It felt like Orla Kiely worked a field full of flowers into her collection and tapped the Los Angeles-based illustrator Alia Penner to make some more. As the models posed, Penner painted, whipping up flowers on a transparent wall that was part of the presentation.
Kiely remained faithful to her signature Sixties silhouettes, working two-toned flower jacquards onto A-line dresses with white collars or patch pockets. Even the solid colors felt fresh and outdoorsy as in one fluo pink raincoat and a belted, button-front dress done in robin’s egg blue.