The late Livio De Simone put Capri on the catwalk, dressing Audrey Hepburn and Jackie O in his bold, colourful creations. Inspired by the island, summer and the sea, his daughter, Benedetta, keeps the vision alive with the label's distinctive hand- and block-printed robe chemesiers (shirt dresses), frocks, suits, coats, and matching bags, purses, luggage tags, cushion covers and bowls.
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