Rock your wardrobe
Dries Van Noten has always loved collaborations with artists. This season, he takes inspiration from New Zealander Len Lye, who pioneered harnessing motion in art with colour painting and scratched motifs on celluloid film. ,t plays out this spring/summer in high contrasts, stripes and saturated colours ŋ a fun-filled, joyous collection with plenty of sculpted silhouettes. Vivid and bold, this is the fashion optimism we all need today.
IT’S ROUGH DOING DENIM ACCESSORIES THAT DON’T END UP LOOKING TOO CASUAL, BUT ALEXANDER MCQUEEN HAS CERTAINLY ACHIEVED IT — AND WITH OOMPH. THIS STRUCTURED PIECE, SHAPED LIKE A BUCKET, SHOWS PLENTY OF PRECISION AND A CLEVER USE OF CONTRASTING FABRICATIONS AND HUES
Cross My Heart
Dolce and Gabbana’s Sicilian-inspired cross earrings are the personification of statement jewellery. Their gold, pearls, boldness and decorative pizzazz make them ideal for cocktail parties and date nights.
Sculpted Style
,s it a sculpture or a piece of jewellery? Some things can be both. The artful minimalism of Chloé’s accessories this season has us recalling modernist sculpture, such as the works of Henry Moore. Take this curved and textured-gold and pearly white bracelet, for example, a chunky statement piece perfect for a vernissage.
Roped In
Pink and perfect, these Chanel sandals in a candy-pop hue are to die for.
The details, including rope straps, a chain along the sandal base and an adorable CC trinket, make them a rare piece — kind of a cross between Barbie Doll sweetness and (Japanese artist) Nobuyoshi Araki’s naughtiness.
The Devil Wears What?
What could be more summery than these Prada butter-yellow, kitten-heel slingbacks? The devil, though, is in details like the textured soles, quirky angled heel and bold logo tongue.
Moon-faced Chic
The celestial sky is an ever-present source of creative inspiration. Fendi’s Moodlight bag, in a beautiful halfmoon shape, is a dream in this powder-blue version with subtle but striking metallic hardware.
Prints Please
Who doesn’t love a bold print for summer? Christian Dior’s Maria Grazia Chiuri offers us plenty, and with a distinctly creative bohemian vibe to the collections. One of our favourite outfits is this long fringed tunic dress that features colourful prints inspired by famed female authors in a wonderful melange of paisley and florals.
So Animated
Louis Vuitton’s Horizon trolley monogram suitcase with embroidered cartoon patches from Virgil Abloh’s Zoom with Friends animation has great details, such as neon-green zippers and leather corners.
THIS SILKEN TOTE BY VERSACE TAKES ON PRINTS IN A WAY THAT ONLY THIS ITALIAN LABEL KNOWS HOW. THE COLOURFUL SUBOCEANIC INSPIRATIONS ARE VIVID AND FUN, WITH SHELLS AND SEA CREATURES ENTWINED WITH THE KIND OF GOLDEN BAROQUE MOTIFS, INSPIRED BY OLD-WORLD EUROPEAN ART AND DESIGN MOVEMENTS FAVOURED BY THE BRAND