“It’s all about movement and how emotions flow through us and in our bodies,” said Stine Goya about her pre-fall collection. Ballet was her starting point, though she approached it creatively. Traditional broderie anglaise was charmingly customized on a white cotton set with a pajama-like ease, the openwork taking the form of ballet slippers, bows, and flowers rather than more traditional, non-narrative patterns. Some of those balletic motifs were carried over, on a small scale, to festoon the hem of a short pink dress which, like a brown jacket, featured elastic button straps at both sides of the waist to allow for a customizable fit. Elsewhere, an SG logo was worked in curlicues of tulle inspired by tutus, and a custom print featuring blurred dots suggested movement in a way that didn’t just conjure a ballet barre.
A print of a cherry blossom tree used on a long dress with puff sleeves had a backstory—it’s based on the tree that blooms in the courtyard of the listed building where Goya works. Telling a different tale was the painting of a cornflower blue full-skirted dress with a long-sleeved brown knit top. With its ’90s vibe and high-low mix, it suggested a less precious, perhaps even cooler, way forward for the brand apart from a full-look print.
