STYLE
Summer romance When Alice McCall previewed her Spring/Summer collection at MercedesBenz Fashion Festival in Brisbane she shared a vision of romance and modern femininity. “I wanted to design a collection that was both romantic and feminine whilst also displaying a bold confidence. I loved playing with fabrics that would catch the light beautifully on a spring afternoon. I wanted to create pieces that are sophisticated and youthful,” she said after the show. The romance blooms in roses on lurex that dances in the light, softly rustling shapes, printed silk and lace, teatime gowns and picnic-pretty ginghams – seen in boxy shortened blouses to be worn with shorts or fuller pants, the enlarged collars a hint of the 1970s – sweetheart necklines, flares and frills, puffed sleeves and body contouring. In McCall’s hands broderie anglaise is boldly enlarged, English garden florals are jolted from tradition to modernity and crochet, resurrected from the 1960s, is electrified in rich chartreuse and violet.
From left: Pink Moon dress $475; Pink Moon coat worn as a dress $550.
From left: Shadow Sun top $195 and pant $295; Shadow Sun dress $360.
Pink Moon top $260 and shorts $260. 14 | BNE September/October 2019
