Emilio de la Morena’s star has been on the rise for a few seasons now. And this season, it sparkled. Inspired by otherworldly atmospheres and a young nomadic woman, de la Morena sent a collection of hits out onto the runway, with plenty of them venturing into new territory – namely in the shape of chunky silvery knitwear and outerwear such as sumptuous parkas, fashioned in softest wool from Italian luxury house Loro Piana (imagine, for a moment, how good they would feel to wear). But it was his, now signature, draped silk mini dresses – with their cleverly folded flippy panels and decorated in those mesmerising painterly prints resembling planetary landscapes (achieved by mixing oil paint with wax and others created by the crystallisation of watercolour and salt) – that this collection will be remembered for. Front row attendee Olivia Palermo would certainly look great in any of it. Order books at the ready.
