Look book 1.
Summer 2022.
Look 1:
From the beach, to cafes; to the local shops, and back again. Everything is whisper-light, and barely there; its focus on the line of the body. That line is imperative when transitioning an outfit from a towel on the beach, to a latte in the street; and is finessed by embracing neutral, discreet palettes.
It begins with the most barely-there bra you'll ever find, without an ounce of its size wasted on selling sex, or the body. The imperceptible straps pay homage to the clean lines and deep consideration given to an outfit's foundation; easily concealed, and eliminating visual chaos.
A cotton tank, ribbed for a just-so fit, and a butter-soft skirt, cut for the perfect drape, can easily be elevated for an impromptu date with civilisation; even if you thought you were just going to lie on the beach all day.
Shown: The Row Roberta stretch-jersey bra; James Perse Ribbed Daily Tank; Mad Love skirt; Havaiana flip-flops.
Look 2:
Taking the same silhouette of a long-line tank and draping skirt, the colour palette takes on a more formal affair; deepening into carbon, and relieving anything too austere with the gentle drape of silk.
A long-line tank is one of the easiest, hands-off ways to lift something exceptionally simple, without becoming cloying in the summer heat. Swapping the cotton skirt for that of silk takes an outfit to a slightly more formal function, or into the long, summer evenings, without calling to 'dress up'.
A billowy shirt of silk gauze is an optional cover, encapsulating the still bare ensemble that remains functional, and understated, and moves like a dark ghost from cocktail lunches to late-night cocktails.
Shown: James Perse Ribbed Daily Tank; Caroline Sills silk skirt; Equipment silk shirt; Georgia Jay bag
Look 3:
The bridge between the first two looks is a muslin shirt, so fine it virtually dissolves at the fingertips. Undone, with some sneakers, and its formality unravels into polished casualty; tucked in, with boots, and it's grown up whilst still easy.
Lift the former just slightly by swapping black for white, in the form of a feather-light, muslin shirt. Its sheerness and effortless folds around the body provide the perfect antidote to structure; something that black and white can blindly fall into.
Top and bottom marry harmoniously with their shared expertise in skimming through the body; providing a movement to the outfit that keeps everything relaxed, and luxe.
Shown: The Tailor and his Lover muslin shirt; Caroline Sills silk skirt; The Row Marie H sneakers; Fiorentini + Baker boots.
Look 4:
Shirting in summer is effortless and functional. A monochromatic approach, such as pairing pale blue with its partner in denim, is a grown up take on playful, with a subtle nod to boyish. Cuffs are unabashed, and buttons only barely thought about.
From shopping the summer sales to stopping for lunch; from working in the air conditioned office, to after work drinks; a cotton shirt that is void of embellishments is the summer wardrobe, all-rounder. It's quiet, and unassuming, but its threads pull an outfit together in what seems almost deliberately contrary.
It can discreetly up-sell, whilst also providing a casual relief.
Shown: The Tailor and his Lover muslin shirt; James Perse Ribbed Daily Tank; Citizens of Humanity skinny jeans; Velvet by Spencer and Graham blue cotton shirt; Fiorentini + Baker boots.
Look 5:
Jeans and a t-shirt are the quintessential backbone of a wardrobe, and here, the pairings adhere to the same sculpting as as the earlier looks. Jeans keep to the highlighted line of the body, whilst tee shirts fall from the shoulders and gather at the hip.
Jeans sit low, and haphazard, on the hips. Tee shirts shun sizing conventions and fall away at shoulders and necklines, to pool at the waistband and move almost independent of the body. Effortless and easy, rolled hems balance off-the-shoulder elegance, and the delicate ripple of bared collar bones offsets the frayed, distressed cotton of a too-worn neckline.
Shown: Rag and Bone t-shirt; Citizens of Humanity skinny jeans; Turet Kneufermann t-shirt; Fiorentini + Baker boots.
Look 6:
Coming full circle to embrace draping, we revisit both skirts and the ease of a t-shirt that is cut so simply it relies on the sculpture beneath to give it shape. This lack of seeming direction in the garment deceptively implies a lack of decision-making, and yet, everything about it, that keeps it so discreet, could only be borne from very well understood design.
Fabrics here are visibly luxe; being completely untethered, and cut to allow for their own, inherent behaviour. The outfits are void of distraction, which allows one's eye to wander over their entirety, with unbridled ambition. They belong everywhere and anywhere with their blank canvas approach to a transformational wardrobe.
Shown: Turet Kneufermann t-shirt; Mad Love skirt; Caroline Sills silk skirt.
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