For Resort, Collette Dinnigan was inspired by what she called the "laid-back luxe" of the late sixties. The collection travels from the country clubs of Los Angeles—white cotton tennis dresses were given an ultra-feminine spin with mesh-inspired lace and matte beading—to the French Riviera, where navy lightweight cotton trousers were made girlish with a high waist and broderie anglaise detailing.
In a marked departure from her colorless Fall collection, Dinnigan worked quite a bit with the rainbow, mixing her delicately sequined black leather minidresses and white shifts in between. A miniskirt with blown-up sequins in blues, oranges, and pinks had a funky, organic feel—but paired with an equally bold swirly silk blouse it was a little too much.
Dinnigan s real strength is in the accoutrements—from detailed vintage beading on several glam gowns to the red-and-white striped linen crop top embroidered with raffia. The standout was a mini covered in pastel floral appliqués, the low back made more wearable with sheer paneling. "This collection isn t about traditionally sexy clothes," she said. "It s about the woman who makes the clothes looks sexy."
