Guests were invited into the creative director’s multilayered portrait of his hometown as he unveiled “Napoli Infinita.”
Sabato De Sarno brought a deeply personal project to life with the debut event for Napoli Infinita, a new book he conceived and curated as an homage to the complexity, contradictions, and creative force of Naples. The gathering offered an intimate look at the designer’s latest cultural endeavor, inviting guests into a portrait of the city shaped by contemporary Neapolitan artists—including photographers, musicians, directors, poets, and multidisciplinary practitioners—whose work reflects its spirit beyond familiar tropes. For De Sarno, the book is a way to “explore the different layers of Naples outside the clichés and stereotypes associated with the city,” a sentiment that guided the evening’s reflective and conversational atmosphere.
The event positioned Napoli Infinita as a living cultural document rather than a commemorative object. Through the voices of 35 artists chosen instinctively by De Sarno, the project becomes a study of Naples as a place that holds deep emotional and cultural resonance—one that embraces difference, encourages contradiction, and resists being pinned down. Attendees encountered this multiplicity firsthand through visuals and conversations that ranged from experimental photography to street-rooted craft, performance imagery, and the intimate language of Neapolitan poetry. It was less a traditional launch and more a collective introduction to a city seen through its most current and compelling storytellers.
Though framed by De Sarno’s curatorial hand, the evening underscored his desire to let Naples speak for itself. He emphasized that the project was “more of a gift to myself,” a personal return to the city that shaped his perspective long before his arrival on the global fashion stage. By spotlighting both emerging and established creatives—from musician La Niña to photographer Ciro Battiloro and the collaborative duo Bianco-Valente—the event extended his ongoing mission to build conversations between art, community, and contemporary culture. In revealing Napoli Infinita to an audience gathered expressly for this purpose, De Sarno offered not only a tribute to his roots but a renewed cultural lens for understanding one of Italy’s most enigmatic cities.
