Mario Stefanelli

Every summer, La Côte d’Azur becomes a stage.

Some arrive for the Grand Prix.
Some for Cannes.
Some for the yachts.
Some for love.
Some for reasons they would never admit.

My ‘La Côte d’Azur - Summer Hunters’ are not searching for one particular person.

They are searching for possibility.

A pair of binoculars becomes hope.
A telephone becomes expectation.
A martini becomes patience.

Against the endless blue of the Mediterranean, they wait.

Because on the French Riviera, every season begins with the same question:

What, or who, are you really looking for?

This collection is my contemporary tribute to the iconic Côte d’Azur travel posters. Their bold Art Deco compositions, vibrant Mediterranean colors, and timeless women overlooking the sea have always represented more than a destination, they captured a way of dreaming.

‘Summer Hunters’ reimagines that visual language through fine art photography, replacing nostalgia with a modern narrative while preserving the elegance, optimism and mythology that made those Riviera posters unforgettable.



Inspired by the iconic Côte d’Azur travel posters the collection borrows their bold Art Deco compositions, vibrant Mediterranean palette and timeless Riviera glamour, translating them into a contemporary fine art narrative.

A celebration of the mythology of the French Riviera, where beauty, leisure, ambition and possibility have always shared the same horizon.

As with every Mario Stefanelli collection, each photograph is released as a strictly limited edition, individually numbered and hand signed, preserving the exclusivity and collectability of every piece.

Photography & Art Direction: Mario Stefanelli

Models: Julia Clauu
Still Photographer and Scouting: .darling
Make-up Artist: MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLE MONACO • CANNES • ST TROPEZ • NICE • ITALY MAKEUP & HAIR ARTIST | MONACO • CANNES • ST-TROPEZ

Every summer, La Côte d’Azur becomes a stage.

Some arrive for the Grand Prix.
Some for Cannes.
Some for the yachts.
Some for love.
Some for reasons they would never admit.

My ‘La Côte d’Azur - Summer Hunters’ are not searching for one particular person.

They are searching for possibility.

A pair of binoculars becomes hope.
A telephone becomes expectation.
A martini becomes patience.

Against the endless blue of the Mediterranean, they wait.

Because on the French Riviera, every season begins with the same question:

What, or who, are you really looking for?

This collection is my contemporary tribute to the iconic Côte d’Azur travel posters. Their bold Art Deco compositions, vibrant Mediterranean colors, and timeless women overlooking the sea have always represented more than a destination, they captured a way of dreaming.

‘Summer Hunters’ reimagines that visual language through fine art photography, replacing nostalgia with a modern narrative while preserving the elegance, optimism and mythology that made those Riviera posters unforgettable.



Inspired by the iconic Côte d’Azur travel posters the collection borrows their bold Art Deco compositions, vibrant Mediterranean palette and timeless Riviera glamour, translating them into a contemporary fine art narrative.

A celebration of the mythology of the French Riviera, where beauty, leisure, ambition and possibility have always shared the same horizon.

As with every Mario Stefanelli collection, each photograph is released as a strictly limited edition, individually numbered and hand signed, preserving the exclusivity and collectability of every piece.

Photography & Art Direction: Mario Stefanelli

Models: Julia Clauu
Still Photographer and Scouting: .darling
Make-up Artist: MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLE MONACO • CANNES • ST TROPEZ • NICE • ITALY MAKEUP & HAIR ARTIST | MONACO • CANNES • ST-TROPEZ

Every summer, La Côte d’Azur becomes a stage.

Some arrive for the Grand Prix.
Some for Cannes.
Some for the yachts.
Some for love.
Some for reasons they would never admit.

My ‘La Côte d’Azur - Summer Hunters’ are not searching for one particular person.

They are searching for possibility.

A pair of binoculars becomes hope.
A telephone becomes expectation.
A martini becomes patience.

Against the endless blue of the Mediterranean, they wait.

Because on the French Riviera, every season begins with the same question:

What, or who, are you really looking for?

This collection is my contemporary tribute to the iconic Côte d’Azur travel posters. Their bold Art Deco compositions, vibrant Mediterranean colors, and timeless women overlooking the sea have always represented more than a destination, they captured a way of dreaming.

‘Summer Hunters’ reimagines that visual language through fine art photography, replacing nostalgia with a modern narrative while preserving the elegance, optimism and mythology that made those Riviera posters unforgettable.


Inspired by the iconic Côte d’Azur travel posters the collection borrows their bold Art Deco compositions, vibrant Mediterranean palette and timeless Riviera glamour, translating them into a contemporary fine art narrative.

A celebration of the mythology of the French Riviera, where beauty, leisure, ambition and possibility have always shared the same horizon.

As with every Mario Stefanelli collection, each photograph is released as a strictly limited edition, individually numbered and hand signed, preserving the exclusivity and collectability of every piece.

Photography & Art Direction: Mario Stefanelli

Models: Julia Clauu
Still Photographer and Scouting: .darling
Make-up Artist: MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLE MONACO • CANNES • ST TROPEZ • NICE • ITALY MAKEUP & HAIR ARTIST | MONACO • CANNES • ST-TROPEZ

I’ve always been fascinated by what remains after the celebration.
Not the party itself.
But the silence that follows.

The empty bottles.
The unmade bed.
The shoes abandoned on the floor.
The traces of a night that refuses to completely disappear.

Those moments have always felt more honest to me than perfection ever could.

This photograph was born from that fascination.

Years later, it became something else.

A piece of clothing.
A memory you can wear.

