Resort 2027 Trends: Practicality Meets Romance and Nostalgia

Key facts

• Monica Paolini described Sea's resort collection as 'a practical and romantic approach to everyday clothes'.
• Resort collections are less showy than spring/fall and have longer sales periods.
• A Western theme nods to America's 250th birthday.
• The Row's Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen reimagined a trench in moiré.
• Animal patterns on pony hair and fuzzy fabrics appeared.
• Romantic rosettes in silk and chiffon recalled the 1920s via Paul Poiret and Boué Soeurs.
• Languid ruched dresses evoked the 1930s.
• Carpenter pants with reinforced knees and hammer loops were featured.
• At Balenciaga, button-down shirts became sculptural via drawstrings.
• Exposed bras and bikini tops were prominent; bandeaus for him and her were key.
• Chanel's show opened with Matthieu Blazy's take on the LBD, called 'fashion's Ford' in 1926.
• Flapper-ish drop-waist dresses and deep yokes elongating the torso appeared.
• Jewels as decoration or ersatz garments added sparkle.
• Colors were sour and sweet, pastel and saturated, in unexpected combinations.
• The LBD was popularized by Coco Chanel a century ago.
• Slinky ruched gowns from the silver screen era, popularized by Jean Harlow and Marlene Dietrich, are back.
• The button-down shirt is a foundational piece with 'boyfriend' vibes.
• Trenches stand out in dressed-up versions—moiré, satin, even with tassels.
• At Louis Vuitton, Nicolas Ghesquière referenced Gilded Age adornments with rosettes.