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……………….With the arrival of Capri pants and KNIT LEGGINGS….tunics were the perfect pairing……On Jasmeen…. the Chartreuse silk flared big skirt with the 3/4 sleeve and high side slits, and on Christie the SILK PIQUE tunic in a slimmer silhouette with long slim sleeves and side slits. The pique had a subtle texture, and was a soft, light weight fabric. It had more body than the silk crepe de Chine, which was perfect for pieces that had a more tailored look…..something of a Raj jacket. Both tops are paired with rayon/span knit leggings…..It all looks so easy, but achieving these tonal looks was not as easy as you may think. Matching colors in different fabrics and yarns was always a challenge……….Fabulous jewelry with wonderful colored stones, and the simple “T” strap sandals gave the look an exotic nonchalance……These pieces, 30 years later, could be in any store today.

…………………..The clothes I designed for Resort 1992 were not active wear beach clothes. These were clothes for after a day of sun, sand and sea….when you were showered, made up and ready for a night out……peasant tops, tanks, shorts and sarongs….sometimes in solid colds or sometimes in color blocks were made to mix and match. They were the perfect answer for light weight and easy wear clothes and easy packing……When the vacation was over these pieces were added to your summer wardrobe to give excitement, and a fresh new lift…..Jasmeen is wearing a contrast banded peasant shirt in VIOLET, MANGO and ORANGE…..With that a pair of pleated zip front shorts in ORANGE……Christy is wearing an ORANGE tank with a wrap sarong in VIOLET, ORANGE and MANGO.

………………The ease and comfort of a big shirt, no matter in what form, is always perfect to capture tropical breezes….Jasmeen is wearing a crop, button front, color block shirt with a drop shoulder and a kimono type sleeve. With that she is wearing easy pull-on tap shorts. Christy is wearing a color block dress…..again, with a button front, drop sleeve for added ease, and a kimono type sleeve to keep everything loose and easy…..All three pieces are in silk in combinations of CHARTRUESE, CYPRESS, VIOLET & MAGENTA………”T” strap flat sandals in matching colors complete the look…..These clothes may be 30 years old….but they look as modern and contemporary today as they did the day I designed them.

………………..The “Resort”, or the vacation clothes of the 1992 collection was all about VIBRANT color and wonderful combinations of color…….Mango, Magenta and Orange were used in this all silk outfit. The pieced together stripes of the jacket not only created the pattern, but each seam was used to create shape…….so no darting was necessary. The pleats of the skirt hung from a smooth yoke. Fun colorful jewelry and metal and stone belts were designed to accent the groups of colors.

……………….The take away or “escape” portion of the RESORT 1992 was all about VIBRANT COLOR, and the mix of interesting combinations……Silk separates were KEY…..On Jasmeen ORANGE, TANGERINE and MANGO……on Christie CHARTEUSE, CYPRESS and VIOLET……were used to create easy wrap jackets, tank tops and Capri pants.