If you re looking for a well-priced take on the season s lacy little tops and lingerie-themed looks, Vanessa Bruno just might be your girl. She s always had a knack for sussing out the trends in an approachable way. If the styling seemed a bit much on the runway—lace knee pads, anyone?—the collection will be broken down at her boutiques and at department stores into risk-free wardrobe updates. The pieces most likely to make the transition from catwalk to selling floor included the perfect little boleros and bed jackets with the season s bold shoulder, which could be worn over just about anything. Slouchy silk jumpsuits with drawstring waists and white Victoriana shirts with what looked like hand-tatted lace should also do well in stores. Some pieces had too much of a bottom-of-the-vintage-bin feel, and others were weighed down with bulky bits of yarn and appliqués, but otherwise this looked like a savvy distillation of one direction fashion s going for Spring.
