Carlos Miele
A red accordion-pleated number
featured a detachable train.
A stunning blush silk gown
with satin bodice and hanging chains.
Dark beaded trims added some toughness
to a ruched satin minidress.
A black strapless chiffon look
with a fully removable one-shouldered sequin overlay.
Erdem
A cocktail dress in royal blue silk twill
was hand-worked with tiny black beads.
A dress was hand-embroidered
at cuff and bodice.
A romantic high-collared halter-neck dress
with a hint of the seventies.
A feeling for Fortuny pleating
and for flower prints.
Gucci
by Frida Giannini
A stunning silk wrap gown with silver beaded trim.
Saddle-printed silks.
A parachute-silk jumpsuit with elastic waist.
A whisper-thin leather biker jacket.
Haider Ackermann
The men like exotic brigands in rig
that was part samurai, part corsair.
Mirrored patchworks and brocades.
Dhoti cut trousers that finished
three inches above the ankle.
A leopard-spot camisole and pajama-striped pants
ended in a long, animal-printed train.
Moroccan style red slippers.
Draped palazzo pants and layered silk tanks.
Jonathan Saunders
Dresses featuring a hybrid floral print
overlaid with a laser-perforated chiffon shift.
Chintzy Victorian florals
interrupted by architectural line drawings.
A plain color-blocked evening dress in jersey.
Circle-skirted dresses
spliced with sports-mesh bodices and backs.
A draped gown wreathed in a print of English roses.
Céline by Phoebe Philo
A sleeveless shift
with not-so-subtle zips above the breasts.
An army jacket extended into a coat.
All-over print Color-blocking
Her full trousers were cut in crisp
tobacco brown/white cotton
paired with a matching tunic.
A cotton voile tunic
in miniature blue paisley
with matching pants.
A collarless coat in natural jute
with subtle gold buttons.
Her familiar evening all-in-one,
demure in front and daring in back, with a low V cut.
An off-white silk satin halter gown
suspended from a brass necklace.
A metal choker & cuff bracelet.
Emilio Pucci
by Peter Dundas
The white cotton boot-leg trouser suit,
updated from a paparazzi shot of Bianca Jagger.
A handcrafted guipure-lace shift
that could have belonged to a young Jane Birkin.
Beach-ready floral print kaftans
and diaphanous wisteria-print scarf dresses.
Givenchy
by Riccardo Tisci
Pleated skirts, tuxedo coats and tailcoats,
some covered in a bold leopard print.
The designer even remade
look one from his breakthrough Spring '10 show,
but this time, the stripes on the jacket were crimson lace.
A trompe l’oeil white-and-leopard coat
over a short, flared black skirt.
A sharply tailored jacket
and cropped trousers with a built-in miniskirt.
A dress constructed in layers of
fragile/tough black and red lace.
Frida-esque floor length chiffon dress
with graphic red stripes.
Lanvin
by Alber Elbaz
A short, black A-line dress that zippers down the back
and then reverses to reveal rows of tulle ruffles.
Transformable pieces—a draped one-piece swimsuit
doubles as a "robe de yacht" with the addition of a mini skirt
and turns into a cocktail dress
when paired with a swing skirt.
A superlight-weight python-print silk floor-length dress.
A scarlet one-shoulder maillot worn with
a matching ruffle mini.
Nina Ricci
by Peter Copping
The collection is awash in cherry pink,
blush, and soft neutrals.
Fabrics like washed parachute silks,
pleated georgettes, and lingerie lace.
A raincoat cut with an hourglass waist
from cream bonded cotton.
A classically draped cerise pink gown
with multiple bows up the back.
An ivory- and white-lace fitted T-shirt dress
worn over a peach slip.
Softly structured piece-washed jacket
and loose tuxedo pants with pleated front panels.
A retro-ruffled high-waisted bikini.
Proenza Schouler
by Lazaro Hernandez
& Jack McCollough
A strapless metallic gold cloqué dress
layered over a black lace knit.
Laser-cut leather sandals.
Textured gold wrap dress.
A shirtdress dyed bandhani-style - a cousin to tie-dyeing
accessorized with a colorful geode pendant necklace.
A high-waisted bandhani shorts topped with a Baja jacket.
Skirts and dresses covered in patterns and prints.
Tailored coats and jackets make the perfect toppers.
Sweet tie closures rather than buttons and hardware.
Reed Krakoff
Apron dresses in camel leather, khaki python,
or white crepe de chine.
Washed organza work shirts
tucked into paper bag-waist shorts.
Denim woven with silk
was cut into a crisp button-down
and matching trim cropped pants.
A sleeveless cashmere angora coat-dress
and a slim trench all looked great.
A low double-breasted pantsuit.
Flat sandals in saddle leather with closed backs.
