Christina Economou winked to Seventies vintage for fall, her latest lineup a study in contrasts. Done in an earthy palette, Economou’s retro silhouettes leaned demure this season — a brown grandpa plaid wool midiskirt, for example — but she smartly offered sheer lace blouses and cutout shoulder tops to offset the geek-chic vibe with glimpses of skin. She also played with texture, offering cashmere-and-wool-blend coats alongside lighter-weight cotton and silks, the latter rendered in a geometric-printed chiffon minidress with a flirty, ruffled hem. Outerwear was the strongest, particularly a series of shaggy statement coats decorated with bubblegum pink wool fringe that injected the lineup with a youthful spunk.
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