India Mahdavi Unveils Rainwear Collection For Aigle

A few years ago, when being inducted into the Interior Design Hall of Fame, India Mahdavi said: “I changed the way people thought about pink.” Now the same may be true for another color. For the architect’s second collaboration with the legacy French fashion brand Aigle, she homed in on lavender.

Although the label had been most known in equestrian circles for its stylish rubber riding boots, Aigle has since expanded its offerings to rainwear for the masses, including clothing and, of course, footwear. “Rain means gray, sad, depressing,” Mahdavi muses. “I wanted joy, even in bad weather. Sitting in my garden in Arles under the wisteria, I thought of Purple Rain.” Having cited childhood memories of Bugs Bunny and Tex Avery cartoons as sources for her saturated sensibility, Mahdavi also counts the music of late musician Prince among inspirations. It manifests here in the tall boot and the reversible jacket as uplifting orchid paired with khaki green, then delineated by white seams, highlighting the collection’s craftsmanship.