Loro Piana Spring 2024 Ready-to-Wear

There was plenty of hustle and energy in a room whose walls were framed and screened in a serene Japanese style meant to reflect that of this Loro Piana collection. A dense crowd of buyers, editors and Loro Piana representatives schmoozily parlayed around a series of wooden-armed, tweedy-headed mannequins upon which this season’s proposals were placed. Without movement to animate it, the collection remained a handsome still life to contemplate. A belted, high necked shirt suit for women in gray-flecked tweed was topped with a wide-brimmed woven hat. A striped-neutrals silk-linen shirt dress with a high unturned collar featured an attractive leather fastening to fix and drape the skirt up and across the body. A four-buttoned collarless jacket in an off-white nubbly silky fabric above a pleated pale skirt and light green polo neck looked snug and chic. The sleeves of a wide-armed, navy, petal-paneled silk overcoat were turned up to reveal the multicolored stitch work inside. A skirt and blouse in orange and blue florals was adjacent to last season's “flower ceremony” dress.