The trapeze shape caught Francesco Scognamiglio s eye for Resort. "The inspiration is all about the triangle," he explained. Abstract in theory but clear in practice: Trapeze dresses and A-lines had a heady moment in the late seventies, and it was this era that Scognamiglio set out to channel, seen through the lens of one of its great muses, Catherine Deneuve. It s no stretch to imagine the young Denueve in one of the designer s mini shifts or frothier, sheerer concoctions. But he brought his own spin to the retro reference by pairing them with military-inspired outerwear and pieces with rock goddess details like gold studding and metal teeth. "Military goes romantic," he explained. On the subject of this-gone-that, there s the print: a safari-inspired mix of paisley and animal skin.
