Woo Young Mi proposed a breezy, elegant wardrobe with subtle fun touches and made for comfort on even the hottest days of summer. The South Korean designer imagined a picnic in the hills above the city, peopled by sartorially savvy creatures looking to keep cool.
Elongated hourglass suiting was done in lightweight mohair for a look that was structured yet wearable when temperatures rise. Poplin dress shirts had detachable collars and cuffs adorned with pearl buttons intended to glint in the sun’s rays.
A burnished tailcoat nodded to classic dressing, but was done in a gauzy silk viscose blend in white or pale gold, with the same gossamer fabric used for a diaphanous slipdress for women, and there were plenty of dressed-up shorts to be seen, cropped with covered buttons at the fly or Bermuda-style in a crinkled bronze fabric.
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In a similar vein to last season’s long johns, Woo underpinned her wardrobe with a range of colorful vintage-inspired swimwear in the form of tops, shorts and bodies done in stripes and jewel tones, seen peeping out of the waistlines of pajama pants or layered under a coat. The open-weave knitwear and crochet pieces were designed to breathe, and jeans had semi-detached waistlines, highlighting the hip and undergarments beneath.
Woo styled the looks with striped elastic belts and ankle socks held up by garters, worn with colorful Mary Janes, and there was even a raffia bag with press stud fastenings that unfolded to become a handy picnic blanket.