Who doesn t love a good 1960s reference? Barbara Tfank was thinking of David Bailey s photos of Jean Shrimpton when designing Resort s set of neat little numbers. "It could be one person s wardrobe," Tfank said of the collection, which took inspiration from mod styling.
Indeed, it wasn t hard to imagine one of Tfank s private clients snapping up a good chunk of the lineup. For lunch out, there was a shift in a coral-and-green floral print that looked like it was painted on. Beachside cocktails were taken care of with a cotton matelassé pencil skirt, white bandeau top, and shimmering swing jacket made of a silk polyester that almost glowed. More casual afternoons might require the navy peplum sweater, hand-crocheted in New York. And when it comes to evening, it would be hard to go wrong with a waist-whittling, scoop-neck dress in metallic mint matelassé.
It s a fantasy life, to be sure. But just the sort of fantasy Tfank should be shilling.
