"Surf s up for the Pucci girl." Introducing his new Resort collection this morning, Peter Dundas said that every look got the flat-shoe test. "If it didn t look good with a flat shoe, it didn t go in the collection. And no checked-in baggage, either. It s got to fit into a carry-on, even evening dresses."
There was a bigger focus on daywear than usual here, but easy separates are no stretch for Dundas—the baby-pink blazer he was wearing aside, the designer is a self-proclaimed "natural beach bum." It showed in the clever way he paired a sporty neoprene crop top with a couture-quality beaded and fringed mini, or tossed a lemon-yellow baby-doll dress over a printed bikini top. A few dresses with scuba seaming and chunky plastic zips kept the theme alive, as did the show s strappy neoprene sandals. And in what is surely a Pucci first, Dundas even did jeans, shredded with holes and customized with beaded waistbands.
Blazers were bold-shouldered and cropped, in strong colors that lent an urban edge to the collection. But the beach is where the designer s heart was this season. It was easy to fall for a mosaic-print caftan in sheer lilac with crystal beading at the neckline.
