YULIA TERENTIEVA BY DAVID BELLEMERE FOR ELLE RUSSIA AUGUST 2011

YULIA TERENTIEVA (NYM)

ELLE RUSIA AGOSTO 2011

FOTOS DE DAVID BELLEMERE

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MULBERRY RESORT 2012

PATRICIA VAN DER VLIET (NEW YORK MODEL)

MULBERRY RESORT 2012

Unbeknownst to Americans (or at least this one), beachside donkey rides are apparently a major facet of English seaside life. Accordingly, burros show up on sweatshirt-style jumpers for Mulberry's sea-and-sand-inspired Resort collection. The British label has always gone in for a bit of a giggle, so don't be put off. Strict realism isn't in the cards, anyway—hence the new collection's assortment of "Googly Fruits," goggle-eyed produce that appears on conversation knits. Need we even start on a "Beach Bonkers" print, on rompers, bikinis, and mini-shorts?

Bonkers indeed. But the reigning dictum at Mulberry is cute, and once the incidental oddities are stripped away, the offerings are mostly just that. A new mac comes in a shortened, car-coat length with elasticized cuffs, and little day dresses in black broderie anglaise pick up the crafty vibe we've seen elsewhere this season. A-line skirts (in button-front and elastic-waist versions), cotton tweeds, and plenty of light denim round out the seasonal offering.

It's a little tough to imagine Mulberry becoming the go-to denim destination, but there's no denying it sets the bags off nicely. They're what really make the girls go googly, anyway. This season, the object of their affection will likely be the slouchy, metal-handled Evelina, in hobo or satchel form. Want one? Get your ass in gear.

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GUCCI RESORT 2012

KASIA STRUSS (WOMEN)

MELISSA TAMMERIJN (NEW YORK MODEL)

MARTHA STRECK (WOMEN)

KASIA STRUSS (WOMEN)

Frida Giannini checked off a lot of current trends with her Resort collection. She had the acid brights: Yellow shorts were paired with a blush-colored python motorcycle jacket and a trompe l'oeil dress combined that same shade of chartreuse with nude and black. She had the mixed, clashing prints: A black and white tropical-pattern top came tucked into purple and white paisley drawstring pants. And she did her own take on nautical, with red, white, and black (rather than navy) separates.

The show notes explained that Giannini looked to photos from Gucci's archives dating to the fifties and sixties, but she treaded lightly. Her Fall show, for example, felt much more strongly influenced by the seventies than these clothes did by her new decades of reference. In fact, it doesn't get much more modern than Giannini's relaxed take on the cocktail suit, with its white jacket, gold T-shirt, and silky black drawstring pants. The evening pieces were the most compelling here. A long white and black dress with a gold-dipped bloom at the neckline was another standout.

MELISSA TAMMERIJN (NEW YORK MODEL)

MARTHA STRECK (WOMEN)

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