An oversized sweatshirt that translates Fernando Cobelo’s poetic universe into symbols and drawings. The embroidery is evenly distributed across the garment, each element existing like a fragment of suspended time.
Swallows waiting for migration. Two chairs with a romantic aura, still waiting to be occupied. A simple pastime. And a boy who waits — patiently.
On the front, a long braid slowly growing.
The narrative continues along the sleeves: the quiet anticipation before a moka pot begins to bubble, a candle slowly burning down, a goldfish in its small, self-contained world, a telescope searching for its constellation.
The back explores time through its most familiar symbol — the clock — and through a sequence of small, everyday gestures: a slow, warm Sunday morning bath. An absorbed face. And then Lara, Cobelo’s dog, waiting under the rain for “the right moment” — while her owner waits for her with the same patience. Flowers in an improvised vase, gradually fading. A book turned page by page, savouring every word, resting beside the artist’s own glasses.
Each element reflects a different way of inhabiting waiting — suspended between lightness, irony, and melancholy. The clean, immediate lines create a balance between playfulness and introspection, unmistakably shaped by Cobelo’s signature style.
In the ivory version, blue and red drawings emerge softly against the light background, evoking an intimate, emotional imagery — like an illustrated diary. I fiori in un vaso improvvisato che lentamente appassiscono, e un libro sfogliato con calma per assaporare ogni parola, accanto agli occhiali dell’autore stesso.
Ogni elemento racconta un diverso modo di abitare l’attesa — tra leggerezza, ironia e malinconia.
I tratti, netti e immediati, compongono un equilibrio tra gioco e introspezione, firmato dall’inconfondibile linea di Cobelo.
Nella variante ivory, i disegni blu e rossi emergono con delicatezza sul fondo chiaro restituendo un immaginario pieno di sentimento, come un diario illustrato.
