Kimberly Goldson Fall 2021

Kimberly Goldson is a master of wowing the consumer with a tightly edited, impeccably tailored, concise collection. Her collections rarely top more than 15 items. The lesson here is that less is more.

 For fall 2021, she is once again giving the customer clean, distinct creations without overwhelming them. Goldson concentrated her focus on three prints and two solid colors that allows you to easily mix and match pieces from this collection amongst themselves or with items already within your wardrobe.

Her “Camp” print, a floral design atop a white backdrop and overlaid with tribal-style black circles, is featured on a thigh length, open shawl-collared jacket, joggers, and a cold-shoulder bralette. The “Incognito” print, another circular overlay atop a pale blue canvas, is used for a 7-button, barrel sleeved, calf-length tunic and a loose wide-legged pant option. The final print, called “Stealth,” consists of black and white color blocking, separated by a thin café au lait stripe beneath a stencil in Madagascar red. This print comes in the most diverse garment options of a knee-length, sleeveless dress with a ruffled hem, relaxed high waist cropped pants, and a knee-length bomber jacket.

If you prefer solids over prints, there is a one shoulder tee shirt dress with asymmetrical button details and matching wide leg pants in a soft satin blue-gray color. But the stand out of the collection is the ivory baby doll dress. It has a daringly high front hemline, but the real flair is in the cropped exaggerated Juliette sleeves which are gathered and pinned in a way reminiscent of a calla lily.

This collection, though truncated, is positioned for the confident women with a well-appointed viewpoint of her style identity. She needn’t worry about grand embellishments, for she knows that fabric, cut, and fit are the best design details a garment can have.

—Carl Ayers