This is quite the year for Ulla Johnson, as she is about to open her first store and just had her first formal runway show. (She has had presentations in the past.) It’s the right time: After 16 years in business, her collection has evolved into a whole lifestyle brand, including accessories, and now jewelry and eyewear.
Fashion-wise, Johnson spoke about a meditation on powerful women and what it means to be a lady in the midst of all that’s happening right now. As a result, her girls looked feminine yet self-possessed. They strutted out in traditional ladylike fabrics such as brocades that were done in subversive styles like an oversize puffer.
“We also continued to do the things that we love, like frocks,” she said. A beautiful metallic lame mid-length dress with a bow detail in the back stood out, which Johnson also rendered in a puff-sleeve miniskirt style. “Evening is a new exploration for us, but the idea is always about ease; with the lame, we took it and made it sexy but undone,” she explained.
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