LANVIN

Alber Elbaz always does it right. His work at Lanvin has a universal female draw, with women of all shapes and styles finding something that they not only like, but love. His Resort 2011 collection captured this value with an ease and grace.

Variety was the key to success in the collection. It isn’t hard for Elbaz to design a beautiful dress, but his ability to create such varied looks while keeping in tune with the Lanvin “look”, shows something that not all designers have.

In the Resort collection we saw everything: Edgy trench coats, draped dresses, fully embellished everything, and flower appliqued swimming caps. With all of these looks, whether it be glamorous and decadent or chic and simple, there is something for every woman.

Every season Elbaz reigns over other designers with his woman-conscious clothing, and this Resort season shows to be no different.

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PROENZA SCHOULER

The best of collections are those that provide a strong aesthetic statement that corresponds with the designer or house, while still pushing on into new territories of fashion. Proenza Schouler has a certain look that their customers go for: urban, sophisticated, and unpretentious.

For resort 2011, Larazo Hernandez and Jack Mccollough designed a collection that truly fulfilled the purpose of a resort collection. The clothes were cute, accessible, and hip. Short-shorts with oddly proportioned tops and jackets comprised most of the collection, all in strung out, vintage looking prints, but always with a sense of control that give them their charm. With the way that things are going for the Proenza Schouler men, the sky seems to be the limit.

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