Simply Abu Dhabi Magazine XVII

1 9 3 S I M P LY A B U DH A B I In fact, few do relaxed elegance as well as McCartney. Perhaps because she is a working mum of four, she understands innately a woman’s desire to look fantastic yet be comfortable enough to live a busy life. There’s a chic, slouchy attitude to the suits and knitwear – but it never looks sloppy. These are clothes that can make a woman look unbelievably glamorous even as she secretly feels as comfortable as she would if she were at home in silk lounging trousers and a cashmere dressing gown. Indeed, you’ll see the influence of sleepwear in some of McCartney’s suits and separates – the soft fabrics and draping, the fluidity and easy of movement. Even in the more structured pieces, such as a gorgeous white sleeveless dress that gathers gently at the waist and drapes beautifully to a sharp handkerchief-point hem at the knee, or a creamy suit with roomy culotte trousers, there’s still an easy wearability to the collection. And what’s more wearable than denim for spring/summer? McCartney’s collection features denim jeans, culottes, and smock shirts, all perfect options for the woman who wants to have something fabulous to wear but doesn’t have all day to spend thinking about it. Just throw on a pair of Stella jeans and one of her ultra-luxe, billowy trench coats, and you’re off, feeling and looking amazing and ready to take on the day. There’s something empowering about that, and McCartney understands it. As McCartney herself was heard to say backstage at the spring/summer runway show, “This collection is celebrating the gentler side. All of those looser pieces, that soft movement, the pale colour palettes, those gentle checks – it was about celebrating the softness of a woman and the fragility that for me actually gives you a strength.”