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In a wonderful space – Phillips de Pury’s pristine white auction rooms, illuminated by floating lantern-moons of light – Pringle of Scotland’s show was like a wonderful dream of angora, cashmere, faux-astrakhan, merino and ice cream colours. Alistair Carr, in only his second season as Creative Director, has transformed the label into one of London’s most exciting and desirable brands, and his autumn/winter collection did not disappoint: there were fluffy triangle-knit sweaters in puppy-soft pastel pinks and mints, mirrored in the models’ subtly dip-dyed hair; there were illusions of cardigans, actually contrasting colours on woollen dresses; there were cashmere roll necks with pie-crust collars and ruffles… all stand-out staples that any girl would want in her wardrobe. There were also cute blazers with school uniform style box pleats, so perfect for a collection inspired by a long-lost ex-girlfriend of Alistair’s: the mysterious Miss X. Oh, and then there were the amazing shoes: sharp-pointed high heels that hovered on miniature platforms and rough-cut stilleto spikes constructed out of jagged aluminium. This was a calming moonlight sonata of a collection from Pringle, and wherever Miss X is, we hope she loves it!
Text: Dean Kissick
Photography: Mitchell Sams
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