“There’s so much romanticism to this collection, which is not indicative of the collection being more feminine,” Daniella Kallmeyer said within her brand’s new SoHo space, which is being built out into her new studio and atelier. “It’s a, ‘Trust me, you don’t look too girly in this,’ kind of thing. It’s allowing yourself to be playful; woman with a capital W; strong, and bold.” Her resort collection was exactly that.
The romance was in the details this season at Kallmeyer, and worked into modern tailoring dictated by “sartorial wearability,” she said, pointing out her favorite soft cady blazer with built-in, detachable wrapped scarf. Functionality with built-in details continued to set her pieces apart, further seen through a stellar reversible cashmere coat with exaggerated collar and shawl (which could be worn around the waist or as a hood), as well as a double-face sharp blazer with sleeves slit up the arm, revealing delicate lace-trimmed shirting.
“It really creates this ‘wearer’s own’ feeling throughout the collection — the way you want to wear something, it’s already built into the pieces,” she explained of the sharp “popped collars” on a leather jacket and a bias cut liquid metal button-up that hugged the body just-so.
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Attitude was also at the forefront in a very appealing way, balancing the romance of bestselling matte jersey gowns, sheer colorful skirts and drapey tops with polished yet edgier denim and velvet layers in experimental washes and hues as to emulate the same highlight/lowlight appeal of last season’s trapped silk styles.
