REINVENTING THE RULES

RALPH & RUSSO COUTURE

Building on the House’ s adoration of delicate femininity, decadent elegance and masterly craftsmanship, Ralph & Russo’ s new collection heralds the 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 where from 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.

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