Resort Collections 2012

Fashion Houses are taking resort collections more and more seriously. The timely release of the resort collection bridges the gap of the amount of time between the releases of the Autumn/Winter collections to the Spring/Summer collections and is an increasingly important date in the diaries of many fashion designers.

I think Resort wear for me is more relatable as the collection can be worn all year round, it isn’t season specific. In some ways I always think of resort collections as being more a fun side to each designers’ aesthetic. I always enjoy looking through new collections and below are some of the looks that caught my eye.

I really liked the Moschino Resort Collection, those full skirts paired with colorful Blazers looked amazing. The looks were definitely for a rock meets chic kind of girl.

We saw in Chloe’s Autumn/Winter 2011 collection references from the seventies and we see that this trend transcends into the resort collection. I love the simple elegant looks from this collection. The collection is very Parisian chic, something that I look to the Chloe brand for and I’m glad to say they didn’t disappoint!

We saw the sheer trend on the rise this year in 2011, but Maison Martin Margiela definitely shows us how to wear it the right way. I love that skirt, I literally want to take it from the model and the top is great too. I think the collection is simple but just has really good designs that could work well for many people.

I think what caught my eye for Prabul Gurung resort collection was the separates, I really adore the colours and textures (but I think most of all I just fell in love with those shoes ha! But yes the collection is really nice).

What do you think of this year’s Resort Collections?

FL♥ Thursday Loves – Chloe Autumn/ Winter 2011 collection

We are back to the 70s trend again, ok, so I have covered this topic quite  a bit already over the last couple of weeks but guess what I found more stuff that I loved and had to share!! The Chloe ready to wear Autumn/ Winter 2011 collection! This whole collection was inspired by the 70s trend and let me tell you I was excited when I was looking through the collection. The classic shapes and silouhettes are still there but with a fun twist.

This is an absolute delight to see, you can still very much see the 70s influence but I love this snake skin print on this knitted dress. I really think this combination really does elevate this outfit with a modern twist.

These wide legged leather pants are inspired. They absolutely look gorgeous. The colours in this outfit compliment each other and really remind me of the 70s. I think this could be said for the collection as a whole.

We see flared jeans and hints of platforms and prints that are a clear elements of the 70s look but somehow I get a sense of these elements being revitalised that are shown in a quirky innovative way. For me, the knitted pieces of the collection are my favorite, I just really like the use of panelling and as I was looking through the collection these were the pieces that really brought a smile to my face.

As I was going through the collection, there were a few items that I didn’t really gel with and thought may have resembled the 70s a little to much instead of the 70s being an inspiration. For example the brown ruffled dress with puff sleeves (below) somehow felt a little dated and I didn’t think it quite connected with the rest of the collection.

However, as a whole I am a big fan of this collection and really adore this 70s influenced collection, I was on the edge of my seat squealing with excitement at all the wonderful outfits. There are some outfits that are just true sparks of genius in my opinion. Hats off to Hannah MacGibbon for this wonderful designed collection, she has certainly done the brand Chloe justice! Here are a few more images from the collection.

What do you think of the Chloe collection?

Photo Source:

1. Elle UK