MILAN — Don’t call mermaid-core over yet.

It looks like the trend, which saw a resurgence over the summer, is set to keep going on the runways this fashion month — at least at the Vivetta show to be staged on Wednesday here.

But for the Italian niche brand, glimmering attire nodding to the underwater world, marine-inspired colors and accessories shaped as aquatic creatures will express more than a mere seasonal inspiration. The mermaid theme will symbolically evoke the transformation of the label, which is opening a new chapter with the spring 2026 show.

As reported , founding designer Vivetta Ponti exited the company in June, making the fall 2025 line her last at the brand she established in 2008. A resort 2026 collection created by the in-house design studio was quietly introd

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