Colville took a trip this season to London. After years of exhibiting in Milan, Lucinda Chambers and Molly Molloy presented themselves in a gallery and design store as vibrant and unconventional as their collection.
The venue, overlooking St. James's Park, was filled with neoclassical elements and colorful works of art. The models, in their geometric-print knitwear, dresses and statement shoes, looked right at home.
Her long dresses, worn over flared pants or under furry coats, had a bohemian feel and served as canvases for colorful abstract patterns.
Some of those dresses had a Victorian feel with puffed sleeves, while others were more revealing with draped or deep V necklines. Highlights included a long, slim dress hand-woven in Italy and a purple pleated style with a romantic ribbon fluttering down the back. They both wore capes over baggy leather pants.
The oversized knits came with similar geometric patterns and extra-long sleeves, their colors and patterns echoing the striking leather or beaded bags that have become a signature of the Colville brand.
As always, Chambers and Molloy incorporated plenty of deadstock into the collection, slipping brightly colored stripes onto the sides and soles of Diadora sneakers.
They also took Diadora jackets and T-shirts and layered them over and under the dresses, uniting London and Milan style.
Colville's deal with another Italian company, College Shoes, resulted in a hybrid of mules and chunky loafers as artistic and bright as this free collection.
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