Marc Jacobs Resort 2010 Collection

Darlings, we're still wiping the sand out of our eyes and stubbornly refusing to even look at our work emails, but for now, let's rip dresses.

Although we don't have much ripping to do. Why? Style sez:

"As ever at Marc Jacobs, the references and ideas came fast and furious. You could see Old Hollywood in the cropped jackets worn with bathing suit tops and high-waisted satin shorts, a touch of chinoiserie in the silk lamé pajama sets, perhaps a bit of Carmen Miranda in the toucan-print wrap dresses, and even a little of his home away from home, Paris, in the marinière tunic sweaters accented with flowers at the shoulder. The overall effect? Bright, upbeat, and equally suited for island or city."

It's just a pretty, modern, chic little collection; all prints and colors and textures, which (to us, anyway) is what a resort collection should be all about. Even better, it doesn't lapse into the "tropical print caftan" trap that designers often get into when dreaming up resortwear.

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Jason Wu Resort 2010 Collection

Style.com gives their take:

"Wu's Resort show was full of reliably pretty dresses, among them a print chiffon frock peeking from underneath a navy trench and a short strapless number in three-dimensional petals. What really felt fresh, though, was the lemon silk shantung blazer that he opened with, as well as the blue tweed pantsuit he sent out a little later on. They weren't necessarily the first pieces of tailoring Wu has ever put on the runway, but they conveyed a message."

Once again we feel we have to point out that style.com's being a bit diplomatic here. Don't get us wrong, they hit the nail on the head with "reliably pretty." It's just that all that talk of "fresh" looks conveying a "message" is perhaps overstating it a bit.

There's a reason Michelle Obama put his name on the map: he makes inoffensive, attractive clothing, perfect for a first lady or politician's wife. "Reliably pretty." Not necessarily the kind of stuff that's gonna light up a Vogue cover, but it's all tasteful and well done.

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