Bari, Thursday -11-12-2025 —
SHIRTLESS presented its new "Come As You Are" drop at Maison Operative, creating an experiential event that combined fashion, art, music, and community, transforming the space into a hub for cultural encounter and experimentation.
A central element of the evening was a kinetic installation by SHIRTLESS, a dynamic suspension that transformed the garment's presence into an essential and symbolic visual gesture.
The installation was created by the Pistillo brothers: Luca Pistillo, artistic director of the SHIRTLESS project, and Mattia Pistillo, responsible for the design and construction of the entire kinetic installation system. An intervention that, through movement, explored themes such as vulnerability, identity, time, and resilience, which are the cornerstones of the project's vision.
Alongside the installation, the evening saw active and widespread public participation. In addition to the guests present, numerous people were involved in dialogues and interviews, sharing what a "SHIRTLESS moment" meant to them: a personal experience, a life transition, a choice, or a vulnerability.
A spontaneous and authentic contribution that transformed the event into a true community space, where participants could express themselves, symbolically shedding the superfluous and giving the project a collective and human dimension.
Among the most significant moments of the event was the special participation of Fabio Calò, an active figure in the independent and sustainable fashion scene, committed to promoting a conscious clothing culture, linked to quality, identity, and the relationship between body and style. His presence strengthened the dialogue between SHIRTLESS and a vision of fashion as a cultural language rather than a purely commercial one.
The evening was accompanied by drinks provided by IANUS Bari, which contributed to creating an experience consistent with the event's atmosphere.
The entire evening was soundtracked by an 80s and 90s music selection curated by DJs flonz (Gianmarco Moscatelli) and ziocix (Francesco Imbriola), creating a nostalgic and identity-driven backdrop, in line with the "Come As You Are" collection's imagery.
Thursday's event at Maison Operative represented a key moment in SHIRTLESS's journey, confirming its nature as a cultural project that uses fashion as a tool for storytelling, connection, and contemporary research.
