A Bohemian Pulse

The new Holland Street kaftan range begins with a colour palette shaped by the emotional language of the SENSE Method™ — your signature design philosophy where every garment expresses a feeling, a memory, or a mood through colour, fabric, and textile print. Each kaftan, kimono, and Kafono™ becomes a vessel for emotion, inviting the wearer to choose their three guiding words and align their own sense of self with the palette. Colour becomes mood; textile print becomes narrative; the garment becomes a reflection of how they feel.

This season’s inspiration draws from your long‑held love of Ossie Clark and Celia Birtwell, designers whose romantic prints, fluid silhouettes, and painterly patterns defined a generation. Their expressive approach echoes through Holland Street’s hand‑drawn illustrations, where every stroke carries intention, softness, and emotional clarity.

From there, the palette intensifies into the glamour and electricity of 70s club culture — saturated jewel tones, lacquered blacks, and warm amber lights that evoke the pulse of Studio 54 and London’s underground nightlife. These hues bring movement and rhythm to the collection, shaping garments that feel alive, expressive, and free. The moodboard captures this sense of liberation: colour as freedom, pattern as feeling.

Layered into this is the soft bohemian elegance of the decade: earthy spice tones, sun‑washed brights, and global craft influences that speak to wanderlust and individuality. This bohemium softness meets the sharp, modern glamour of Gucci’s 70s revival, where maximalism, sensuality, and nostalgia are reimagined for today’s world.

The palette also honours the wrap‑dress confidence of Diane von Furstenberg and the iconic, expressive world of Zandra Rhodes — a designer you once worked for, whose fearless use of colour and ornamentation continues to shape your creative DNA. Her influence is woven into every Holland Street textile print, from engineered placement to painterly detail, forming a lineage of expressive, emotionally resonant design.