Mary Katrantzou dresses are built on print, from the 2008 graduate collection of trompe l'oeil jewelry prints that made her the Queen of Print. I went through her floral maxi, midi and mini dresses.
Mary Katrantzou Dresses: The Queen of Print's Florals
Print as architecture
Print as architecture is where the brand’s point of view becomes easiest to read. Mary Katrantzou’s 2008 graduate collection of trompe l’oeil jewelry prints established the visual language that made her known as the Queen of Print. Look for the details that make the category feel specific rather than merely expensive. I went deeper on a related idea in Green Dresses: Jewel Tones, Soft Prints, Minis and Midis.
Sophia floral-print woven maxi dress
MARY KATRANTZOU
$1,650
Floral-print chiffon maxi dress
MARY KATRANTZOU
$2,100
Floral cotton-blend maxi dress
MARY KATRANTZOU
$1,940
Belted floral-print cotton-blend midi dress
MARY KATRANTZOU
$2,340
Margarita ruffled floral-print cotton-poplin mini dress
MARY KATRANTZOU
$1,790
Alma checked floral-print midi dress
MARY KATRANTZOU
$1,790
Chima floral-print tie-detailed woven midi dress
MARY KATRANTZOU
$1,200
Elsa checked floral-print satin midi dress
MARY KATRANTZOU
$1,200
Our honest take
Our honest take is that Mary Katrantzou works best when you let its strongest idea stay visible. Trained first in architecture and then at Central Saint Martins, she builds clothes around composition as much as silhouette If you take one thing away, choose the piece that gives you a clear shape or gesture and build around it.
