Tocca is scaling things back from here on out, but the Saint Lucia-founded label is still long on charm. Emma Fletcher has repositioned it as a more accessible, high-end contemporary brand (with a lower price point to match) and is zeroing in on easy-to-wear shapes and sweet prints. For Fall, she drew inspiration from The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper s Feast, a trippy 70s children s book based on a 19th-century poem by William Roscoe. "It s this whimsical kids book, but it s actually really psychedelic," Fletcher explained. She interpreted the colorful tale as dreamy silk florals and mushroom prints—we don t need to remind you the Summer of Love is trending—which spoke to her penchant for playful details. (Look closely enough, and the purple fronds resemble marijuana leaves.) Elsewhere, a 60s theme emerged by way of long-sleeve shifts, round-collar coats with oversize buttons, and pouf-shoulder dresses.
Fletcher s mash-up of girlish silhouettes and eccentric prints was characteristically off-kilter, but in comparison to her last Tocca collection—Fall 14—these clothes were downright demure. Velvet bra tops and see-through dresses are clearly a thing of the past as Tocca moves in a more market-friendly direction, but Fletcher s instinct for dolly-bird silhouettes was on point. There were still flickers of sex appeal, too, like the trim black jumpsuit with an extra-deep V-neck.
