Emilia Wickstead said she’s been influenced by French ’60s movies for her Resort collection. She didn’t name which—it was more of a mood, perhaps, and definitely more in the sunny, country Provençal sense than film noir. She’s done well with reimagining retro floral wallpaper prints for summery dressing before now, and her segment of Technicolored, upholstery-type flowers hits that spot again.
Familiarity—those tried-and-trusted shapes like midis, waists, and balloon sleeves—is, after all, a virtue for women who find themselves with a lot of social fixtures to get through. Wickstead is certainly an expert on taking the anxiety out of it for her customers. Anyone who doesn’t see herself in ditzy prints might also have her head turned by another side of Wickstead’s collection, particularly the A-line dress with a swirly psychedelic print of the kind you could easily imagine Veruschka or Elizabeth Taylor going for in the early ’70s. In other words, a lot of haughty fun—within the correct parameters.
