Marc Jacobs went low-key for resort 2018, at least in terms of presentation. No mini shows, no showroom presentations for press. Critics could walk through the showroom during sales appointments, while the main message was presented via a look book inspired by Robert Longo’s famous “Men in the Cities” series. Models were photographed in motion, lurching, posing, jumping, dancing, like the figures clad in suits and office attire in Longo’s drawings. Jacobs’ subjects were dressed with significantly more flair, femininity and color.
Many of the silhouettes had a throwback Sixties vibe, the girly side of the era captured in neat jackets, slip skirts, bra tops and shifts done in sorbet satins trimmed in glamorous jeweled embroidery, paillettes and fringe, all designed to move. Mary jane pumps and kitten heel slingbacks in silver and black patent underscored the retro vibe yet the shapes were fundamentally simple and classic. The look book was stocked with ultra pretty, feminine pieces and plenty of party attire — the resort ships for holiday season. But the racks in the showroom showed a more casual side of the collection, rife with signature Marc Jacobs references such as simple sweet dresses, much like the style that recently had

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It’s Chloé’s turn to have the awkward interim season between creative heads, as Clare Waight Keller made her exit for fall and Natacha Ramsay-Levi is incoming for spring. Except the resort collection wasn’t awkward at all. Instead it was “very Chloé,” true to the house’s history of pretty, naive bohemia and Waight Keller’s vision — filmy silk blouses, sweet lace dresses, a luxe blanket poncho or two — in particular. She left behind a defined enough template of greatest hits that a strong commercial pre-collection could practically design itself (the studio actually designed it).
The palette was inspired by the Palm Springs sky — pastel sunrise to deep, moody sunset  — and the clothes were fit for a desert goddess, a little earthy, a little rock ‘n’ roll, definitely rich. The lineup was full of ethereal blouses and breezy dresses that are bohemian classics by now, as well as a fringed suede vest and matching boot, oversize fringed knits and a pair of platinum leather flared leg pants that will make someone’s luxe glam rock dream come true. 
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Stacey Bendet has mined European travel for inspiration in the past, but wanted to focus her attention distinctly back on America. Her resort collection celebrated American sportswear with her brand of feminine flair and an optimistic tone of power in femininity.
Positive political messaging was a big trend on the fall runways, and elements of that coursed through Bendet’s latest collection. “Come Together” was printed on the back of a sporty jacket; an all-over “Feminist” print appeared on sheer skirts; “Big Love” on a blush top, and a sequined “YES” on a bold red hoodie. Less overt were heart prints and a color palette of red, white, blue and rainbow on silhouettes that were simultaneously flirty, sexy and strong. Bell bottoms with a rainbow stripe down the side, a minidress with dark rainbow paillettes and striped suiting and ruffled dresses in patriotic colors were some standouts.
Bendet twisted classic American sportswear to suit her customer, positing at a walk-through: “How do you take Americana and make it sporty but still really feminine, like you’re going to wear it out at night?” She proposed classic shirting with exaggerated cuffs, blazers with permanently tacked, bunched-up sleeves, widened necklines on trenchcoats and shirtdresses, shimmery metallic

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Never one to shun color or embellishment, Markus Lupfer piled on the pearls, flowers and retro patterns for this colorful, upbeat collection.
Inspiration came from many directions — glam rock, Forties bathing beauties and grandmother (for those pearls).
Lupfer said he was also going for a “light, drapey, softer silhouette” via smocked waists and wide sailor pants — all of it easy to wear.
Among the standouts were the longer silhouettes, including a green velvet devoré dress with a fish pattern, a guipure lace skirt with flower embroidery and an ankle-grazing patterned dress with a wide smocked waist to create a bit of drape.
Forties-style swimmers, with bathing caps and shapely legs, came as a jaunty embroidery on dresses and skirts, while colorful flowers blossomed across a sheer black bomber.
There was knitwear galore, including round-neck sweaters with brooch-like designs picked out in pearls at the front and printed silk sleeveless tops with knitted, ribbed bottoms.
A nautical motif also sailed through the collection in the form of striped regatta jackets and a snappy pair of navy blue silk crepe trousers.
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PHOTOS FOR A CAUSE: “It’s a moment of light. People expect to see fame or fashion from me, but that’s not what I take,” said Elizabeth Saltzman at the opening of the E. Tautz charity photography exhibition in London’s Mayfair. Saltzman’s image of light rays was taken during a museum visit. “I like that fact that it’s something private, then taken public,” she said.
Saltzman was among those who contributed images to the E. Tautz show, organized by the brand’s owner and creative director Patrick Grant. The show is called “150” to mark the brand’s 150th anniversary and took place at the Duke Street flagship on Tuesday evening.
Guests including Louise Gray, James Long and his sister Charlotte, joined the crowd on the lower level of the store and viewed works on display. There was imagery by Long, and fellow designer Agi Mdumulla, Sam Cotton, Charles Jeffrey, Claire Barrow, Henry Holland, Kit Neale, Liam Hodges, Louise Gray, Nigel Cabourn and Roksanda Ilincic. The images will remain on display until July 6, and their creators will remain anonymous until the moment of purchase.
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NEW YORK — Brooks Running Company’s chief executive officer Jim Weber made the cross-country trek from Seattle to New York to make the big announcement personally. With Global Running Day on June 7 as a backdrop, the activewear brand hosted an early-morning 5K fun run and breakfast as it prepared to release the details on its “biggest endorsement deal ever,” Weber said.
Elite marathon runner Desiree Linden, one of Brooks’ sponsored athletes, even made a video appearance to prepare the group for the “next-level stuff” it was about to hear.
And the next Brooks sponsored athlete is….drum roll please….everyone.
Starting today, Weber said, anyone who signs up to the brooksathlete.com web site becomes one of the company’s sponsored athletes. The company will send each person a check for $1 and provide access to “first-class content on training and nutrition,” he said. “You can’t put a price on bragging rights,” he added, tongue firmly in cheek. “But it’s going to be a really big deal in your household.”
Those signing up at the event were handed a “contract” between the runner and Brooks, a business “well known…for its unfathomable love of running.” It went on to say that while running, the athlete has “the right

