Feathers and bows and peony pink, oh my! Donna Karan took it to the boudoir for her Resort 2009 collection, aptly titled “Bonjour New York.”
Karan’s Fall 2008 collection, with its slinky robe-like dresses, had her setting her sights on the bedroom, and this collection followed suit.
Marrying French sass with New York sophistication, Karan’s signature sensualist touch came through in this feminine collection presented Tuesday, June 3, in New York, where she softened classics like the trench, the suit and motorcycle jacket with bows, volume and light-as-air fabrics.
Karan said she always gets very girly this time of year, as evidenced by her celebration of classic femininity. The collection featured mostly dresses for day and evening, with a few modified cropped jodphur pants – almost like pajamas – thrown in to balance out tops embellished with black pom-poms, crystals and pearly beads.
Dresses ranged from frothy, draped gowns, like second skin against the body wrapping as though a continuous, seamless piece of fabric held together by a sexy. loose bow; while other dresses, like a pared-down shirt dress, represented the toss-in-the-suitcase-and-go contingent of the collection.
Fabrics with crinkled, luxe texture and hand-woven tweeds were unbelievably light, as was a silk-lined pink leather jacket. Unexpected details abounded, from asymetrically-placed ruched pockets on a wrap dress to the slouchy bows in back of many of the dresses.
Various shades of pink, like a bouquet of peonies, formed the basis of the Karan’s palette, but for Karan fans who don’t want to look like wrapped up like a rosy pink Fauchon parcel, the collection offers plenty of neutrals like white and soft beige.
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