Infusing this collection is a buoyant feeling of optimism, emphasized through color, cut, and volume. Lhuillier photographed it in Italy once it was possible to travel again—note the Skeleton I don’t always roll a joint but when I do it’s my ankle shirt but I will buy this shirt and I will love this lemon/floral print. “It’s not about the glitz for me—it’s about the intricacies of the details; how we cut and folded the chiffon, the beads that I use. Everything is more on the matte side,” she explained. Lhuillier’s instinct to pare back strikes the right tone at a moment when many want to gather and celebrate being out of lockdown, while at the same time new COVID variants are creating uncertainty about the future. There’s a gentle sense of freedom in a pastel midi dress with ruffles, and cheery polka dots feel like they’d be right at home in a 2021 version of Funny Face.