The idea of friendship and the female bond was the starting point for Erin Fetherston s Resort effort. "I was thinking a lot about friendships and girl time, so I asked my friend Linda to stay with me for a few weeks," she said. Linda as in Linda Vojtova, the Czech model and longtime Fetherston muse. Drawing from Vojtova s style as well as vintage ballet costume silhouettes and the work of photographer David Hamilton, the best friends ended up shooting the lookbook together, showing off Fetherston s ethereal dresses, tops, and skirts.
The word ethereal is overused, but in the case of Fetherston, it s apt. Pleated chiffon dresses—in mint, cherry, and nude—were offset by starry sequins on their bodices. A gold metallic jacquard laid over an abstract polka dot almost resembling a leopard print lent a bit of sexiness to a goddess gown. And an out-of-her-comfort-zone black body-con number was made feminine with an overlay of shimmering rose gold lace. Try as she might ve once upon a time, Fetherston never really stretches beyond pretty in her work. Over the past couple of years, and certainly this season, it feels like she s accepted that. She owns her fate. And it looks lovely.
