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Monochrome Monday: Buttercream

Consider this your sign to retire bright white: Buttercream is the soft-focus shade making every fabric look richer.

Farah Awadallah

Jan 12, 2026
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.

Abadia | Raya Top

Abadia’s Raya Top is the starting sentence. A clean, creamy knit with thoughtful detailing, it sits exactly between T-shirt and blouse, ready to be tucked into a skirt or left loose over tailored trousers. It is the kind of piece that makes you look pulled together in the time it takes to close a laptop.

Maison Margiela | Tabi Split-Toe Leather Ballet Flats

Margiela’s Tabi ballet flats turn Buttercream into a quiet provocation. The split toe keeps all the intellectual edge, while the soft leather and pale tone keep the overall effect gentle. Worn with cropped tailoring or long skirts, they feel like a literary reference hidden in plain sight.

Noon by Noor | Melhor Skirt

Noon by Noor’s Melhor Skirt takes Buttercream into movement. In a sand-leaning tone, it falls in long, clean lines that sway as you walk, giving every step a soft punctuation mark. 

Okhtein | Embossed Classic Belt

Okhtein’s Embossed Classic Belt is the underline. In ghiaccio leather with subtle embossing, it carves out the waist without interrupting the softness of the palette. Over a blazer, cinching a dress, or threaded through the Melhor Skirt, it turns loose ideas into a clear outline.

Ilyes Ouali | Silhouette Bag

Ilyes Ouali’s Silhouette Bag is Buttercream on the verge of champagne. Encrusted with Swarovski crystals, it feels like the evening version of a writer’s satchel: small, structured, and catching light like marginalia in gold ink. Carried to dinner after a long day, it shifts the whole look from work mode to “seen”.

Sandra Mansour | Heaven Midi Dotted Tulle and Taffeta Draped Dress

Sandra Mansour’s Heaven dress turns the palette into a story. Dotted tulle and draped taffeta wrap the body in layers that feel almost handwritten, full of folds and pauses. 

Vaga The Label | The Latin Draped Set

Vaga’s Latin Draped Set is Buttercream as a complete paragraph. Draped panels and fluid lines turn coordinated separates into one long, uninterrupted thought. Wear it head-to-toe for gallery visits, readings, or late dinners; break it apart when you want a single, easy piece to soften denim or tailoring.

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