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Bree McKeen, who used to work in finance, started Evelyn & Bobbie in 2013 after spending years struggling to find a comfortable bra that didn’t dig into her ribcage.
“The bra was a great idea in 1933, but it’s time for some innovation,” said McKeen, who is based in Portland.
McKeen’s solution was to design the Everyday Bustier, a bra that’s wireless and strapless but still supportive. She did that by building a patented 3-D EB CoreTM technology that offers a 360-degree hold and helps redistribute weight from the shoulder muscles to the core muscles.
“With most bras, it’s like you are holding up two to eight pounds on a shoelace,” said McKeen. “That’s why we launched with strapless to show how well the technology works.”
The Evelyn & Bobbie bra also works with a completely new sizing system that’s free of band and cup sizes. After 3-D-scanning multiple women’s bodies, McKeen used those data points to create an algorithm built on computational science that matches a customer to their best fit with three measurements. McKeen worked with Jenna Fizel, an MIT graduate, to create the software and algorithm for the sizing system. The bra is made from a seamless fabric with four-way stretch to help accommodate

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Two cult designers are gearing up for a resort collaboration.
Jewelry designer Rebecca de Ravenel and equally coveted shirting and ready-to-wear designer Johanna Ortiz have teamed on a pair of earrings — to be unveiled Thursday at Ortiz’s resort 2018 presentation.
The Flora style — to be offered in two sizes and five colors — will be priced at $495.
The designers met at a Halloween wedding last year. There, Ravenel wore a flower crown of her own design — which Ortiz enjoyed so much, she asked for it to be represented in one of her own collections.
“When I see her clothes, I want to go dancing. I want to put on high heels, go dance and have fun. Her designs are beautiful and feminine,” Ravenel said of Ortiz’s brand.
Ortiz returned the favor, saying of Ravenel: “She has this festiveness. I love how she celebrates femininity and elegance, her earrings are so flattering — every time I use them I feel like they are complimentary to my designs.”

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Net-a-porter is teaming with Jerry and Jessica Seinfeld’s Good + Foundation for a summer of do-gooding.
The retailer and the organization, which was formerly known as Baby Buggy, will join together for “a series of initiatives, editorial features and events in support of the charity’s overarching mission to break the cycle of family poverty,” Net-a-porter said.
“We are proud and honored to partner with Good + Foundation this summer on a series of events, content and charity initiatives across Mr Porter and Net-a-Porter that we hope will raise awareness and garner further support for the foundation’s mission,” said Net-a-Porter president Alison Loehnis.
First in the partnership will be an 80-person fatherhood lunch on Thursday hosted by Loehnis and the Seinfelds at Le Coucou in lower Manhattan. The gathering, which is expected to draw Seth Meyers, Ali Wentworth, Gabriela Hearst, Will Kopelman and more, is timed to the launch of Mr Porter’s White Shirts Campaign, in which 100 percent of sales from selected white shirts sold in the U.S. will be donated to Good + Foundation. The sale will begin the day of the lunch and run through June 18.

“Our work in the fatherhood space is unique, groundbreaking and effective,” Jessica Seinfeld said. “We were amazed at

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