Kimberly Ovitz recently upped and left L.A. for New York, and the designer s new stomping grounds energized her first Resort collection. While there was a detectable urban undercurrent here, deserts and seascapes were the inspiration for the lineup s neutral-as-usual color palette and materials. A "sand dune" photograph print came on an asymmetric, pleated shift in lightweight silk, for example, and a striped intarsia knit echoed sand strata on a body-con dress and pair of leggings. You won t, however, be able to find Ovitz s most offbeat beach reference in stores: The designer styled everything with a pair of old platform heels she d covered in glue, then dipped in sand. Unfortunately, the model couldn t walk in the shoes because there was no foot fastening, so an assistant had to help her step into them to show each look. Aside from that, the collection had a characteristic ease (although a romper that looked like a sheet wrapped and pinned under the legs seemed a little too effortless) that was best demonstrated by signature, slubby knits updated for Resort in linen gauze.
