Roberta Einer RTW Spring 2018

Paulina Szmydke-Cacciapalle

Updated Sat, September 16, 2017 at 11:30 AM UTC

Roberta Einer’s rowdy pool of colored sequins, beads and prints telegraphed both character and cool.

For spring, the Estonian-born designer looked to Californian skate culture of the Seventies and Eighties, when skinny boys in baggy shorts and long socks would show off their skills in drained pools, and girls lounged nearby under the sun.

This translated into short skirts whose wavy hemlines were amplified via beaded sea-life motifs, graffiti and doodles, much like the ample bomber jackets – Einer’s staple – composed of contrasting patches of fabric. Cue tartans, beads and leather scrambled into one piece.

Elsewhere, the designer printed sequins and embroidered them on top of breezy chiffon or appliquéd leather cutouts onto airy slip dresses. Similar techniques adorned her novel line of sneakers, a collaboration with Vans.

A tad more ritzy were the wide-legged palazzo pants and languid dresses whose surface mimicked the na?ve brush strokes and comic-like drawings of Jean-Michel Basquiat and Raymond Pettibon, respectively.

Either way, the all-over explosion of shimmer, sheen and sparkle felt relevant and youthful, or as Einer put it: “Here is couture for 20-year-olds.”

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