Muse. Ellery Resort’15

June 17, 2014June 18, 2014 | Design & Culture by Ed

The Sydney-based designer, Kym Ellery, does the most simple & sophisticated clothes at once. For her Resort 2015, she managed to make the clothes well fit for casual time and evening events! Ellery deployed her signature bell shapes with restraint, making a trumpet hem on cropped pants or fanning out the sleeves of a slinky boucle dress or cotton poplin shirt. Also, the spaghetti straps and V-cuts brought the collection a poetic attitude and mood. Ellery is for a long time one of my favourite Australian labels and I really enjoy it’s luxurious approach towards the modern evening-wear.

Slouchy. J.W. Anderson Resort’15

June 17, 2014June 18, 2014 | Design & Culture by Ed

I am mesmerised. I truly love this Resort 2015 collection in case of Jonathan Anderson. It’s beautiful in it’s ugliness. Kept in calm colours of beige, grey and red, the collection reminded me of the typical British country land-scape, full of farms and valleys. There was something delicate about it too. The deconstructed shirts, origami maxi dresses and the chic black costume made of a shirt and over-sized trousers were my favourites. It somehow reminds of early Prada, at which Miuccia investigated uniforms and ugliness in fashion. This slouch way of styling, these imperfections… I am looking forward to see the continuation for this interesting idea in September, Jonathan!

Signature. Rosie Assoulin Resort’15

June 17, 2014June 18, 2014 | Design & Culture by Ed

The CFDA nominee and fresh designer from New York continues to experiment with colours and volumes this season. Rosie Assoulin plays over-sized blouses, wide pants and striped gowns that look beautifully sculptural on the diverse models. I really loved all of these orange cropped tops and interesting, elegant fabrics which were used instead of typical taffeta and velvet… Looking at Assoulin collections each season, I must admit- this girl stays herself and doesn’t pretend to be the next must-have designer!

Romance. Lanvin Resort’15

June 15, 2014June 18, 2014 | Design & Culture by Ed

I observed that I usually prefer the pre-collections at Lanvin rather than the runway shows. Why? I love their mood! The resort for 2015 is just the real Lanvin thing- very Parisienne, non-chalant and romantic. The model Jamie Bochert matches perfectly to the slightly bohemique style of the pieces! Full of beige, red, brown and black, we had a lot of foulards, embroideries and fabulously decorated dresses and pants. Alber Elbaz made me again fall in true French love!

Women. Tome Resort’15

June 2, 2014June 2, 2014 | Design & Culture by Ed

Ryan Lobo and Ramon Martin are interested in women. Their New York based label is all about simplicity of clothing and confident, cosmopolitan, polished yet unfussy in their sense style. Their Resort 2015 collection was just it! The models looked gorgeous in every dress and every skirt. The prints were calm but eye catchy. And the colours were perfect for Spring in New York… I see everything here worn at a Central Park stroll. Although it’s all very mature, these clothes are going to look really good on a 20 and up! Tome, I feel a new know how brand is forming… More on http://tomenyc.com