canali label depart from the same place: "I am completely obsessed with menswear and especially iconic pieces of the wardrobe."

For Canali, Pompilio tinkered a bit with the proportions of the look, cropping the trousers, making cuffs a bit deeper, the jackets a bit shorter. The looks also feature flashes of color, like orange, yellow and peacock looks, and pairs formal elements, like a double-breasted suit, with sneakers.

He also includes patterns on silky short and checked suits, finishing the looks with eye wear instead of sunglasses and full-brimmed summer hats.

"You see a lot of fresh inputs for the brand, but actually the DNA is exactly the same," he says backstage.