June 11, 2009
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There’s been so many terrific resort 2010 collections that the best way to display Fashion Pulse Daily’s top picks is merely to select the standout looks and combine them into post! I’ve noticed that over the past five years resort wear has really transformed into practically seasonless garments, collections that aren’t necessarily restricted to warm weather getaways and can exist on the sales floor seamlessly with fall/winter merchandise. Here’s our top 10 looks from resort 2010 (all images via Style.com):
Anna Sui
Diane von Furstenberg
Vena Cava
Narciso Rodriguez
Prada
Marc Jacobs
Zac Posen
Helmut Lang
Brian Reyes
Alexander Wang
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May 29, 2009
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In his 2010 Resort collection, Erdem Moralioglu blends two of the world’s most delicate and fanciful phenomena: the Parisian Ballerina and the Japanese Kimono. The resulting garments have an irresistible East-meets-West feel completely appropriate to summer, the season of the year defined by exotic places, faces, and adventures. Moralioglue designs for a woman who, whether she’s a seasoned globetrotter or first-time traveler, demands both style and sophistication and comfort and practicality from her wardrobe. He does this by taking classic summer forms—such as the shirt-dress, the baby doll dress, the 1950s sun dress, and the 1960s miniskirt-blouse combo—and rendering them not in basic, all-American, colored cotton, but in flowing silk with elegant Japanese-style prints. Round necklines, high waist and hemlines, flats, and the model’s messy bun remind us of the ballet, and counterbalance the Eastern-inspired fabric. Moraligolue’s designs are dainty and refined, but their soft, roomy, and breathable qualities leave one convinced you could wear them both to a garden party and on a leisurely bike ride. In other words, they’ve got all the style, versatility, and flexibility we women demand of our summer clothing.
Two floor-length, evening dresses round off the otherwise day-focused collection, highlighting best the artfulness of Moraligolue’s pieces. Loose, tunic tops paired with columnar skirts, as well as floral embellishment included strategically on the top and bottom of the dresses, create an illusion of towering height and extreme length, conjuring up images of artist Gustav Klimt’s whimsical female figures.
–Lily Allen
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May 23, 2009
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May 22, 2009
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Image via Style.com
Nautical isn’t going anywhere; Karl Lagerfeld confirms this notion via his heavy sea/sailor themed resort 2010 collection shown on Venice’s Lido (a sandbar island close to Venice that stretches about six miles).
Dubbed “Coco on the Lido,” and inspired by Coco Chanel’s time spent in Venice, pirates hats, capes, literal sailor’s costumes and beachwear in a bevy of solids and stripes appeared on the wooden boardwalk. As always with Chanel, it is a challenge to narrow down the collection to one favorite look, but if I must, I choose this vintage-inspired sailor dress that hits on the theme, as well as several Chanel signature items. Note the double-wristed bangles, cap toe flats, and belted high waist. Plus, as fun as the 30s wigs were on the other models, I prefer a more realistic take on resort, as seen on this wispy-haired model.
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