For Resort 2015, Zac Posen proposes a collection that combines his artisanal craftsmanship with a dexterous showcase of daywear and separates.
Says Zac Posen, “There is a very serendipitous quality to this collection. With its sophisticated palette, sculptural manipulation of luxurious materials, and skillful tailoring applied to tech fabrications, it transcends trends without looking away from what women desire. We have amplified the daywear offering, while preserving the couture approach required by our clothing.”
For day, the collection showcases a full spectrum of the modern woman’s wardrobe. Tech fabrics, such as an organza-lined Neoprene, are presented with sartorial skills and are cut into a cadre of items: an above-the-knee flared skirt with a matching cropped jacket is juxtaposed to a day dress and an A-line coat that frames a pant suit in a crisp ottoman. The embroidered jacquard in the Wisley Garden print is cut into a summer coat and a stylized day dress, to meaningfully combine the coveted luxury of premium fabrications with the desired comfort of daywear. Trousers, rendered in a magnitude of colors and fabrics – from a sand-colored ottoman to an oak woven jacquard in ivy green or a deep admiral blue – are paired with a hand-pleated blouse for day and a crepe t-shirt for after-dark ensembles. The industrious use of materials and cuts allows the collection’s separates to be interchangeable and combined as the wearer sees fit: tailored blazers lend themselves to be paired with skirts, trousers, or day dresses.
A similar mood permeates the collection's eveningwear looks. Column gowns are cut with a near-technical precision to an elegant, elongating effect. Poetic details—subtle draping, low backlines, and fluttering capelets—add a note of romantic softness to the rigorous construction of the garments and are counterbalanced by the materials in which they are engineered. Posen's signature full-skirted gowns showcase the designer's ability to achieve operatic heights of glamour, even when manipulating utilitarian materials, such as ottoman and crepe, into architectural and elliptical lines. The richness and volume of the dresses are balanced by clean geometric necklines, and a refined palette of blonde, inky, and jewel-box shades.