Neil Barrett offered a new take on traditional bouclé fabric by working it in a black-and-white camouflage pattern — just one element of his cohesive resort collection focused on a strong feminine aesthetic filled with men’s references. “Bouclé is usually very ladylike, so my idea was to make it look more street and cooler,” said the designer. The graphic cloth was cut into a range of easy-to-wear staples, including a biker jacket worn over a fluid, asymmetric dress; a knee-length skirt paired with a loose cotton crewneck sweater, and a linear coat with a round collar.
Playing with geometries, Barrett created movement in some pieces via pleated panels, which appeared on a bonded crepe and duchesse mini dress, as well as on ankle-length pants with a more masculine attitude. The collection also included chic and covetable outerwear hybrid options; one style combined the silhouettes of a peacoat and a cape, while another was a zippered, elongated bomber transformed into a coat.
