Hanako Maeda wanted to capture the effortlessness of traditional warm-weather dressing in her native Japan. “Kimonos are worn a little differently in the summer,” she explained. The lighter, looser styles, called yukatas, are tied gently at the waist with a silk obi belt. Using indigo-dyed linen, cotton and shibori-dyed organza, Maeda referenced them in a few ways, from cropped tops with oversize bows to airy cape dresses to a crisp cotton button-down top with textured organza wrap detailing at the waist. One of several inventive mixed-fabric shirtings, it was paired with a matching drawstring parachute skirt, making a chic, modern statement for evening dressing.
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Keeping in mind fall delivery schedules, Maeda paired her easy blouses and slipdresses with men’s-inspired tweed jackets, linen trenchcoats and off-the-shoulder sweaters, conveying a relaxed — and transitional — sophisticated look. “It was about layering…pieces that you can wear with ease,” she said.