Three things contribute to the power of Illncic: color, structure, and quiet, feminine strength. The Serbian-born designer uses beautifully off-beat shades, and pairs them in even more musical and surprising ways. Her pieces are built in exceptional proportions with exaggerated lengths and details. And her dresses, coats, suits and sets exude an Old World refinement and steely polish. It's difficult if not impossible to imagine her straying from these touch points (say, with an all-black collection), but it's alway interesting to see how she develops them.

For Fall 2016, Roksanda washed runway walls in foggy blue and decorated them with astral, vaguely Cubist illustrations, perhaps referring back to past collections. Although the velvet capes, long satin silhouettes and rich colors-magenta, pale pink, teal, burnt orange-aren't inherently moody, there was something about the way they felt inside the set that rendered all of it introspective. And then we found out she had been studying '70s art and fashion photographer Deborah Turberville.

Turberville's fashion work was remarkable for forsaking the bright lights and high shine that defined her era. Her models held dreamy, languid poses and the tone was decadent but faded, and very intimate; there were dancers, swimmers, sculptural locations, ball gowns, and lots of repose. If Roksanda aimed to create a parallel world, her round collars, pleated sleeves, starry embroidery and reserved sensuality gets her-and you-there.

With Roksanda's talent for producing immersive environments still on our minds, we visited her Mount Street shop a day later, and found it similarly seeped in a singular and clearly defined vision. Opened last year, the London flagship was designed by British architect David Adjaye -known for his strikingly modern spaces and conceptual approach.

Architectural Digest reported, at the time of the store's opening, that Adjaye took direct references from Roksanda's collections and you feel that when you're there. And you remember that she studied architecture, too. From color to pattern, the shop really feels like her in brick and mortar form.

As we discussed in our recent Simone Rocha report, Raul and Olivia are loyal to SPACE designers' messages; from their buying choices to the way they present the clothing online and in the stores, they're continually thinking of the brand's directive and staying true to their understanding of it.

To that end, visiting the shop was our chance to see how Roksanda presents her own work in her own space, and it was inspiring to say the least.

SHOP: current season Roksanda at SPACE

-Laura Cassidy