You can always count on John Alexander Skelton to have uncovered a fascinating corner of British history you were previously unaware of to spark his collections. This season, that was a single (and singular) figure: Anna Maria Garthwaite, an 18th-century silk designer who eschewed the prevailing trends of geometric patterns in favor of floral designs
Lemaire shows prove that it’s possible to conjure a palpable atmosphere sans spectacle, that a minimalist runway and a soundtrack composed of sounds as much as music can feel transporting. Around mid-way through the collection, an extract of rainfall played while giant fans sent a breeze through a soaring, concrete hall within the Opera Bastille.
Jonathan Simkhai’s clothes lean towards event and vacation dressing, so the resort season is crucial for the designer. That’s not to say, however, that Simkhai has a tried-and-true formula for the annual collection. “Resort is such a hard delivery to design for, because our customers come from so many different climates,” he said. “You just
This year, a number of Reem Acra’s clients ventured to Venice. After dressing them for their travels, Acra was so taken with the city—its drama and lavishness—that she decided to use it as the backdrop for her resort 2027 collection. The designer is known for opulent gowns covered in beading and embroidery. This time, she
Tanya Taylor was in an uptown state of mind for resort. “I kept picturing this girl who was living on Park Avenue, and all she was doing for all of November was going over to her friends’ houses. She wanted to feel polished but super cozy,” the designer explained during a walkthrough. To accomplish that,
Home really is where the heart is when it comes to The Garment’s pre-collections of late. Moving on from the Vilhelm Hammershøi interiors that informed pre-fall, Charlotte Eskildsen, still staying local, took inspiration for resort from Lille Mølle, a 17th-century windmill, home, and former mill, located near Christiania. Not only is it the setting for
