The ANQƀ collection for Defiance Spring Summer 2025 is a sobering and harsh examination of resiliency and renewal. The collection, which is totally rendered in black and white, is a visual metaphor for the relationship between creation and destruction as well as light and dark.
Inspired by a personal experience in the brand's home city of Faenza, the ANQƀ collection was born out of the devastation caused by a tragic flood. Mud and water had engulfed the city, serving as a sobering reminder of the catastrophic force of nature. Nevertheless, progress and a sense of resolve sprang from this chaos. The series honours the capacity of the human soul to find meaning and purpose despite hardship.