MILAN — Stella Maxwell has teamed with Marella — part of Dedimax, a subsidiary of Max Mara Fashion Group focused on the contemporary sector — on a capsule collection, taking her collaboration with the brand to the next level after having appeared in its campaigns in the past. 

The new designs will drop at Marella’s online store on Sept. 15, before being celebrated with an exclusive event at the Nikita private members’ club in London’s Mayfair on Sept. 17, on the eve of the city’s fashion week. The collection will also hit a selection of Marella’s brick-and-mortar stores starting Sept. 18.

“It’s been an incredible experience and so fun with the team at Marella — they’ve been so open to all my ideas,” teased Maxwell about the tie-up.

The line will see the blazer jacket as a hero item, reimagined with sculpted lapels inspired by tuxedos and a double-breasted design with a deconstructed and relaxed feel to deliver a formal yet effortless power suit. A cropped iteration with broad shoulders and corsetry-inspired details, a boxy alternative adorned with applied georgette flower and a body-blazer — a single-breasted jacket deconstructed and with a sensual cutout on the back — will add to the range.

Other wardrobe archetypes will be included in the collection, too, such as a bomber jacket crafted from dark denim or black leather and a leather trenchcoat. These will come with an embroidered tulle label bearing the collaboration’s logo and a jacquard lining with a star graphic motif.

Flowing pants featuring a semi-sheer viscose georgette outer layer and revealing underneath wool sablé shorts; a georgette pencil skirt, and accessories including the Stella the Star ruched bag in leather with crackled finishes will complete the offering, which will retail at prices ranging from 175 euros to 645 euros.

“I think styling the pieces is pretty easy because they’re quite flexible pieces,” said Maxwell about her designs. “You have the full-set suits that are just beautiful on their own. You can really interchange the look going out at night or you can wear it to go grab a coffee in the morning. And then the other pieces that you can mix them with jeans, you can mix them with more comfortable pieces if you want to look more casual.”

She gives proof of the collection’s wearability by fronting the dedicated campaign, which was shot on the rooftop and patio of the Hollywood Roosevelt hotel in Los Angeles — the city the top model has chosen as her second home.

This is not the first time Marella has asked a celebrity to codesign a collection. Earlier this year, the label joined forces with American model, actor, author and activist Emily Ratajkowski for another blazer jacket-centric range.

The brand, which has more than 200 stand-alone stores and a presence at 1,400 multibrand retailers worldwide, has been in expansion mode distribution-wise over the last year, opening new units across Europe, the U.S. and the Middle East, as reported. Next up, it will cut the ribbon of its first store in the U.K., unveiling a location at 8 Marylebone High Street in London this fall.