Over the weekend, Max Mara made probably the most of Sweden’s 18 hours of daylight per day with an itinerary chock-full of festivities main as much as the nation’s Midsummer competition, which kicks off the summer time solstice in a memorable approach. (Sure, this is similar occasion proven within the iconic thriller Midsommar, however, relaxation assured: this specific celebration was something however scary.) The Italian model began issues off with a welcome dinner on Saturday evening hosted on Fjäderholmarna, one of many roughly 30,000 islands that make up the Stockholm archipelago, the place the likes of Amy Adams, Demi Moore, and Lily Collins have been handled to a standard Swedish dinner on customized Svenskt Tenn floral tablecloths and made their very own Midsummer flower crowns. (When in Rome?)
Lily Collins.
For the unfamiliar, the annual Midsummer competition contains the normal ritual of the Septem Flores, a.ok.a. the seven wildflowers which might be gathered and put below one’s pillow to dream of a future love. Max Mara used these exact florals as inspiration for its resort 2024 present, which was staged yesterday at Stockholm’s Metropolis Corridor—particularly, within the Gold Corridor, which boasts over 18 million gilded mosaic tiles. This opulent setting proved the perfect place to indicate the juxtaposition of Scandi-cool with a contemporary tackle light-as-air floral attire. Signature Max Mara items just like the Teddy Coat (which turns 10 years previous this 12 months!) have been rendered in a standard muted Nordic palette of tans, lotions, and blacks, paired with simple summer time shorts, Swedish knits, tasseled bohemian attire, and a pop of graphic coloration. The finale run of flowing flower attire have been matched with lovely leather-based floral crowns, weaving collectively the Midsummer aesthetic with a trendy aptitude.
