Elle Australia — May 2017

sisterhood and her architectural pieces

(complete with strap-on pocket bags,

 ›Š™œŠ—’ŽœǼǰ’—Ž›œ™Ž›œŽ ’‘™›ŽĴ¢

prints and decorative detail, were the

epitome of feminine strength. It’s that

complex combination of soft and

œ›˜— ‘Š ’œ ŽŸŽ›¢  ˜–Š—ǯ ‘’—”

ŒŠ›•ŽĴ ˜‘Š—œœ˜— ’— Š ‹•ŠŒ” ˜—Œ•Ž›

™Š›”Š Š— ̘›Š•Ȭ™›’—Ž ›ŠŒ˜›Ȭ›ŽŠ

Š‹’‘Š ’––˜—œ ‹˜˜œ Š ‘Ž ˜–Ž—Ȃœ

Š›Œ‘ — Šœ‘’—˜— ’— Š—žŠ›¢ Š—

¢˜žȂ›Žœ˜–™’—’—‘Ž›’‘’›ŽŒ’˜—ǯ

Elsewhere, the message was just as

potent. Sleeves pushed up and waists

‹Ž•Ž Š ’Œ‘ŠŽ• 

˜›œ ˜••ŽŒ’˜— ǻŠ—

a sweater brandished with “Love” for

good measure), crisp khakis at Valentino,

˜ŸŽ›œ’£Ž ™˜Œ”Žœ Š ˜—œŽǰ ž™›ŠŽ

–’•’Š›¢“ŠŒ”ŽœŠ˜Ž ŽŠ—£’™ȬŠ—Ȭ˜

“ž–™œž’œ Š œŠ‹Ž• Š›Š— Š— Ž›œŠŒŽǯ

And while most looks were teamed

with pavement-pounding shoes, others

 Ž›Ž Ž•ŽŸŠŽ ˜— •Ž‘Š••¢ ™˜’—Ž ‘ŽŽ•œ

Ȯ –˜œ Žę—’Ž•¢ œž’Š‹•Ž ˜› –Š”’—

¢˜ž›™˜’—ŠŠŒ˜›™˜›ŠŽ•ŽŸŽ•ǯ

‘Ž ˜˜ —Ž œ ’œǰ ‘Ž –˜ŸŽ–Ž— ’œ

Š•›ŽŠ¢ ‘’Ĵ’— ‘Ž œ›ŽŽœǯ ˜–Ž— Š›Ž

œž’’— ž™ ’— Š›–¢ “ŠŒ”Žœ ǻ–˜›Ž ˜Ž—

‘Š— —˜ œ•ž— ˜ŸŽ› Š ™’‘¢ œ•˜Š— ŽŽǼǰ

purposeful trench coats and next-gen

cargo pants. And for the bold, there’s

ŠĚŠœ‘˜‹›’••’Š—Œ˜•˜ž›ǯŽŒŠžœŽ’—’–Žœ

˜ Œ˜—Ě’Œǰ  ‘Ž— ‘Ž žž›Ž ’œ ’ĜŒž• ˜

make out and our freedoms are at risk,

sometimes a shocking statement is the

˜—•¢ ˜™’˜—ǯ ˜ šž˜Ž Š—˜‘Ž› ŽŠ›•¢

Ž™Š›ŽŠœ‘’˜—œŠŽǰŽœ’—Ž›’•••ŠœœDZ

ȃ‘Ž—’—˜ž‹ǰ ŽŠ››ŽǯȄ‰

˜™ǰǞŘşśǰœ”’›ǰ

ǞřřŖǰ‹˜‘Pageant,

wearepageant.com

Sunglasse

ǞŚŘŖǰDion

dionlee.co

Ž•ǰǞŗşśǰPageant,
wearepageant.com

MONSE

LOEWE

es,

LeeLee,

om

in the time it took for them to navigate

the production and distribution process,

˜ž›ȱ—ŽŽȱ˜›ȱŠȱ Š››˜‹Žȱ‘ŠȂœȱŽšžŠ•ȱ˜ȱ

‘Žȱ—Ž ȱœ”’—œȱ Žȱꗍȱ˜ž›œŽ•ŸŽœȱ’—ȱ‘Šœȱ

‹ŽŒ˜–Žȱ ’—Œ›Ž–Ž—Š••¢ȱ ›ŽŠŽ›ǯȱ ’‘ȱ

protest marches breaking out across the

globe, and a new and urgent impetus for

 ˜–Ž—ȱŽŸŽ›¢ ‘Ž›Žȱ˜ȱœŠ—ȱž™ȱŠ—ȱ‹Žȱ

Œ˜ž—Žǰȱ Žȱꗍȱ˜ž›œŽ•ŸŽœȱ Š—’—ȱ˜ȱ

dress stronger, be braver and express

˜ž›œŽ•ŸŽœȱ ’—ȱ ˜—Žȱ ˜ȱ ‘Žȱ –˜œȱ ŽěŽŒ’ŸŽȱ

 Š¢œȱ Žȱ”—˜ ȱ‘˜ ǯȱ

—ȱ ‘Žȱ ›ž— Š¢ǰȱ ‘’œȱ ’—Ȃȱ –ŽŠ—ȱ

head-to-toe prescriptive looks. Instead, it

was a mix-and-match menu of thought-

™›˜Ÿ˜”’—ȱ ™’ŽŒŽœǰȱ –Š—¢ȱ  ’‘ȱ ˜ŸŽ›ȱ

ž’•’Š›’Š—ȱ Š—ȱ –’•’Š›¢ȱ ’—ĚžŽ—ŒŽœȱ Š—ȱ

all with a kind of resoluteness that

combined game-changing ideas with

Šȱž—Œ’˜—Š•’¢ȱ‘ŠȱŒŠ—ȱŽŠœ’•¢ȱ›Š—œ’’˜—ȱ

’—˜ȱ˜ž›ȱŽŸŽ›¢Š¢ȱ›ŽŠ•’¢ǯȱ

Š›—’Ȃœȱ˜—œžŽ•˜ȱŠœ’•’˜—’ǰȱ’—ȱ‘Ž›ȱ

ꗊ•ȱ Œ˜••ŽŒ’˜—ȱ ˜›ȱ ‘Žȱ Š•’Š—ȱ ‘˜žœŽȱ

œ‘Žȱ˜ž—Žȱ’—ȱŗşşŚǰȱŽ•’ŸŽ›Žȱ™Ž›‘Š™œȱ

the strongest example. She’s long been

Šȱ Œ‘Š–™’˜—ȱ ˜ȱ ‘Žȱ ˜Ȭ¢˜ž›Ȭ˜ —Ȭ Š¢ȱ

›ŽœœǰȱǞŗǰŜřśǰȱ‹Ž•ǰȱ

ǞŗǰŖŞśǰȱ‹˜‘ȱMarni,

ǻŖŘǼȱşřŘŝȱřŞŖş

ŠǰȱǞşşǯşśǰȱFallen

Broken Street,

fallenbrokenstreet.com

Sunglasses,

ǞŚŘŖǰȱDion Lee,

dionlee.com

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