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"   A look from VPL, Matteo Volta/Imaxtree  `And Then There Was Us,&amp;#039; Victoria Barlett&amp;#039;s spring collection, wasn&amp;#039;t exactly light. The designer was, &amp;quot;inspired by going back and looking at evolution, Darwinism, invertebrates, etcetera,&amp;quot; she told us backstage, post-show. Bartlett presented spring as two miniature collections, one representing the sea, and the other land, each half working to express, &amp;quot;the idea of shelling,&amp;quot; with inverted darts, soft boning, and jutting panniers. Oceanic muses like jellyfish were represented with undulating cowls, fluid skirts, and flashes of bright neoprene. She described them as, &amp;quot;fluo green and pink. Pink&amp;#039;s not my color, it&amp;#039;s very feminine, but I love them together\u2014it&amp;#039;s kind of sporty like a ying &amp;amp;amp; yang.&amp;quot; Meanwhile the brand&amp;#039;s signature swimwear and lingerie was accompanied by matching resin jewelry designed in collaboration with Orly Genger. Part two took note from beetles and used gold and grey fabric&amp;#039;s to emphasize the architectural elements including wing-like extensions and decorative fluting. Together, the two presented a strong case for intellectual weekend dressing with a strong story\u2014though no backbone!\u2014behind it. Click here to see the rest of the spring collections! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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