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Max Mara’s lifestyle line, Weekend Max Mara, which features a range of formal and casual garments and accessories, has launched a summer-themed capsule collection inspired by the beauty of the Aegean Islands in Greece.
The line was created by Milanese fine art photographer Micol Sabbadini based on her images of white-washed houses, drifting boats, intricate mosaics and Mediterranean peonies.
She collaged her pictures into patterns to come up with a dozen ‘must-have’ dresses, trousers, shirts, skirts and accessories in shifting shades of white, blue and pink.
Micol said: “The mood of this collection is European summer coastal houses in Greece, sailboats in the sea and snatches of text I find wandering around with my camera on days off.”
The pieces featured in the collection were designed with long, carefree days in mind. A cotton poplin menswear-style shirt is collaged with digitally printed sailboats bordered with peonies and mosaic patterns while a silk Crêpe de Chine T-shirt, with Cotton Jersey sleeves and back, is printed with similar floral motifs and emblazoned with found text.
A voluminous, 50s-inspired high-waisted skirt in cotton poplin features whitewashed houses, glimpses of the sea and oversized peonies.
An all-over floral pattern can be found on a pair of wide-leg, high-waisted trousers in Crêpe de Chine and a full-length shirt dress in cotton poplin.
There is also a similar pattern featuring a blue and white floral motif, sailboats and the word ‘LOVE’ boldly written in red adorns a full-length Crêpe de Chine T-shirt dress, kick-flare Capri trousers in satin cotton stretch and a 50s-style shirt dress with a full, half-wheel skirt. Creamy silk foulard scarves and iconic Weekend Max Mara Pasticcino bags will also receive the all-over-print treatment.
