Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend, but the disco is a close second. Cinq à Sept’s Jane Siskin was thinking about the ’70s ahead of her new Resort collection, which was full of glam, holiday-ready pieces to fulfill the modern girl’s Studio 54 fantasy. Siskin and her team even shot the collection at Joyface, an on-the-rise Saturday-night club in the East Village; the mauve and chartreuse satin looks and babydoll dresses fit right in with those groovy surroundings.
“The game plan for this time of year is to introduce a fresh new color palette and styles that are a little more current,” she explained. Her updated approach to the bygone era was carefully stitched into each look: There was a drop-shoulder on a blouse, as opposed to a traditional dolman sleeve; a floral peasant dress was modified into a romper silhouette; and a shift dress was layered over matching pants and sleek pumps, not go-go boots.
The black power suit with rhinestone piping was this collection’s standout look, destined for a night in boogie wonderland (or just a holiday party, given Resort’s delivery dates of November and December). The same diamanté trim glammed up a white collared minidress, which may be better suited to an office-to-party time crunch.
Despite the clothes being photographed on a fairly young-looking model, Siskin insisted they will appeal to women at every stage of life. “I think women my age will really gravitate to this collection, because it will give them a warm, fuzzy feeling [of nostalgia],” she said. “And for our younger customer, it’s going to feel really new.”
