Prints for Spring

Referencing both the mythological figure and the flower that shares his name, the Narcissus print is realised in washy watercolour brushstrokes, with a loose, hand painted feel. The image is structured as a traditional landscape, with the figure of Narcissus – his classical profile tilted down towards the water, lost in his own reflection – half obscured among the dreamy foliage. It’s a design which creates an enthralling visual effect when taken altogether, but yields hidden details the closer you look. It appears printed onto shirts, hoodies, dresses, and pocket squares, with elements of the print also being used for knitwear, scarves, and ties.

The Life Drawing print is perhaps this season’s liveliest design – a jumble of colour and texture which makes for a surprisingly cohesive result. It’s created from black and white photographs which have been dramatically cropped, then abstractly collaged together. Loose, gestural lines and brushstrokes are added onto this collaged base, introducing bright colour and chalky, pastel-like textures.

Life Drawing appears on clothing and accessories throughout the collection. We see it boldly applied to shirts, t-shirts and knitwear, as well as swim shorts, silk ties, scarves and leather goods.

A playful repeating pattern, this one depicts – you guessed it – orchid flowers, rendered in a painterly style with a dynamic blurring effect suggesting movement. It appears as a small-scale pattern on shirts and sweatshirts, and blown up to grand proportions on a simple cotton t-shirt. A cotton-linen short sleeved shirt, with a summery camp collar, has a single giant orchid printed onto one side, wrapping around from the shirt’s front to the back. This version shows off the print’s botanical detail and intricate handwork.

French for ‘fool the eye,’ trompe l’oeil is a painting technique which cleverly creates an optical illusion through the precise application of paint. This season we introduce our own interpretation of this centuries-old artistic practice, with a design that confounds and misdirects the eye. Rendered as an all-over print applied to a floaty viscose shirt, the pattern depicts a disorientating blur of various outfit details – a shirtfront, a lapel, a waistband, and a hand in pocket – which merge with one another across the fabric’s surface. When worn, this creates a strange and wholly unique effect which demands a second look. An extension of this print appears on a silk tie, that can be paired with the shirt for added optical trickery.