As I stepped into the role of Creative Director and Co-Designer at Kenny Parker, I wanted the first CHATEAU MUSE collection to feel like an extension of my photography, not simply images printed onto fabric, but stories transformed into objects.
Together with Trent, we spent months refining every detail.

The cut.
The fabric.
The distressing.
The construction.
Everything was done with intention.

Only 100 pieces exist.

Handcrafted from the finest Italian premium cotton.

Each garment includes an A5 fine art print, personally hand-signed, accompanied by its certificate of authenticity.
Because I never wanted these to feel like fashion alone.
I wanted them to exist somewhere between photography, design and memory.

Photography taught me how to capture beauty.
Fashion is teaching me how to build it.

One piece for your body.
One piece for your wall.

“No Saint. Except Saint Laurent.”

Not as a logo.
Not as a trend.

As a tribute to one of the few designers who completely changed the way I looked at fashion.

A reminder that clothing can carry the same emotional weight as a photograph.

Together with Kenny Parker, where I now lead the creative direction alongside Trent, we spent months obsessing over every detail, fabrics, proportions, construction, textures, finishing touches.

Nothing was rushed.
Nothing was accidental.

Only 100 pieces exist.

Each handcrafted from the finest Italian premium cotton.

I never wanted to make clothes.
I wanted to create wearable art.

For years, photography has been my language.

A single frame capable of preserving a feeling forever.

It taught me patience.
It taught me light.
It taught me how to see beauty where others might not.

But over time, I realised something inside me was asking for more.

Not only to capture beauty…
but to build it.

Photography taught me how to capture beauty. Fashion is teaching me how to build it.

That instinct became this collaboration.

For months, my days have been filled with sketches, fittings, fabrics, scissors, prototypes, conversations, failures and countless small decisions.

Together with Kenny Parker, I stepped into the role of Creative Director and Co-Designer, helping shape a new vision while creating what feels like a natural extension of my artistic universe.

Today, I’m proud to introduce the first CHATEAU MUSE wearable art collection.

Only 100 handcrafted garments, made from the finest Italian premium cotton.

Each piece carries one of my fine art photographs—not simply printed onto fabric, but transformed into something that can be worn, collected and lived with.

Every garment includes an A5 fine art print, personally hand-signed, accompanied by its certificate of authenticity.

Because I never wanted these to feel like merchandise.
I wanted them to remain works of art.

The featured photograph was taken after a gala during the Cannes Film Festival, inside my suite at the Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc.

A cheeseburger.
Fries.
A bottle of Dom Pérignon.

A scene suspended somewhere between elegance and irony.

Completely unplanned.
Completely honest.

A moment that deserved to exist beyond memory.

One piece for your body.
One piece for your wall.

This collection is not the end of a journey.
It’s the beginning of a new one.

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“THE HOSTESS”

Every summer has a beginning.

Not a date on a calendar,
but a feeling.

The city becomes too loud.
The days too predictable.
And somewhere in Provence, behind stone walls and cypress trees, a house waits to be lived in again.

Friends arrive.
Champagne is opened.
Music travels through open windows.
Conversations stretch beyond midnight.

The house fills with life.

And then, just as suddenly, morning arrives.

The guests disappear.
The helicopters leave.
The bottles remain.

What interests me is not the celebration itself, but what comes after.

The silence after laughter.
The traces left behind.
The rituals that transform excess into memory.

This new collection, photographed in Provence, is an exploration of those moments.

A woman alone.
A swimming pool.
The aftermath of summer.

Not because she is expected to restore order.

Because she understands that beauty lives not only in celebration, but also in caring for what remains once it is over.

Three photographs.

A love letter to summer, friendship, and the privilege of being the last one awake.

“LAST FLIGHT”

Every summer has a beginning.

Not a date on a calendar,
but a feeling.

The city becomes too loud.
The days too predictable.
And somewhere in Provence, behind stone walls and cypress trees, a house waits to be lived in again.

Friends arrive.
Champagne is opened.
Music travels through open windows.
Conversations stretch beyond midnight.

The house fills with life.

And then, just as suddenly, morning arrives.

The guests disappear.
The helicopters leave.
The bottles remain.

What interests me is not the celebration itself, but what comes after.

The silence after laughter.
The traces left behind.
The rituals that transform excess into memory.

This new collection, photographed in Provence, is an exploration of those moments.

A woman alone.
A swimming pool.
The aftermath of summer.

Not because she is expected to restore order.

Because she understands that beauty lives not only in celebration, but also in caring for what remains once it is over.

Three photographs.

A love letter to summer, friendship, and the privilege of being the last one awake.

Every summer has a beginning.

Not a date on a calendar,
but a feeling.

The city becomes too loud.
The days too predictable.
And somewhere in Provence, behind stone walls and cypress trees, a house waits to be lived in again.

Friends arrive.
Champagne is opened.
Music travels through open windows.
Conversations stretch beyond midnight.

The house fills with life.

And then, just as suddenly, morning arrives.

The guests disappear.
The helicopters leave.
The bottles remain.

What interests me is not the celebration itself, but what comes after.

The silence after laughter.
The traces left behind.
The rituals that transform excess into memory.

This new collection, photographed in Provence, is an exploration of those moments.

A woman alone.
A swimming pool.
The aftermath of summer.

Not because she is expected to restore order.

Because she understands that beauty lives not only in celebration, but also in caring for what remains once it is over.

Three photographs.

A love letter to summer, friendship, and the privilege of being the last one awake.

Puglia 💙