Loro Piana‘s spring-summer 2024 collection presentation happened in Milan, but it totally transported one’s mind and senses to Japan – and the served wagashi kasutera weren’t the only reason. Japan’s adoration and celebration of exquisite craftsmanship, understated taste, and timeless style were elegantly woven into the Italian brand’s latest offering. The collection also paid homage to the avant-garde fashion of the Rising Sun, in a modern key of posture and volume. Take the belted, high necked shirt suit for women in gray-flecked tweed was topped with a wide-brimmed woven hat. A striped-neutrals silk-linen shirt dress with a high unturned collar featured an attractive leather fastening to fix and drape the skirt up and across the body. A four-buttoned collarless jacket in an off-white nubbly silky fabric above a pleated pale skirt and light green polo neck looked snug and chic. The sleeves of a wide-armed, navy, petal-paneled silk overcoat were turned up to reveal the multicolored stitch work inside. A skirt and blouse in orange and blue florals was adjacent to last season‘s “flower ceremony” dress. Pure beauty – and please, don’t even try calling it quiet luxury.

Collage by Edward Kanarecki.
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