Blumarine has built its house on the rose, and here two are worked in pleated self-fabric and set down the front of a black double-breasted blazer. Beneath them the suiting is a matte wool-blend, sharply cut through the waist, with welt pockets at the hip and a two-button fastening. Evening tailoring with the corsage already attached.

Blumarine cuts this short dress from a close viscose rib that follows the body from a deep V-neckline to the hip. Long, fitted sleeves keep the line clean, so all the movement is left to the hem, where a scalloped ruffle in an open, lace-like knit breaks into soft points.

Blumarine sets an asymmetrical tulle yoke across the shoulders of this wool mini dress, embellished and edged with a gathered lace ruffle. Long sleeves and a scoop neckline keep the knit body simple; the hem undulates where the skirt flares. A buttoned keyhole closes it at the back.

The house's taste for excess settles on the collar here: a deep fur ruff spilling over the shoulders of a longline wool cardigan. Beneath it the knit runs fine and close, ribbed through the body and buttoned from chest to hem, with the front dipping to a point. The shape sits somewhere between a cardigan and a jacket.

Blumarine covers the front of this taffeta mini dress in maxi pleated roses, applied in overlapping fans that trail into long ribboned streamers below the hem. A halter neckline ties at the back, leaving the shoulders bare, and the skirt stays clean and close under all that volume. In black the roses read as shadow and pleat rather than colour.

Blumarine covers the front of this taffeta mini dress in maxi pleated roses, applied in overlapping fans that trail into long ribboned streamers below the hem. A halter neckline ties at the back, leaving the shoulders bare, and the skirt stays clean and close under all that volume. Lipstick red makes the whole thing louder.

Blumarine gives a short taffeta skirt its romance at the hem. The high-waisted body is cut straight and darted close, leaving two pleated taffeta rosettes to spiral out over the hemline, the larger one breaking past it on the right.

In lipstick red, the crisp sheen of the cloth does most of the talking.

Blumarine gives a short taffeta skirt its romance at the hem. The high-waisted body is cut straight and darted close, leaving two pleated taffeta rosettes to spiral out over the hemline, the larger one breaking past it on the right.

In black, the fine pleating of each rosette reads in light and shadow rather than colour.

Blumarine cuts its black suiting plain here: a flat-front pair with a pressed centre crease, close through the thigh and released to a straight leg at the hem. The cloth is a matte wool-blend, the fly concealed and the waistband clean. Quiet company for the house's more decorated pieces.

Blumarine works its romantic register into knitwear here, in an openwork wool cardigan carrying a single handcrafted wool rose. A scoop neckline and long puff sleeves gather into wide rib-knit cuffs, and buttons close the regular-fit body. The open stitch keeps the weight down and lets whatever sits beneath show through.

Blumarine cuts Chantilly lace into the knit itself: intarsia panels open either side of the placket, edged with a gathered lace ruffle. The V-neckline falls deep, the shoulders drop, and ribbed trims hold the fine wool in shape. Four buttons fasten it, though the lace makes a better case for leaving them undone.

Blumarine keeps the decoration for the back: a pleated tulle panel worked with scalloped embroidery, behind a plain wool front. The scoop neckline, dropped shoulders and long raglan sleeves give it a loose fit, with ribbed trims at the cuffs and hem. Fine enough in gauge to layer under a coat.