On the runway, the result was a cheerful mix of tailoring (an embroidered cheetah-patterned pantsuit); outerwear (a punchy pink-and-red Buffalo check cape); day dresses (in exploded houndstooth or burnout velvet camo), and cozy knits (Fair Isle sweater dressing), with touches of military and the boudoir.

 

“When we first launched ready-to-wear, because of the couture, people expected it to be slightly dressy,” Ralph said. “But outerwear and jersey have been our bigger categories.”

 

So there was a cherry blossom-embroidered fur coat, there were marabou-trimmed silk pajamas, and a Fair Isle patterned fleece dress for après-ski. With a bit of yellow, and some camel suiting thrown into the mix, the collection felt a little like a trend report come to the runway. Perhaps a stronger point of view will develop over time. (Ready-to-wear just launched in 2018.)

 

Ralph & Russo is on track to open its second U.S. store in April (after Miami), on Madison Avenue in New York.