“So much of what we do is about the woman in motion,” Ulla Johnson said, adding that she’s come to realize that, “celebrating female artists and amplifying women’s voices is kind of one of my life’s great works.”

Shot on the streets of Paris, her resort collection look book upheld these two statements. Johnson said she worked with Czech artist Anna Zemánková for the season’s colorful palette and intricate, Art Brut floral drawings that adorned fluid dresses and uplifted great new trench and cropped jacket outerwear — each ideal for the woman on the go.

Having her own direct-to-consumer business and retail stores has also given Johnson the ability to test and incubate new categories, including outerwear. “We are opening the store in Madison [Avenue] this fall. Our woman is there — I’m f

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