A ship travels the Mediterranean with stops in Sorrento, Palermo, Taormina, Dubrovnik and Zadar. Each port offers distinct visual elements: the lemons and craftsmanship of Sorrento, the intensity of Palermo, Mount Etna dominating Taormina, the walls and russet-tiled roofs of Dubrovnik, and the Sea Organ of Zadar.
Colombian designer Johanna Ortiz travels on the cruise, where she observes how light changes over the water and how the wind alters the fall of a dress. According to Ortiz, the Mediterranean seems to become a natural extension of her visual language, suggesting that these elements could reappear one day on fabric.
Ortiz's creative process begins with colour, not with a silhouette or a fabric. The designer explained that she thinks through collections starting from a colour mood board and then considers which artist or landscape will inspire her to create the prints. "It's like a recipe, a mixture of many things until you reach a collection," she said.