East Coast blue-blood weekend places were on Dennis Basso s mind this season: Nantucket, Newport, and Southampton in the seventies, specifically—and the result was a rethink of that era s "patio and terrace" dressing, as he put it before the show. June evenings lounging on white wicker don t usually necessitate the furs Basso is known for, but he managed to work his calling-card pieces into the recipe by keeping them light and ocean-breezy. Russian broadtail boleros were ribboned with lace and worn over flouncy chiffon dresses in garden prints and shades of pink. There were a few too many flounces, but unexpected details, like a skinny lime-green python belt tied over a pretty batik dress, kept things fresh.
