A breezy, off-hand femininity infused Margaret Howell’s outing this season. As ever, there was a chic simplicity to the collection, with Howell never veering from her calm, wearable aesthetic.
A smidgen of quirkiness did appear in Howell’s vaguely Fifties silhouettes. She overlaid her easy, knee-length skirts with a layer of navy tulle, while some silk shirts had sweetly ruffled collars, and were buttoned askew. Alongside those eye-catching pieces were the designer’s staples, such as roomy raincoats, cropped pants and fine knit cardigans, often belted to show off the waist.
The color palette was similarly understated, dominated by navy, khaki, rust and teal, with flashes of dulled, metallic red and gold, in pieces such as pleated, full skirts and loose shifts. Those touches of off-kilter glamor quietly evolved Howell’s pared-back, arty aesthetic.