1970s Roberto Cavalli Rust Printed Suede Crane Jacket, Belt and Skirt Set
Roberto Cavalli, early 1970s. Rust suede shirt-jacket, printed belt and full skirt.
The Piece
A rust suede shirt-jacket with a blue yoke printed in cranes and roses, a matching printed belt, and a full skirt. Offered together as a three-piece ensemble.
In Vogue
The Painted Years was featured in Vogue, September 2026, by senior archives editor Laird Borrelli-Persson, who described the collection as "poster-like art on animal skin." Read the Vogue feature
The Designer
In the early '70s Cavalli developed his own technique for printing onto leather and suede, and drew commissions from Hermès and Pierre Cardin. By 1972 he was showing in the Sala Bianca of the Palazzo Pitti in Florence. The animal prints and red carpets of 1990s Cavalli later overshadowed this first chapter. See the full Painted Years collection.