Blumarine Spring/Summer 2014

Blumarine Spring/Summer 2014

Italian designer Anna Molinari of Blumarine produced a whimsical S/S 2014 Collection brimming with innocence and feminine charm. Halfway through the collection Molinari injected a renegade, grunge element. Insouciance reigned supreme.

Kati Nescher opened the show in a pure white, delicate, point d'esprit, funnel neck peak shoulder jacket with deconstructed cummerbund detail worn spliced open to reveal a transparent mesh tank. Sleeves on the jacket comprised of embroided butterfly lace. Bermuda shorts in matching lace fabric completed the look. White, strappy, T-bar sandals with caged connotations were a bourgeois accessory.

A frothy, ethereal, dainty, butterfly lace strapless dress was body skimming and featured point d-esprit on sleeves and decolletage. A grosgrain ribbon belt attenuated the waist.

Romanticism ruled on a blouse featuring scattered blossoms with ruched cap sleeve detail. A simplistic addition which oozed with insouciance. Strategically placed blossoms were strewn throughout a sheer tank paired with an a-line pencil skirt. Detail comprised of a light imprint of fire engine red and ink.

A nude, barely there look graced a round neck, 3/4 sleeve floor length gown with embroided rosettes. A nude strapless corset slip dress was worn underneath. Butterflies enveloped a high waisted pencil skirt in shades of teak and white with gossamer like qualites. Garden party attire best conjured up the imagery.

The rebel within began to emerge when Yumi Lambert took to the runway in a strapless, ruffled rosette dress complete with mullet hemline, flowers cascading. Black, chunky ankle boots with buckle detail were a fierce addition.

Molinari channelled a modern day Brigitte Bardot reminiscent of her St Tropez days when Anna Ewers modelled a sweetheart neckline, fitted dress with cake like ruffled trimmings in canary yellow. A duchesse silk satin pencil skirt in lemon curd was paired with an empire line, cropped cardigan complete with fur collar and crystallized body and sleeves. A bling worthy, crystal encrusted envelope clutch complemented the look.

A lady bug red, man style blazer was of relaxed proportions,  featuring a white lapel, a provocative sheer mesh tee teamed with masculine, black leather, 3/4 trousers.

A fire engine red, a-line leather pencil skirt was married to a scoop neck blouse complete with silver cobweb embellishment.

A black chiffon, polka dot, deep plunge blouse revealed Ieva Laguna's broad shoulders. The blouse was worn tucked into a monochromatic black and white pencil skirt with sketched flowers printed onto the fabric.

An iridescent silver and black sequin encrusted mini dress was paired with a structured shoulder satin and lace tuxedo jacket. Perfect for the club scene and glitterati. The show drew to a close with a  strapless, cocktail, undulating ostrich feather dress in dove grey, black and silver. Embroided silver fauna completed the look.

By Courtney Jones.