Catwalks unleash a perfect storm

IT WAS a soft atmosphere at the cobbles this weekend — in weather thankfully; not fashion. As the rain threatened, the catwalks unleashed their own perfect storm of style for spring/summer 12.

Zoe Jordan’s 30s-inspired homage to society girl Edith Bouvier Beale proved deliciously eccentric in its subtle interwar references: think smoking clubs and martinis, picnics and cricket games, and garments named ‘Chatsworth’ and ‘Blenheim’.

Cashmere cricket knits slung over diaphanous dresses, smoking jackets paired with fluid maxis, headscarves and Hardwick tweed — all spoke of polished ease.