Ralph & Russo 2016

Ralph & Russo's 2016 spring edition has arrived on the runway! If you know me, you know that I adore all of Ralph & Russo's Designs. This year they have created an incredible spring feel to each of their pieces, including the bridal collection.

One of my favourite gowns in this collection is a beautiful lilac with a single shoulder strap. It reminds me of a wisteria bloom, a subtle yet elegant colour that has a fresh and renewed vibrancy.

I don't think I could put words to this collection that would do it any justice! For all its grace and beauty I will let Ralph & Russo explain better than I ever could.

Building on the House’s adoration of delicate femininity, decadent elegance and masterly

craftsmanship, Ralph & Russo’s new collection heralds Spring; that promise for renewal and

frisson of youth.

All is dreamlike and weightless, echoed in billowing crêpe capes, airy bell sleeves and clouds

of gazar. Tender ribbons of organza in powdery shades are pin-tucked into geometric waves,

cascading over mighty corolla trains – light as butterfly wings.

Erogenous is the waist; a defined line wherefrom abundant volumes unfurl. Peplums, architectural

and graphic, bring a modern definition to the quintessential hourglass of the 1950s. And corseted

bustiers gesture at pin-up glamour, sharpening silhouettes beneath sheer, diaphanous robes.

The shoulders are aphrodisiacs, at times gracefully bared by graphic and precise cut-outs in fluid

kimonos, at others enveloped by infinitely fragile feather boleros.

In dazzling masterpieces of intricate technique, vast surfaces are fully adorned, yet retaining an

exquisite delicacy.

Organza petal appliqué glistens with crystal dewdrops amidst three-dimensional silk threadwork.

Micro-paillettes underlayers shimmer through geometric cut-outs, recalling the iridescence of

natural grey pearls. And crystal drops shower column dresses with effervescent sparkle.

Hand-painted peonies and tulips in sapphire, blush pink and lavender grey flow like wild grass in

a continuous ink line with multiple densities, evoking Chinese ancestral calligraphy. Bold strokes

that at times are encrusted like jewels, at others diffuse like the summer mist.

Spiderwebs of Chantilly lace in dreamcatcher dresses trickle over the body, sometimes spun to

the floor. Every now and then a petal or feather gets caught, trembling in the scented midnight

breeze.

Spring/Summer 2016 brings a new aesthetic, reconciling a regal demeanour with a douceur de

vivre in a sublimely subtle blend of tradition and modernity.

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