While Burton spins out the McQueen signatures which must always be in the collection—the biker jacket, this time with a giant fold-over shearling collar, falling almost like a cape, the chunky Aran knit, the exquisite evening dress, this one with William Morris–like flocking on black lace—it’s tempting to try to guess what she might be taking from this line to develop for fall proper. No designer is actually going to tell you that in advance, but as a guess—or rather, an outright wish—could a softer romanticism, rather than gothic drama, be on the verge of breaking through?
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