About the project
About the project
PARASULI is an upcycling jacket project focused on repurposing local Sicilian umbrellas, which are recovered and transformed through tailoring techniques. The creation of tailored garments born from abandoned umbrellas left on the beaches marks a key step in the birth of CANICATTIVA, a fashion brand founded by Cristina Falsone. The PARASULI jackets are zero-waste, waterproof, versatile, and genderless! The design originates from a men’s work jacket, reinterpreted to align with the umbrella’s structure and aesthetics.
PARÁ = in Greek, beyond or near
SULI = in Sicilian, (the) sun
PARASULI is a statement of change, promoting values of zero-waste ethics, coastal preservation, and telling the story of Sicilian heritage. The creation of tailored garments born from abandoned umbrellas left on the beaches marks a key step in the birth of CANICATTIVA.
Upcycling for CANICATTIVA: #Research #Reactivate #Recompose #Give Value to What Has Lost It
About the talent
Cristina Falsone is an independent fashion designer and a PhD student in the National Doctorate in Design for Made in Italy at Luigi Vanvitelli University of Naples. Her research focuses on defining the independent designer and its various interpretations within the Made in Italy framework. In September 2023, she founded CANICATTIVA, a brand centered on upcycling and the revival of local tailoring traditions. PARASULI is an upcycling jacket project that repurposes local Sicilian umbrellas, recovering and transforming them through tailoring techniques to promote an ethical and eco-friendly approach to fashion, rooted in a decentralized territory. Her design identity, deeply tied to material upcycling, emerged with “Brandelli”, a theoretical and practical thesis project on knitwear, which she completed in 2019 at the IUAV University of Venice, earning the “Best Fashion Thesis” award. This project marked the beginning of her commitment to sustainable fashion, combining theoretical research and practical experimentation. She later completed a master’s degree in DTFC at the University of Bologna, where she interned at the Max Mara Archive, and became actively involved with Fashion Revolution Italia, a movement advocating for systemic change in the fashion industry.
