Giles Deacon bid adieu to Fall s sexpot with a cheery Resort collection that played not only to his strengths (the fluorescent Stabilo shades, as in Stabilo markers; the slightly kooky Finding Nemo-meets-LeRoy Grannis print), but also to the Emanuel Ungaro brand. Color and print, of course, were two of Monsieur Ungaro s signatures. Drape was the other big one, so you ll find plenty of fluid dresses here. A long blue number in modal jersey bisected by a fuchsia belt felt as gorgeous as it looked.
It takes more than heritage, though, to push a brand forward today, so Deacon spent equal effort trying to expand the house s vocabulary. A day dress in a yellow jacquard had an efficient, modern sensibility, and pants in the same bright fabric looked cool worn with a marinière-stripe tunic trimmed in highlighter pink. Balancing out all that color were hits of army green, but let s face it, this is a designer who does irrepressible best. If it s daywear you re after from the new Emanuel Ungaro label, a pair of not-your-standard-issue trenches in that jacquard and a pink and blue mini-bubble print are your best bet.
