"Uncomplicated clothes" is Carolina Herrera s simple message for Resort. At Chez Herrera, however, uncomplicated and simple doesn t mean dull. If her silhouettes remain straightforward, there is a good deal of sophistication in the fabrics she gravitates toward, as you expect from this label. Herrera has always loved flowers. This season she s taken up humble daisies, but there s nothing humble about what her atelier has done with them in the case of an evening gown boasting a multilayer skirt. Only the underlayer was embroidered with the flower s stalks, adding to its visual interest and giving it a nice sense of movement. A V-neck evening dress with elbow-length sleeves printed in tiny white and yellow buds is destined for a more casual affair, but it was no less charming. Of course there were hardworking sheaths and shirtdresses for days—this is Herrera s biggest collection of the year, after all. But she didn t save the charm for after dark. Lace print shorts and a fine-gauge knit embellished with swags of beads lining the neckline will find plenty of admirers.
