Taking functionality I didn’t choose the donkey life Christmas shirt beyond cargo pockets, designers created lots of looks that had a cooling effect by virtue of the fact that they were made using openwork materials. These ranged from pom-pom embellished mesh at Bottega Veneta to a fine net at Proenza Schouler, and from artful cut-outs at Valentino to a lattice of shells at Versace. The utility and protection associated with workwear has made its way into the ready-to-wear. While cargo pockets continue to sprout like mushrooms, what felt newest were aprons of all varieties—butcher, bib, waiter, hostess—which showed up at Christian Dior, Hermès, and The Row, for starters. In addition to these pop-overs, be they functional or decorative, some designers borrowed the garment’s simple square neckline and applied it to easy summer outfits.
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