By Lydia Summer ’21 | Lydia Millen Tailoring & Florals | Behind The Scenes

By Lydia Summer '21. The second collection designed with Lydia Millen. Shop now: https://bit.ly/2RIAqVm A capsule edit of beautiful summer-ready designs inspired by the pieces Lydia loves the most from her wardrobe, the catwalks and past Karen Millen collections. Fusing femininity with a touch of drama, statement details include asymmetric silhouettes, midaxi lengths and sculptural frills. Crisp summer white and painterly florals are elegant and beautiful, with fresh takes on tailoring and love-forever summer dresses. Lydia Millen puts pencil to sketch pad to design her second capsule edit of beautiful modern classics. Inspired by the pieces she loves the most from her wardrobe, the catwalks and past Karen Millen collections, the edit consists of feminine, flattering forever pieces reminiscent of Lydia’s own personal style. 'I’m not a designer by profession so the challenge was translating the elements of my ideas and style from my imagination into the designs themselves, so the process began with discussing a lot of ideas, visualisation and creative group planning. We browsed my own wardrobe and style essentials with the mission to give a classic silhouette a more modern look.' Teaming up with Karen Millen’s design team to envisage and create the collection, Lydia took a seasonal view on print, colour and fabric to modernise timeless shapes and silhouettes. Lifting key elements from her own wardrobe and Karen Millen’s archive, By Lydia replicates the fashion personalit