KEVAN HALL
Kevan Hall Signature Spring/Summer 2016
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and her sister, Lee Radziwill, strolling the streets of Capri, the Mediterranean resort island in the Gulf of Naples. That was the inspiration for designer Kevan Hall’s Spring/Summer 2016 collection, which he presented on Nov. 17 at his atelier in Los Angeles.
The Los Angeles-–based designer mixed glamour with a relaxed ease to create gowns, day dresses and separates in sun-drenched shades of turquoise, coral and emerald, accented with shimmery silver shades and pearlescent whites.
Ladylike dresses in lean silhouettes had a deceptive simplicity, featuring special details such as a ring of beading at the neckline or a mesh overlay across the shoulder. Pants and jackets were impeccably tailored and mixed pale neutrals and a black-and-white tweed with pops of color. A watery butterfly print on silk gazar appeared on a full-skirted dirndl dress as well as a ball skirt and a crop top paired with a curve-skimming mermaid skirt. A turquoise and coral crochet turned up in a strapless sheath dress as well as a tunic paired with crisp white cropped pants.
There were also plenty of knockout sexy styles, including a black lace jumpsuit with a capelet and a plunging neckline and a rosegold halter gown suspended from a pair of delicate spaghetti straps.
