The climate forecast mentioned to count on rain. However on Wednesday morning, arriving at Aje’s resort 2026 present on the brand-new Barangaroo Pier Pavilion, a communal area overlooking the water, the sky was the bluest blue, dotted by the type of completely imperfect white clouds that make you’re feeling glad to be alive. That shaped the formidable backdrop for Edwina Forest and Adrian Norris’s romantic-but-grounded tackle Aussie model, which this season they mentioned was impressed by the Normandy area in France and the Impressionists. “We frequently look to nature, and we had been captivated by how they captured the temper and the sunshine. So there’s a whole lot of transparency and opacity within the assortment; a type of fluidity with completely different shapes and blossoms blooming,” mentioned Forest.
The lineup featured a cornucopia of various volumes and textures; “feather boas” comprised of chiffon petals, very ’80s balloon hems sprouting from strapless sequined celebration attire, traditional romantic ruffled robes unexpectedly comprised of delicate broderie anglaise, and a swishy sunshine-yellow skirt trimmed with raffia fringe that made a pleasant noise because the mannequin walked previous. These floaty silhouettes (and equally dreamy hand-painted prints) had been grounded by tons and plenty of denim—a darkish wash tailor-made swimsuit with gold buttons, acid wash lengthy shorts and moto jackets, and even slingback pumps—and extra structured robes, like a mini shift costume in a postcard-inspired print. It was a various assortment that also bore the model’s essence.
“We’ve been doing this 17 years now—and we’ve been off observe just a few occasions as a result of we attempt to do one thing else—however now we simply do us and it feels good,” Forest defined. Awaiting friends on their seats was a large crystal, which the designers revealed they’d positioned underneath the complete moon just a few nights earlier than. It was inconceivable to not assume that possibly the stones had one thing to do with the morning’s sunshine.