Ruffian Spring 2014
DESIGNER: Brian Wolk and Claude Morais
INSPIRATION: French writer Françoise Sagan's 1954 novel Bonjour Tristesse about a young girl and her philandering father. “Ingénue,” as the collection is called, “focuses on the freshness and vulnerability of youth,” according to show notes.
TRENDS: Parisian chic, pant suits, flouncy blouses, pastels, shirtdresses, floral prints, jacquard.
PALETTE: Melon, khaki, navy, black, white, ocean blue.
WHO WAS THERE: Kate Lanphear, style director at T Magazine, Kyle Anderson, accessories director at Marie Claire; Joanna Coles, editor-in-chief at Cosmopolitan.
WHO SHOULD WEAR IT: Young writers, Lana Del Rey, painters, Zosia Mamet, and women of all ages who are children at heart.
PLAYLIST: “The Wall” by Pink Floyd.