three female models in grey coats
(Image credit: Jason Lloyd-Evans)

Mood board: Marilyn Monroe was the woman du jour at Max Mara. It wasn't her buxom bombshell guise that pushed this collection but rather her undone, rawly beauty, captured by photographer George Barris' iconic shots of her by the beach.

Best in show: Coats, a Max Mara specialty, were oversized like cosy robes cut from luxurious diamond stencil grey mink or mink-lined quilted satin.

Finishing touches: Flat camel tasseled loafers and nerd glasses were the perfect accompaniment to cosy camel hair pencil skirts and oversized mohair coats.

Photography: Jason Lloyd-Evans

four female models wearing soft looking robes in varying colours

(Image credit: Jason Lloyd-Evans)

three female models wearing cosy grey jumpers and holding grey handbags

(Image credit: Jason Lloyd-Evans)

five female models wearing soft and comfortable clothing in neutral colours

(Image credit: Jason Lloyd-Evans)

two portrait images side by side, the left image is a female model wearing a grey dress, the right image is three female models wearing camel coloured coats

(Image credit: Jason Lloyd-Evans)

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