“I wanted something softer, more simple, immediate, instinctual but also for foundations of what we’ve been doing,” Phillip Lim said of his resort collection. Another key word that ran throughout the lineup was, “easy.”
The assortment’s blend of the brand’s signature New York-y feminine polish and joy-meets-utilitarian edge also was a nod to his upcoming 20th anniversary, which he will celebrate with his September collection.
The resort lineup opened with a trio of comfortable, chic white ensembles, as in a mix of compact viscose pull on, kick flare trousers and knit tulip-sleeved tops and dresses (new iterations of ones the brand has “ran forever”), and a stellar lightweight micro fringe T-shirt and convertible, side-snapped skirt. He took it one step further by tossing the evening fringed coat atop a striped banker’s shirt and ‘70s cargo jeans.
The collection transitioned into new hybrid garments, here in denim and tweed a la a great jacket and matching flounced skirt or sophisticated yet casual T-shirts (the silhouette later extended into day or night dresses). Combination and convertible dressing continued to be big elements across resort — like a one-piece baby modal dress with a heat-transferred and studded miniskirt and slip lining or double-face peacoat with removable collar — while the collection’s layered-up styling added personality to the foundational pieces.
Moments of joy came through a new whimsical mycelium motif — some in sequins or paired with lace, or in silk cotton jacquard and souvenir rayons — alongside sorbet-hued “ice cream stripe” compact knitwear and flou dresses and new micro fringe ballerina flats. There also were “at-leisure” ‘90s tracksuits alongside elevated workwear staples and slightly deconstructed tailoring, complete with a quintessential everyday “Go” hammock shoulder bag.
“Fun, easy to put together but cool and elevated,” Lim concluded of the well-rounded assortment.
