How to Take One Resort 2011 Piece to Transform Winter

It’s time to address that annual dilemma: what to wear through winter and beyond? Vogue asked a cross-section of eight New York designers to pluck a piece from their resort collections, starting to hit the stores now, that will not only play a pivotal role within a winter wardrobe, but cut a dash next spring.
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With November’s dipping temperatures turning us—and our closets—over to cooler climes, it’s time to address that annual dilemma: what to wear through winter and beyond? No one wants to bankroll a complete wardrobe revamp or rid themselves of suddenly insubstantial summer staples (the beloved any-occasion shorts, the diaphanous elongated skirts), so Vogue asked a cross-section of eight New York designers to pluck a transformative piece from their resort collections, starting to hit the stores now, that will not only play a pivotal role within a winter wardrobe, but cut a dash next spring.