Anna Quan’s manufacturer MO is easy and reliable: elevated, very wearable wardrobe staples with intelligent seasonal updates. For her Vacation resort 2022 collection at Afterpay Australian Trend Week, she sent on that promise in droves, staging a runway exhibit which wove by means of tables at the super stylish Potts Stage haunt Franca Brasserie.
Common cotton day attire (best for afternoons expended rosè-sipping with the audio of the ocean crashing beside you) have been reworked in a refreshing shade of limoncello. Ribbed cardigans fell long, earlier the knee, and had been worn with matching beige-toned trousers. Linen safari suiting—a nod to 70s-era Yves Saint Laurent—was rendered super-modern day with a shrunken mini skirt and tucked-in jacket. In short? It is the exact wardrobe you will be packing after intercontinental travel limits ease up coming calendar year.
“The final 12 months has been hard for us all, but it’s confirmed that the human spirit is amazing. Constraints make boundaries, but hope normally appears to be to ignite new tips and aspirations,” Anna Huang, the brand’s founder, tells GRAZIA. “I wished to embrace this strategy of ‘revenge’ dressing—an option to dress in all the clothes you could not don for the duration of 2020. It’s rebellious and celebratory at the similar time.”
Huang burst onto the industry’s radar in 2015 with the start of her signature white shirts, which featured exaggerated cuffs and optional monogramming. Shirting has remained an Anna Quan mainstay in the intervening years—flirty mini shirt dresses, outsized menswear-adjacent shirting, and crisp white button-downs all appeared at the Resort collection. The exaggerated cuff even built a comeback–“our faithful customers have been requesting it for a even though!” quips Huang.
A stability between masculine sartorial codes and a lot more feminine silhouettes was on show throughout, with Huang leaning even more into the ‘sexier’ features of the Anna Quan woman. “One of the hero silhouettes this season was influenced by tying a scarf throughout a man’s oversized shirt to create a fitted dress,” she states. “I’ve also launched much more overall body contouring, and a standout bustier depth form that pays homage to the ‘revenge’ dressing topic.” Rose gold fastenings and backless facts presented additional touches of nonchalant glamour.
Plus, there is an added really feel-good issue. The Anna Quan Vacation resort ’22 selection is built with ethically-sourced cottons, which include GRS Qualified recycled polyester wool and cotton and linen blends, as nicely as Superior Cotton Initiative-sourced cottons. “They’re sourced from decide on farmers that develop cotton in a way that cuts down stress on the surroundings, and improves the livelihoods and welfare of farming communities,” states Huang.
