Elite Traveler May-June 2018

DISCOVER

Women’s style

PRETTY PLAID

Plaid takes a feminine twist this season, appearing in ladylike silhouettes and colors. At Oscar de la Renta, Laura Kim and Fernando Garcia showed an oversized- plaid navy-and-white top whose dramatic grid contrasted beautifully with its nipped waist and trailing asymmetrical hem. Christian Dior’s Maria Grazia Chiuri, meanwhile, impressed us with a take-no-prisoners plaid power suit amped up with an off-the-shoulder collar. Known for his strong yet feminine clothing and political stances supporting women’s empowerment, Prabal Gurung offered one of the season’s best plaids: a pink ruched dress worn atop matching wide-leg pants, perfectly encapsulating the trend. Also using soft pink, Nina Ricci’s Guillaume Henry paired a pink-and-gray blazer with a full gray skirt and a delicate lace top.

1. Christian Dior plaid wool serge jacket, $4,100, turtleneck, $4,100, plaid wool serge pencil skirt, $1,650, available at Dior in New York, +1 212 931 2950, dior.com 2. Prabal Gurung plaid twill v-neck dress with hand-draped twist front, $1,495, drawstring pant, $795, available at Bergdorf Goodman in New York, +1 212 753 7300, prabalgurung.com 3. Oscar de la Renta peplum top, $2,190, cropped trousers, $1,790, available at Oscar de la Renta in New York, +1 212 288 5810, oscardelarenta.com 4. Nina Ricci jacket, $2,790, lace tank top, $1,090, skirt, $1,750, sandals, $800, available online at ninaricci.com