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More often than not, Mark Badgley and James Mischka are inspired by their fabrics—this season, more so than usual, as their Italian glazed canvas and raw linens lead them to the sun-soaked island of Capri. “Our inspiration is an American girl going to Capri for the first time,” Badgley said backstage before the show.....
“Hopefully, it’s her dream of Capri.” As Mischka underscored, it is a full lifestyle collection. “From when she gets up in the morning, goes to the beach, swimsuits, a lot of day clothes,” he said, before Badgley chimed in: “From breakfast to ball gown.”

To complement the local textiles, the pair concocted bright prints of flowers found on Capri: gardenias, poppies, bougainvillea. Some were stuck onto pieces as dramatic appliqués, like a coral lace minidress with a huge feathered bloom on the chest. There was swimwear—including a high-cut silver bikini with plastic beaded buds à la last spring’s Miu Miu—and the first-ever Badgley Mischka T-shirts, which the men advised pairing with jeans or a ball-gown skirt. The heavily beaded and embellished evening gowns done in sequins and spun silk jacquards were a hit with the audience and seemed destined for a night out in Capri, should life ever lead you there.