Beaufille Spring 2018 Ready-To-Wear....Fashionweekly...On Fow24news.com

Beaufille has always been about contrasts: hard and soft, masculine and feminine. It all goes back to the name, which loosely translates to “handsome girl” in French. For Spring, sisters Chloe and Parris Gordon were mostly concerned with contrasts between organic and polished elements....

That started with fabrics: Chloe said they went against conventional wisdom by treating their simplest materials—cotton poplin, ribbed knits—with extra TLC, while the fancier fabrics like silk chiffon and heavy satin were left almost untouched. The results were elegant on both sides: a white poplin shirtdress came with ultra-delicate ruching through the waist, while a no-frills satin slip dress was the perfect shade of violet.

The silhouettes in general felt lighter and fresher, too. Beaufille is known for its dramatic, sculptural pieces—extra-wide flares, major ruffled tops, bell-sleeve jackets—and in the past, the Gordons often whipped them up in “spring-y” fabrics for the warmer months. The look could still skew a bit heavy, though. This time around, their new pleated miniskirts, clingy knit dresses, and puff-sleeve shirting had a breezier, more feminine air about them. Fans of Beaufille’s kicked-out flares needn’t worry, though; this season the girls made them in a special coated fabric that mimics leather, but Chloe promised it’s paper-thin.