New York-based fashion house Alice + Olivia by Stacey Bendet introduces its Spring 2025 collection while celebrating the opening of its latest retail space at Raffles City Shopping Centre. This debut marks a significant moment as Alice + Olivia invites customers to step into Hotel Imagination, a dreamlike world where fashion meets fantasy, transforming every piece into a canvas for individuality and self-expression.
Through whimsical vignettes — a lace library, floral salon, decoupaged dinette, and chambre de l’étoile — guests are transported into a fantasy world where you can tell your own story of who you are and who you want to be, inspiring women to turn fashion imagination into reality. Hot air balloons and vintage car sets take you back to a time of promise and hope.
My mother once told me that I dream in dresses. The collection is an ode to both imagination and what I call wearable couture. I would romance again, and I want women to see clothing as an art.
CEO and Creative Director Stacey Bendet
The collection seamlessly merges past and present, featuring sculptural jackets and vests with a fresh, modern edge. Classic couture silhouettes are reimagined with contemporary functionality, such as dropped-waist bodices and full skirts in wrinkle-resistant moire, while engineered vertical florals create a striking hourglass effect. Corsets in stretch knits take center stage as statement pieces, perfectly paired with the must-have Olivia pant, lauded by Bendet as “the best and most flattering butt fit we have ever made!” The innovative #SnapSkirt also makes its debut, offering effortless length adjustment from floor-sweeping to calf-grazing with a removable ruffle hem.
This season’s “preppy primary” palette mixes chambray, banana yellow, and dusty pink with bold red and blue. Boucle jackets, knit polos, and printed ties add a refined yet playful touch, while laser-cut florals, lace, and broderie anglaise bring depth to romantic gowns. Lace, a nod to Bendet’s family legacy, even played an integral part in the beauty looks, as it was woven into romantic buns.
Evening wear takes a dazzling turn with opulent gowns and dramatic capes that steal the spotlight. A breathtaking gown adorned with hundreds of pink mirrored shards makes for an unforgettable statement, embodying the brand’s signature mix of glamour and whimsy. And what’s a girl to do about a fabulous bag? For the first time since 2019, Alice + Olivia created handbags, each tying back to a hero embroidery or embellishment in the collection. A decadent, crystal-encrusted clutch acts as a statement jewelry piece, while glittering baguettes hand-embellished with beads and paillettes are resplendent in the light. These items will be available as limited edition drops throughout the season.
