Reversible crew neck sweater hand-painted in cashmere

<p>Avant Toi is an Italian knitwear brand founded in 1994 by the siblings Fiorella and Mirko Ghignone within the Liapull group. The project was born from the meeting of yarn culture, artistic research and color experimentation, with the aim of breaking the conventions of luxury knitwear. Cashmere and precious fibers are not treated as materials to be preserved in a uniform perfection, but as surfaces to be transformed through color, abrasions, overlays and manual interventions.</p><p>Mirko Ghignone made experimentation on dyeing central, also introducing airbrush coloring to obtain shades and results that are difficult to replicate. Hand paintings, spray treatments, “destroyed” effects and processes that emphasize irregularity ensure that each garment can acquire a unique character. The Avant Toi philosophy thus relates classic refinement and the charm of the lived experience, transforming Italian knitwear into a field of visual as well as tactile research.</p><p>The Avant Toi selection on Setaccio focuses on Made in Italy knitwear in cashmere and precious blends. Reversible crewnecks in pure cashmere, hand-painted versions, light cashmere with scratched effects and a model in brushed cashmere-silk subjected to artisanal dyeing are available. The assortment makes the centrality of the surface evident: color, hand and treatment are integral parts of the design as much as the shape of the garment.</p><p>Avant Toi on Setaccio therefore represents research knitwear in which luxury passes through material and transformation. It is a proposal for those who seek sophisticated but unconventional Italian knitwear, capable of combining cashmere, craftsmanship and a deliberately imperfect and unrepeatable aesthetic.</p>