Max Mara Leisure CARDIGANS

Through its most recent taxonomic excursion, Max Mara turns away from the avenue to face inward in an application of its signature northern Italian prudence to the realm of sleep and loungewear. The same understated approach to color and tailoring that permeates the house’s extensive ready-to-wear line is evidenced in the coupling of muted and natural tones with flowing silhouettes, typically fabricated in springy silk and cotton blends. The cool-to-the-touch hand of sleeveless satin tank tops and mid-length skirts speak to the stifling heat of summer, while drafty days are easily overcome with cozy jersey knit sweaters or French terry hoodies paired with matching lounge pants. A severe view may position an emphasis on leisure as inherently antithetical to a pure aesthetic vision, but the confident few who know that staying in is not mutually exclusive with dressing to kill will look no further when struck by the urge to slip into something more comfortable.