For resort, Voto explained that offering more fitted and tailored pieces, displaying peeks of skin and patchworking fabrications were key to expansion. For instance, versatile fitted dresses with thin straps or high-waisted and belted skirts with little bra tops in prints ranging from florals (both romantic and retro) to geometric motifs. Voto also noted that recently she has been sourcing materials in higher quantities, like a selection of garments in former Dries Van Noten fabrications.
To tie it all together, Voto returned to Mérida to photograph her resort collection look book.
The look: Modern romance.
Quote of note: Speaking about her bespoke process, Voto explained that her seasonal shapes are “suggested.” Adding that during client appointments in her atelier, “What ends up happening is we’ll bring out new silhouettes and fabrications, and if someone says, ‘I love this fabric, but I want it in a coat,’ we’ll pull out the coat sample — it’s completely collaborative. We want people to feel they’re getting something they can wear again and again with a special experience. It’s an investment in their wardrobe.”
Key pieces: High-waisted skirts with midriff-baring bra tops (ranging from a voluminous floral-printed skirt with a twisted bandeau or an eyelash-fringed midi skirt with romantic lace and floral blouse); myriad versatile dresses from day to night (with pleating details and shoulder-baring silhouettes); new boxer shorts; button-up shirting; collaborative Alumni footwear, and Duvelleroy limited-edition fans in seasonal leftover fabrications.
The takeaway: Voto’s youthful resort offering nicely balanced out her signature, modest romantic attire.
