Read Between the Vines

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THE VINES

This season, florals are rewriting the rules.

Spring’s most enduring motif returns with a sharper focus and a bolder hand. No longer content to play the supporting role, florals are front and centre––rendered in painterly prints, saturated tones, and oversized scales. These are blossoms with intention––

where nature’s poetry meets fashion’s punctuation.

Whether it’s a Cara Cara 1950’s-inspired tea-length dress rendered in pale pink and scattered with orange and crimson blooms, or a sunny strapless number with tailored pleats and a painterly garden pattern, these pieces embrace femininity while subverting the expected.

Silhouettes remain wearable and structured––think shirt dresses with cinched waists and romantic collars, or flowing A-lines with subtle boning and considered tailoring. But the prints? They steal the scene.

The difference is in the detail. The scale is more exaggerated, the contrast more defined. Florals appear not as background decoration, but as the focal point––cascading across midi dresses, voluminous skirts, and tailored separatesin deliberate brushstrokes. They carry the weight of a pattern and the clarity of a statement––graphic, expressive, and completely unapologetic.

These florals are endlessly versatile. A shirred blouse with a watercolour-inspired poppy print pairs seamlessly with denim and a boldly hued blazer for an elevated take on casual Friday.

A black and white abstract floral dress stakes its claim as spring’s wear-everywhere must have, while a camisole and matching skirt from Dea Kudibal redefine weekend market strolling with a sketch-like floral design.

Powerhouse brands like Marimekko, Smythe, and Cara Cara are leading the charge with prints that toe the line between fashion and art. Marimekko leans into its iconic graphic heritage, delivering florals that feel both mod and modern in silhouettes that are as versatile as they are relaxed.

If fortune favours the bold, a head-to-toe Smythe look certainly suggests an auspicious future––the brand’s renowned tailoring offering the perfect canvas for splashes of neon florals and artistic interpretation.

Florals for spring? Always. But this year, the garden is wild and playfully sophisticated. Not just a trend––it's a renaissance: this is floral reimagined. Bolder, braver, and blooming with possibility.