PETER HAWKINGS IS INDEED MAKING A SPLASH AS TOM FORD’S NEW CREATIVE DIRECTOR WITH A SPRING-SUMMER COLLECTION THAT MARRIES ELEGANCE WITH EDGE, REBELLION WITH REGALITY, FROM SLINKY JERSEY DRESSES IN METALLIC GOLD TO BLADE-SHARP POWER SUITS, AND ARCHIVE-INSPIRED SHORT SHORTS IN VELVET TO CROC PENCIL SKIRTS IN STATEMENT HUES LIKE FLAMINGO PINK, GLITTERING GOLD, AND TAHITI BLUE

BY ARCHANA AITHAL ROSE

Viscose Sable Halterneck Mini Cocktail Dress

Hawkings heralds the dawn of cocktail dress season with this crisp white number crafted in sumptuous viscose sable featuring a halterneck with a tantalizing drop opening. $2,890

Croco Jacquard Wallis Single Breasted Jacket

Ford’s trademark tailoring is carried forward in this striking jacket in gold, croc-embossed jacquard with a barchetta breast pocket, flap pockets, and metal vintage gold buttons. $4,490

Striped Wool and Silk Blend Waistcoat

Pair it with the season’s sheer shirts or don it solo for maximum impact; either way, this single-breasted pinstripe waistcoat with slanted flap pockets and mother-of-pearl buttons will ensure you’re noticed. $2,150

Silk Batiste Shirt with Plisse Plastron

Calling all boss babes: this svelte button-down shirt in luminous silk means business. Rendered in a dusty aqua hue, it features signature details like barrel cuffs and mother-of pearl buttons. $1,650

Laminated Leopard-Printed Georgette Shirt

Deeply nostalgic for long-standing Ford devotees, the leopard print gets a fresh update in feathery georgette in this versatile shirt that’s fluid in form, featuring barrel cuffs and mother-of-pearl buttons. $1,590

Honeycomb Viscose Jersey Halterneck Evening Dress

In a sharp contrast to the oversized trend, Hawkings draws attention back to the body with a figure hugging, floor-sweeping evening dress in gold honeycomb viscose that features a side-draping effect with front and back cutout details for the dare-to-bare high rollers. $4,290

Glossy Croco-Embossed Goat Leather Skirt

Trendsetters will immediately gravitate toward this polished above-the-knee pencil skirt in a lightning bolt of color, well-appointed with side slant pockets, a center back zip, and a pleated back hem. $3,290

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