September 19, 2017 |
A naughtier girl at Emilia Wickstead this season. You’re expecting her to be the prim sort and then – oh-wow – there’s her bum. Okay, we’re probably exaggerating – nothing wholly outrageous here – but this collection began with body-bearing sheer. Diaphanous translucent gowns exposed the model’s beneath, cutting off neatly just above the ankle, or falling off the shoulder into a ruffled sleeve. But it was pretty. It’s always pretty. Goes for the many many gowns that followed, some of which were more suitable for one Duchess of Cambridge (she’s a fan) – sensible floral gowns that nipped the waist and came up towards a high ruffled collar, or billow-sleeved smock dresses with satisfying volume. Some big hats too, for no other reason we can see than: why not?
Photographs by Jason Lloyd Evans
