Anna Molinari was one of the first female designers to emerge (even as the Italian fashion scene was itself emerging) back in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Today, Molinari is still at it, presenting a collection that marked the 40th anniversary of Blumarine.
Over those decades, the consensus of broader taste has ebbed and flowed this way and that, but Blumarine remains fixed in its dedication to an unapologetically unironic vision of pretty—a place where women are heaped with roses, scattered with sequins, draped with furs, and not disinclined to considered displays of skin. Here, two-toned fur edged the neckline or hems of pretty chiffon and silk dresses and knits in yellow, pink, magenta, and green. Roses were embroidered on lace dresses and set as panels with furs. One dress featured black fur shoulder straps and a pair of round sunglasses whose lenses were fur-flanked. Sequins traced out a green leaf on a pink background, yellow wildflowers, and more roses.
The finale saw a group of models walk in ripped skinny jeans patched with multi-colored crystals and fine-gauge knits with the Blumarine logo etched in sequins across their chests. Congratulations to Molinari for hitting such a significant milestone.
