Cool resort wear can warm up a vacation
-->For fashionable travelers, it's resort season, a time for some rest and relaxation -- and a matching wardrobe of comfortable, stylish clothing and accessories.
Designers are happy to accommodate with bright and bold colors, as well as floral and fun patterns, which will add a little zip to that cruise, tropical island visit or beach vacation.
"Bright colors are a sure-fire way to lift your mood, but I also think resort collections have a dreaminess about them," says Project Accessory's Eva Jeanbart-Lorenzotti. "They almost always have you planning your next vacation or weekend getaway. Resort is also the best excuse to get a head start on revamping your spring wardrobe. And because it's a narrow season and sells out quickly, you can usually stock up on items that not many other women will have."
There is a certain part of society that considers resort a third collection to go with spring-summer and fall-winter, says Soo Buchanan, founder and president of Buchanan and Zavala. This is the first time she has designed a resort collection for Neiman Marcus online.
Color schemes contain bright oranges and fluorescent pinks. Most of the fabrics in her resort line are knits, Buchanan says, and are created from scratch using Italian yarn.
"What is nice about knit is, it is comfortable, and it travels well," Buchanan says. The collection is sophisticated, stylish, yet simple, and comfortable for a woman's fast-paced lifestyle. The base hue is a modern version of beige.
Everything from handbags to shoes will have some color this resort season. Shoe designer Anyi Lu says her resort footwear line is inspired by the stylish, colorful flavors of Tuscany with shoes that embody simple, yet exquisite living.
"We are finding women want shoes that combine comfort and style," Lu says. "And they want a shoe or sandal such as a linen-textured leather in a warm coral hue, with a woven leather at the sling and wedge.
"People and designers are playfully pairing prints, textures and colors that, a couple of seasons ago, would have been considered clashing -- to beautiful effect," she says.
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