Simon Miller is continuous its world tour. Following journeys to the Scottish Highlands and the Tuscan countryside, Chelsea Hansford discovered inspiration for her pre-fall 2024 assortment in Tangier, Morocco. Whereas her locales of selection are at all times awash with pure magnificence, Hansford routinely takes curiosity in a spot’s structure. “I imagined this girl in our assortment lounging within the lovely sort of plant-filled arched doorways,” she mentioned. This season, she leaned into colours and shapes endemic to the African port metropolis, whereas staying true to the model’s aesthetic.
The balancing act appears to repay. Hansford is aware of who the Simon Miller buyer is and what they need. “It is designed for the working inventive,” she mentioned. Thus, a lot of the see-now, buy-now assortment is concentrated on transitional put on, with a number of tunics and matching pants obtainable. Probably the most adventurous of the bunch is a striped minidress-length vest over matching pants—a nod to the hand-painted Tangier partitions. “You possibly can put on it over the slacks to the workplace and nonetheless be daring and playful and thrilling,” she mentioned. “However then you may take the pants off within the night, and throw on a heel.”
Hansford’s work is at its finest when she leans into her innate sense of playfulness. A diaphanous mesh slip costume that includes (strategically positioned) inexperienced hand-crocheted flowers is a specific spotlight, as is a knit bodycon costume with a spiral of fringe encircling the wearer’s physique. A number of the items—notably the equipment—appear to be providing takes on present gadgets, when vitality might be higher spent elsewhere. Whereas bejeweled mesh, crocheted, and intrecciato sneakers might attraction to working creatives, likelihood is they’ve already purchased them elsewhere. Nonetheless, we look ahead to seeing the place on this planet Simon Miller will go subsequent.
