From The Straits Times    |

Here are highlights from the latest round of Resort/Cruise 2015 collections, with looks from Ralph Lauren, Alexander Wang, Marc Jacobs, Proenza Schouler, Altuzarra and 3.1 Phillip Lim.

©Ralph Lauren

Ralph Lauren
A collection all about “modern glamour, an easy sophistication and feminine refinement” according to Ralph Lauren. The Resort 2015 pieces feature contrast pan collars on dresses and wide lapels on coats and tailoring.


©Alexander Wang

Alexander Wang
Wang served up plenty of utility pockets, grungy tie-died leather and PVC, knee-high lace-up sneaker boots and fun tailored jumpsuits.


©Proenza Schouler

Proenza Schouler
Prints, pleats and pants were the key elements in Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough’s Resort 2015 collection, which also featured one of the brand’s new swimwear pieces.


©Marc Jacobs

Marc Jacobs
Marc Jacobs unveiled a series of cute party dresses and pantsuits for Resort 2015 featuring sequins, velvet, lace and an abstract floral print.


©Altuzarra

Altuzarra
Named “Querelle” after the Rainer Werner Fassbinder film, the 2014 CFDA winner’s collection riffed on maritime collars with a series of stunning white and black dresses.


©3.1 Phillip Lim

3.1 Phillip Lim
Lim’s collection was a retro mix of lace-up gladiator boots in python or beige leather, prints, suede, wavy hemlines, lightly flared pants and technical fabric touches.

©Thakoon

Thakoon
Thakoon Panichgul was inspired by the recent Matisse blockbuster show in London, turning out stunning orange-and-turquoise floral prints and cable-knit coats for Resort 2015.


©Calvin Klein Collection

Calvin Klein Collection
This season’s Calvin Klein girl wore coats and dresses in wetsuit neoprene with zipper details, and a light repeated floral motif. Designer Francisco Costa stuck with a typically restrained color palette.


©Stella McCartney

Stella McCartney
McCartney went wild for Resort with Taoist symbols, embroidered and intarsia swallow motifs, paisley and crazy wrestler mask prints.


©Thakoon

Thakoon Addition Resort 2015
Thakoon Panichgul’s second line mixed Indian paisley prints with Moroccan woven pieces, sticking to black, white, blues and reds. The colorful leather lace-ups were an additional treat.


©Michael Kors

Michael Kors
Kors played with a soft pastel palette for Resort 2015 with khaki and black adding a little edge. The tie-die and safari pieces were the key elements in the laid-back collection.


©House of Holland

House of Holland
Henry Holland went mad with intense colors and eyecatching prints. The London-based designer mixed leopard, python, and zebra patterns with blocks of iridescent color. – AFP RELAXNEWS