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SPRING 2024 PRESENTATION

alice + olivia by Stacey Bendet invites women to ponder what it means to have timeless style and consider what feminine elegance looks like today. “Style is who you are,” Bendet says, and the Spring/Summer 2024 collection is an homage to an era where style was extremely influential. On November 28th, 1966, more than 500 of New York City’s most notable figures congregated within the Plaza Hotel’s grand ballroom for Truman Capote’s Black and White Ball. Clad in their finest black tie attire and masquerade masks, the event would be immortalized as one of the most glamorous social events in the city’s history.

This collection presents a renewed vision of the historic time period by drawing inspiration from Capote’s Swans and the high-society guests in attendance like Babe Paley, Lee Radziwell, Marella Agnelli, Gloria Guinness, C.Z. Guest, and Pamela Harriman. “I wanted to think about the versions of those women today. Who are they today? Where are they going? What are they wearing? And, how does that era of elegance, sophistication and culture still influence today?,” Bendet adds.

 

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SPRING 2024

The answer lies within the storied walls of 48 Wall Street. For the presentation, surrealist settings are illustrated based on what a modern swan would wear today. Ballroom black and white skirts sway alongside structured jackets embellished with enlarged bows. A red silk dress with a plunging neckline adds a hint of sexiness to traditionally elegant silhouettes, while jacquard and bouclé jackets take shape as breathtaking gowns. A white bustier feather dress playfully nods to Princess Odette’s costume worn in Swan Lake while a crisp white ballroom dress embodies the timeless, ladylike appeal that was born from the ‘60s. In the garden room, one may feel a hint of Slim Aarons’ Palm Beach photography at play. Painted florals bring cocktail dresses and skirts alive with guests morphing into flowers, donning tops shaped into red gardenia atop white crisp pants, while others channel their inner-grand dame in a floral cape.

 

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SPRING 2024

Emerging from the floral scenescape, a glamour-fueled party setting depicts what a modern-day swan would wear as revenge dressing takes center stage. For those who are keen on making a statement, an embellished fringe top boasts a dazzling display of crystal and pearls. Denim jackets with bow-adorned sleeves maintain the ladylike sensibility. Wispy lingerie-esque black slip dresses with boned busts and godets of lace offer a sense of liberation, merging modernity with a hint of sexiness together.

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“This collection is a return to ladylike dressing where elegance becomes the focus. It’s about inspiring women to dress up and to think of clothing as self expression and art.” — Stacey Bendet

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