Last Week, Stars Found a Fresh Perspective on Florals

Spring is synonymous with renewal, but last week, stars felt compelled to take the “May flowers” adage literally. After months spent studying camp in preparation for the Met Gala, they switched gears post-event, opting for the straightforward appeal of pattern-heavy daywear and gowns with modern verve. The bold found new ways of interpreting the season’s signatures: Victoria Beckham touched down in New York city wearing the head-to-toe micro blooms from her Spring 2019 show, while comedienne Maya Rudolph gave Marc Jacobs’s capacious Fall collection a spin at the premiere of her latest, Wine Country. At Louis Vuitton’s Resort 2020 extravaganza, Jennifer Connelly pulled off neon florals with a clash of prints, making the proceedings at JFK’s restored Trans World Airlines terminal even chicer.

Even those who avoided petals broke from the typical. In London, Meghan Markle continued to shatter ideas about royal dressing by introducing the world to the newest Windsor while wearing a streamlined trench dress from Grace Wales Bonner; elegant and unfussy, it continued the duchess’s winning streak. At Aladdin’s Paris premiere, the film’s star Naomi Scott skipped traditional in favor of Virgil Abloh’s sporty take on princess style. Beyoncé got in on the fun turning a date night with husband, Jay-Z, at the Warriors vs. Rockets into a fashion moment. Who could focus on the score when music’s queen was courtside in a slinky Marine Serre crescent-moon catsuit?