Exclusive Interview: BALLY Design Director Pablo Coppola

Since the entry of Pablo Coppola into Bally, Bally has positioned itself to create more understandable fashion for more people and develop a garment line that comes from the same brand tradition.

After visiting the latest autumn and winter design, the reporter gave an exclusive interview to the designer.

Reporter: first of all, congratulations. This exhibition is wonderful and inspiring. Because we seldom see so many bright colors in the autumn winter clothing design. How did these ideas come from?

Pablo Coppola (later referred to as Pablo): I think part of it comes from an optimistic attitude. I like breaking those rules, such as what is suitable for spring and summer, and what is suitable for autumn and winter.

Sometimes people think that summer clothes are bright colors, but you know that in fact, the summer wear series is usually listed in September, while the autumn winter series is usually in May and June, so it can be said that the clothes for my exhibition are spring and summer series.

In the end, my goal is to design something interesting and enjoyable.

Reporter: Bally as a leather brand with a long history, what are the reasons for developing its garment line at present?

At present, we are developing our garments in order to match our shoes and bags. As I mentioned before, clothes are accessories for accessories.

We may expand in the future, after all, the reaction of the market is very good.

But what I value is that ready-made clothes will help us to express ideas such as shoes and bags. It is also a way of expression for me.

Interviewer: will you make this material a Bally logo, even a garment line?

Pablo: yes, but in my mind, people do not match leather clothing from head to toe, but always match with other materials.

So we will use other materials, but the cortex is always our core design material. We have all kinds of leather garments.

Reporter: for you, what is the difference between cortex and other materials, such as cotton cloth and nylon?

Pablo: for me, the aesthetic function of the cortex is richer and more durable. This is a very direct and simple material.

For example, I have a cotton T-shirt. If I add some Napa leather, it is not a simple T-shirt.

So cortex is an innovative material.

Taking into account the long history of Bally's leather shoes making history, I think the cortex will always be a very crucial material.

Reporter: is Bally preset for people in design?

Pablo: actually, we have no idea what kind of person is suitable, but I always have some reference contents in design.

I like those retro stuff, but they need to add new content.

In particular, to this season's design, Weiss Anderson (WES anderson) films gave me a lot of inspiration, I like his intellectual, thinking film, and the reference to these ideas is very important to my design.

Interviewer: do you use the Internet?

Pablo: Yes, and I may use too much!

Pablo: of course.

For example, I often use Instagram, I pay attention to all kinds of girls, editors, you can easily observe how they dress, what they are doing and what fashion they choose, which is very enlightening for me.

Because you always need all kinds of information.

So the Internet is a good thing for me.

Pablo: to be honest, I don't think I have any quality.

In fact, this is more about teamwork.

I think when CEO hired me, he wasn't sure I was the right person.

Although I have been in the fashion industry for many years, I have done many things, but there are many things that I have never set foot in.

I learn while I study.

In fact, I can hardly say what qualities I have, but I always have a very clear idea of what to do and what I will not do.

For me, it is a step by step.

For Bally, it is a quarter to quarter growth.