Cut to the first look and his woman is just as body-perfect as ever, but he treats her more gently these days - wrapping her in feather-light chiffon frills hemmed with antique lace and cut with panels of his signature webbing.
Two big New York trends made a strong appearance here - cream as the summer's strongest tone, and multiple layers of light fabric, though to be fair any woman in Macdonald may well need a few layers to ensure coverage of all particulars next season.
Striped mattress ticking fabric made for sterner stuff - trench-style jackets and little tailored shorts with zipped pockets had nice heavy metal work fastening the straps that adorned them - and summer jackets of wide appliqué are for Macdonald fans for whom a wisp of chiffon or two does not an outfit make.
True romance took over when billowing dresses featured faded floral prints of orange and yellow, pink and blue, indigo and grey in a newly pretty move that had editorial potential all over it.
Appliqué lace details and finely pleated chiffon frills had an antique feel that kept things from being too frothy and when a mini version appeared in bright yellow embellished with gold beading, it was clear that Macdonald is going for vintage style where once he was brash.
An innocent colour palette and soft frilled dresses - neither of which are naturally associated with this designer - couldn't take away from the sex appeal of this collection though - for the most lithe and perfect of figure, sexy skater dresses, babydolls and spiderweb dresses were as glamorous as they always have been, even without the disco balls.
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