Economy in design and a focus on natural textiles doesn’t mean you have to settle for a beige palette and austere shapes.

Avoiding those tropes was paramount in the sophomore collection of Icicle Atelier, the premium offering of the Shanghai- and Paris-based fashion brand.

Creative director Bénédicte Laloux said she wanted something airier, with colors inspired by nature, congruent with the idea of taking a breather by looking through the window at the beauty of the world outside — preferably an unspoilt one.

Poppy red, sunshine yellow and blues from light turquoise to indigo deep livened up a basis of summer neutrals. There were even some stripes and a print of tiny florals.

The waste-not, want-not approach that underpins the brand was expressed in myriad ways. Fabrics, of course, spa

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