Say what you will about red carpet dressing, but it’s still a major opportunity for emerging brands. Beaufille’s Chloé and Parris Gordon had that in mind when they designed their new Resort collection. Their brand is growing rapidly, but in order to truly evolve, they need to expand beyond the sculptural tops, super-flared trousers, and puff-sleeved dresses that have become their signatures. Those pieces feel upscale, but not necessarily “fancy,” so they proposed their idea of red carpet dresses here: slim shifts in floral burnout velvet, a hand-pleated cornflower blue midi dress with sheer insets at the ribcage, and a graphic lace LBD with a high, Victorian-ish neckline. They’re hoping one of them lands on a celebrity soon; that last dress looked like something Rooney Mara might wear to a movie premiere, while the blue pleated frock had a soft, romantic feel that might work nicely at a summer soiree.
Naturally, the Gordons paired every dress with Parris’s new jewelry, including crumpled-looking gold hoop earrings, giant baroque pearl drops, and a necklace of sparkly beads clustered together to resemble a light fixture. As sisters-slash-codesigners who work together every single day, Parris and Chloé are especially in sync; their clothing and jewelry is so harmonious, it feels almost intuitive.
Flipping through the more familiar Beaufille-isms on the rack—mustard neoprene tops, asymmetrical skirts, sharp outerwear—Chloé explained they were thinking about vintage. The flowery burnout velvet they used was inspired by the hanging-by-a-thread camisoles they often find in secondhand shops, for instance, and a mini-check suit had the wide collar, big buttons, and boxy silhouette of a ’60s style. The Gordons are hoping these pieces are “future vintage,” in that you’ll love them so much, you’ll keep wearing them for the next decade (or two, or three).
