The late, great Karl Lagerfeld once said that if a fashion designer plays the same operas in his studio, chances are he might produce the same dresses – a veiled barb at one of his peers.

To prepare his spring collection for Etro, Marco de Vincenzo cranked up La Niña, an up-and-coming folk artist from Naples, who blends Neapolitan dialect with electronic sounds and multi-voice harmonies.

He said her sound really got under his skin.

“Music is inspiring. Music can push your imagination. And when I started designing this collection, I already knew that I would collaborate with the La Niña,” de Vincenzo said backstage before the show. “You will see that the rhythm of her music and the rhythm, the flux of this collection are really connected. You always listen to music when you design, but i

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