After two years, St. John's designer Enrico Chiarparin is well versed in the Southern California luxury brand's codes and is on his way to adding some of his own. It seems to resonate and is particularly relevant in a season where power tailoring is a major trend.
For fall 2024, she continued to adapt the house's tweeds, both in colorful and more understated options, to a younger generation, cutting down jackets and pairing them with miniskirts or HotPants, and adding fun faceted jeweled cubic buttons, adapted from earrings from the brand file. A black and white diamond-stitched cardigan jacket with patch pockets, matching miniskirt and long coat was a younger version of the suit, while a “Balboa blue” knit sweater and miniskirt set looked together but cozy.
In response to feedback from retailers, fabrications have evolved toward more timeless blended weights, cady and “cool-touch” silk, as in a versatile-looking men's double-breasted blazer in chocolate brown with thread belt and a maxi skirt with slits. the 90s.
She's also weaving more Southern California references into the brand's language, from Palm Springs' midcentury modern heritage (see the metallic geometric jacquard dresses and blouses overprinted with California wildflowers), to subtle denim touches, like the yoke detail on the back of a smart pair of shorts. Jacket with peplum and skinny pants in chocolate brown and gray stripes.
Sequins are another St. John mainstay that the designer has been working his magic on, along with other evening wear options that brand consultant and Hollywood stylist Karla Welch has been helping put together. A slinky gold sequin tweed column dress with a round chain neckline, the publicist noted, has already been ordered for a celebrity.
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