A re-imagined garden party, a new romanticism tempered by an urban utilitarian edge. The Roberto Cavalli Pre-Autumn 2018 women’s collection celebrates iconic symbols of a luxurious lifestyle.

For this season, Creative Director Paul Surridge, challenges the idea of print to build a reinvented graphic vocabulary. Floral patterns get a fresh makeover or are reworked through an abstract filter. Their contemporary twist is enhanced by the versatile fluid silhouettes, exuding a sense of comfortable ease.

A rough winter flower, the thistle becomes the protagonist of a multi-coloured artsy patter, exalting the edgy attitude of asymmetric dresses with discreet frilled details. A lively garden motif highlights the delicate attitude of a draped tea dress and introduces a quintessential feminine flare into a functional safari jacket worked in a printed lizard jacquard fabric. Irises are embroidered on the seductive lace insert of a dress showing a sarong-inspired drape.

Celebrating the heritage of the brand, a macro zebra pattern pops up on a bleached denim trench, cinched at the waist with a stash and paired with a python pattern on charming foulard dresses and skirts.

Striking a balance between rigor and seduction, sharp-cut jumpsuits reveal draped details and plunging necklines. Body conscious knitted dresses impeccably sculpt the female form.

Roberto Cavalli’s exquisite artisanal approach is reflected through the outerwear, featuring a luxurious jersey bonded trench coat enriched by fringes on the back and an intarsia shaved goat fur short jacket trimmed with fox fur in natural shades.