v3ra.g.: MATICEVSKI RESORT 16

After a short hiatus due to personal reasons, I am finally back and ready to deliver some yummy blogposts filled with impeccable fashion and style of the wonderful world we live in. Resort fashion weeks have come and gone and they were amazing both on the international spectrum and on our home soil & what better way to showcase the greatness than to present to you one of my favourite inspirational Australian designers Resort 16 line up - Toni Maticevski. Maticevski is notorious for his sport luxe- scuba suit- mesh attack - youthful evening wear and each year he delivers look after look worthy of praise and attention from the industry.

I am in love with Maticevski's work and aesthetic: i love his clean cut lines and simple shapes combined with unconventional evening wear fabrics that demonstrate a high knowledge in modern fashion and construction. I love his ability to transform a simple gown into something unique, something never seen before, just by altering merely the choice of fabric, or the placing of the stitching, or the differentiation of the seam placement..... it's marvellous.

this year, inspired by modern ballet, Maticevski Resort 16 focused on neutral cool colours, voluminous shapes and asymmetry. Maticevski's garments are always extraordinary because they have so much life in them; each garment contains volume, contains a unique aspect that stands out from the rest as well as being in the high fashion spectrum and appropriate for any evening-wear event. Cool, dark grey and metallic shades combined with feminine cuts added a modern edge to the evening wear line, and balancing out quirky asymmetrical shapes with a neutral colour palette kept things toned down and luxe. Layering is a huge part of the AW season in any designers line up- Maticevski decided to transform this obsession into his resort line by pairing a crew cut grey shirt, in his signature fabric of choice that is, over the top and potentially stitched to a white long sleeved button up featuring tied sleeves and a long-line finish to add a casual, cool quirk to an otherwise basic look. Love love love. With the addition of minuscule details in the design work, Maticevski transforms the basic into extraordinary, the seen into the never seen before, and the boring into the beautiful.

The greatest aspect of Maticevski's work however is not his knowledge in construction and modern trends, but rather his ability to cater to, please and know the modern woman of today, time and time again. He knows that the woman wants- she wants delicacy and femininity, but wants edgy and unique, yet at the same time remain high class, presentable and ridiculously expensive looking. Taking that and transforming it into one garment in itself is a hard task to come by; making an entire season collection is.... extremely difficult without at least one fault. And yet: Maticevski does it season after season, year after year. Whether it be it's neoprene, mesh, hard-lined fabric or it's sheer brilliance in quality and construction of impeccable lines that make every woman feel like a million dollars- the Maticevski garment is a deal breaker and keeps getting better and better.

The main style repeats in Maticevski's Resort 16 collection features off shouldered bodices, straight cut silhouettes, asymmetrical skirts and midi lengths. These styles work in cooperation with the construction of the womans body to deliver perfection to anyone wearing it- off shoulder bodices show the most flattering part of the womans body: the delicate shoulder and collarbone area, and work to show off and elongate the neck. Straight cut silhouettes highlight the natural curve in the waist and accentuate the hips without overbearing the bottom half of the body, subtle work. Asymmetrical skirts add edge and create an illusion of longer legs, and midi lengths are the go-to length for any woman for any occasion as the cut is classy, modern and flattering at all times.

One word to Maticevski Resort 16: Brilliant.

spring is just around the corner (3 weeks around the corner, to be exact) and what better way to accustom to the new season than to re-vamp your look from winter to the warmer weathers. Although I love winter and winter fashion- there's something magical about the spring-summer season: playing with different patterns and colours, quirky styles and inspiration from the past with a modern twist- summer 16 has great things in store for us.

this years ss season's style muses include;

- furry flat sandals

- neon oranges, cool greens, vibrant yellows

-long line, relaxed cuts

- defined bag silhouettes

I love the inclusion of vibrant, unconventional and feared colours combined with the traditional neutral palette. Bringing complexity to traditional and the quirk to the sensible; yellows brighten up the dull mood, oranges keep things interesting and cool pops of green remind us all that spring is about; playful and full of life. Bring in your winter shoe wardrobe into summer by pairing winter shoes with summer silhouettes and cuts (no sweaty hot messes here), and if in doubt, black it out. Black is great for all seasons, all occasions.

here are my 10 fave looks for the transitional season 16;