“Welcome to Havana, a richly textured city of many layers screened by careful edit and random decay … the inspiration behind our Spring-Summer 2016 Collection,” explained the Hanley Mellon one sheet. And this richly textured city is expressed in a spring collection that is color palette that is bright, bold, and vivid juxtaposed against the weathered obscurity of certain layered combinations.
The triumph of this collection is in the layering and the separates. Though at times this collection bordered on pedestrian staples that could be found at almost any mega retail store, at closer examination the brands marriage of unpredictable patterns and texture selections with occasional asymmetrical silhouettes elevated this outing from a standard collection of familiar staple items to items with interesting twist that can be paired with a variety items in a woman’s wardrobe.
There was also a certain kind of crispness to the collection that can work for that woman who wants style without sacrificing convention. Though many of these looks have been seen before and the at times styling was flat, there was some fashion-forward design to collection, particularly many of the pants looks.
—William S. Gooch
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