Throughout history, the look of opulence was often set in loudness. But that over the top momentum has decided to lower itself into a whisper, all thanks to the growing trend for quiet luxury, giving brands officially a new meaning for redefining their house codes.
Such is the case for Colombian designer Silvia Tcherassi, who is quietly winning a legion of fans in the luxury arena.
Tcherassi’s love for art and design have always permeated throughout each of her collections, and her spring lineup was no different — with style icons such as Jackie Kennedy, Marella Agnelli, Princess Lee Radziwill, C.Z. Guest and Gloria Guinness all serving as the main pillars of inspiration that transformed her design codes and celebrated their style.
Crochet style tunics with a turquoise marble print, watercolor technique dresses with embedded capes, a yellow taffeta dress with embroidery details as well as ripple effects to bring out textured details, flowy silk dresses and sets with abstract wave prints were just a few of the key pieces. Although bold color is always part of her collections, for spring she added an assortment of neutrals in blacks, beiges and whites, a key example being a linen dress with embroidery and mesh overlays and even blouses with laser-cut holes — all handmade in her Italian atelier.
For Tcherassi, it’s all about adding unexpected details, and this season her lineup included silk ropes intertwined — some flowy and some with rigid circular shapes — into necklines on blouses and her ethereal flowing dresses, and some that were a bit more tailored yet still relaxed.
Accessories are always evolving for the brand, including oversize belts that almost mimicked boat rope lines on the waist lines of various designs. She added evening tops as well as her signature watercolor pieces — this time infused with sequins.
Tcherassi last year opened a seaside boutique at the Tortuga Bay Puntacana Resort & Club — a retail space that once belonged to her mentor, Oscar de la Renta, and this year added a boutique in Capri’s Via Fuorlovado street, neighboring the iconic Piazzetta central square — and will soon celebrate seven years of having opened her first European boutique in Madrid.
