MILAN — “Missoni is certainly a palimpsest of mismatched patterns, but to me more than a graphic formula, it is a mindset, a way of approaching the act of dressing: free, instinctual, spontaneous, playing with matter and colour,” says Alberto Caliri, who, later today, will make his debut as the creative director of the Italian fashion house best known for its zig-zag knitwear.
Caliri is a Missoni veteran: Angela Missoni’s long-time right hand, who was entrusted with designing two…

