Madame Butterfly

I don’t easily get excited over spring fashions, but I can admit to getting butterflies when I saw L’Wren Scott’s SS14 collection at London Fashion Week the other day.

Madame Butterfly resided over the runway, as this girl gushed over Scott’s geishas.

I may have also fallen in love with red and black all over again.

https://exshoesme.com/2011/01/11/fly/ — I haven’t seen all the other collections, but I can tell you this is my top pick for SS14.

L'Wren Scott SS14black and red slim dress on Exshoesme.com (1) — So many levels of perfection in one dress: the sleeve, the fit, the red lining, the fact that my name is on it…

Red black and white butterfly on Exshoesme.com — Inspired by Puccini and other pretty things.

L'Wren Scott SS14 black and red fitted and flared dress on Exshoesme.com (1) — This neckline can give a girl wings.

L'Wren Scott SS14 black and red fitted and flared dress on Exshoesme.com (2) — Scott is exemplary at the little details. Here, she adds a soft flutter to her iconic pencil silhouette.

L'Wren Scott SS14 black and red floral dress on Exshoesme.com — One cannot have a butterfly without the flowers.

Monarch butterfly on Exshoesme.com — Nature’s imprint.

L'Wren Scott SS14 black and red printed dress on Exshoesme.com (1) — Scott’s imprint.

L'Wren Scott SS14 black and red printed dress on Exshoesme.com (2) — Sending hearts the world over, aflutter.

Scott mixes metaphors so poetically. Her collections over the past few seasons have consistently been a favourite. Let me formulate words around some of the other pieces in the collection and I’ll share more once I do. But while we are speaking of mixing old and new, of mixing styles, how can I not share Malcolm McLaren’s version of Madame Butterfly which blends Puccini and post-punk pristinely?

Butterflies are constantly dancing in fashion. This isn’t the first time they’ve inspired.

Photos: Alessandro Garofalo for Indigitalimages.com via Vogue.com.

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