Monochrome Monday: Buttercream

Buttercream is the shade that’s quietly taken over racks and mood boards alike, showing up in pieces you actually reach for. This season, Buttercream behaves less like a neutral and more like a material in its own right. Designers are cutting it into pleated skirts, draped sets, ribbed tops and split-toe flats, letting fabric do the talking: brushed cotton, glazed leather, dotted tulle, embossed belts, champagne-toned crystals. Worn head-to-toe, it reads like perfect gallery lighting translated into clothes; broken up with sand, caramel or soft metallics, it becomes the most persuasive argument for stepping away from stark white.