Lafayette 148 New York Resort 2027
Lafayette 148 New York has unveiled its Resort 2027 collection, inspired by the artistic heritage of New Mexico. The collection features a blend of minimalism and sophistication, with designs that reflect both the desert landscape and urban elegance. Key pieces include a fringed leather top and a cinched pleated dress, showcasing a warm color palette and innovative materials.
- ▪The Resort 2027 collection is inspired by women artists from New Mexico.
- ▪Designer Emily Smith emphasizes a minimalist approach to fashion.
- ▪Key pieces include a ranch-ready fringed leather top and a cinched pleated dress.
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It might only be May, but for those of us here in New York, the summer heat is already here. It’s just as well that for this year’s resort collection, Lafayette 148 anticipated baking days and cooler nights. Last season, the brand fêted 30 years and all it means to be a New York woman. But a cosmopolitan woman’s journey doesn’t stop at the edge of Manhattan. She decided to look west—no, not to New Jersey—but to New Mexico, and the wealth of women artists, including Dorothy Brett and Mabel Dodge Luhan, who migrated to its desert landscape. “They basically left the convention of New York City dress and sort of stripped back all their clothes down to necessity, only because they were dressing for the land and for themselves,” said designer Emily Smith.
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