What inspired Resort 2016?
The work of Carl Auböck and the American Southwest. For Resort 2016, this translates to an easy, relaxed collection and a modern take on the homespun. We balanced utilitarian and feminine elements, minimalist shapes with textured fabrics, stitch details, smocking and fringe.

What Southwestern details did you incorporate?
It’s seen in the color palette and print motifs: pale blue, green and dusty reds and pinks worked into desert florals, a deeper-hued leaf pattern and a whimsical conversational print. We wanted to reflect the landscape through textures like smocking and embroidery, which are seen throughout the collection, and basket-woven details on bags and shoes.

Do you have a favorite print?
I never have just one, but I do like how our Sylvan — which I’m wearing here in our silk shirt and silk carpenter pant — mixes a gentler palette with a playful print. There are cacti, bees, birds, clouds and then fruit, old fashioned-telephones and tons of flowers. But we used it on looser silhouettes to create an elegant balance. Elsewhere we created stripes with repeating printed or embroidered ferns or a graphic pattern from a traditional pottery motif.