Self-Portrait | Spring 2020 Ready-To-Wear Collection

Self-Portrait | Spring 2020 Ready-To-Wear Collection

Ah - the amazing Self-Portrait. When has this line not been fabulous?!? Each collection keeps getting better & better! All the lace details with ruffles everywhere - need I say more?

“If there’s a mini-trend we can establish on day two of New York Fashion Week, it’s a general loosening up of silhouettes. That may seem a relatively minor change compared to the bolder, flashier statements we’ll see this month, but if even Self-Portrait’s party girls are trading their nipped-waist minidresses and bustiers for A-line midis and gowns that fall straight from the shoulder, it’s a significant adjustment.

Designer Han Chong said he wanted his dresses to feel easier, freer, and simply more comfortable; as a result, there were more “daytime” options than the going-out frocks and wedding guest dresses he’s known for. He isn’t one to sacrifice fun in the name of practicality, though. Chong’s signature lace details were subtler here, appearing as yoke details on a shirtdress or along the bottom of a poplin blouse to reveal a flash of skin. In lieu of the ’80s-ish puffed sleeves and corsets of past collections, he introduced empire-waist dresses and ruffled “going out tops” with square necklines, many of which had open backs and large bows tied at the shoulder blades.”

— EMILY FARRA VIA VOGUE

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Zéta | Resort 2019 Collection

Zéta | Resort 2019 Collection

Sharing a few favorites from Zéta.

Zéta - so much love for this resort line. These pieces transition so well from day to night in the warm tropical temperatures of summer.

“Given our signature mix-and-match approach, collections have an emphasis on fashion-forward separates, allowing you to easily create multiple strong looks.

Getting ready has never been this easy… or fun!”

— Zéta

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Zéta | Spring ∙ Summer 2019 Collection

Zéta | Spring ∙ Summer 2019 Collection

Sharing a few favorites from Zéta.

Zéta - WOW OH WOW - so luxurious & dreamy. Pieces made for summer Hamptons soirées to elegant evenings in the city.

“Zéta is a Colombian women’s ready-to-wear line focused on occasion dressing. Since our 2012 launch, our design philosophy has centered around three key pillars: unique design, impeccable quality and maximum versatility.”

— Zéta

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Sea | Spring 2020 Ready-To-Wear Collection

Sea | Spring 2020 Ready-To-Wear Collection

I am new to Sea & so far I LOVE their new line - shared a few favorites above.

Sea did an amazing job with fabrics & texture this season!

“Sea is designed for the effortless, optimistic, romantic, and boyish modern woman through
its spirited and wearable collections. The brands perspective combines elements of harmonizing
prints, playful hues, delicate embroideries, eyelets, and lace to create a one-of-a-kind collections.

Fabric direction sets the tone each season with fabrics sourced from around the world; coming together
to tell a story and speaking to the various dimensions of the modern Sea woman. The brand is particularly
well known for its use of lace, embroidery, denim, knitwear, and technical fabrics combined with avant-garde shapes,
classic silhouettes that are updated and reimagined, and signature seasonless styles unique to the brand.

Utilitarian inspired jumpsuits, romantic dresses, structured cotton poplin shirting, wool trench coats,
embroidered and embellished knitwear, Victorian lace blouses, masculine inspired trousers
form the playful and dynamic collection that is distinctive to the brand.

Sea remains true to its design sensibility and does not follow seasonal trends; instead choosing
to focus on expanding the language of the brand by refining and reinventing styles and
introducing new shapes and fabrics that all maintain the core DNA of the brand.”

— SEA

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Mara Hoffman | Spring 2020 Ready-To-Wear Collection

Mara Hoffman | Spring 2020 Ready-To-Wear Collection

My favorites from the Mara Hoffman Spring 2020 Ready-To-Wear Collection.

Mara Hoffman killed it this year! I’ll take one of each please! I am living for these summer vibes! The textures & silhouettes are so flattering and scream Grecian nights!

“Hoffman said she was thinking about what a woman might have worn on vacation in Greece in the ’80s—those vibes come through in the big sleeves, nipped waists, and Ionic-inspired embroidery—but she almost cringed at how that far-flung inspiration could be perceived as a little out of touch. “Really, we shouldn’t be going anywhere,” she said, referring to the carbon footprint of a transatlantic flight. Not traveling isn’t realistic for most of us, but if your suitcase is filled with the kind of dreamy, sustainably made pieces she’s producing, it’s a start.”

— EMILY FARRA VIA VOGUE

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