Despite recent-ish attempts at the contrary, Brandon Maxwell has come around to the idea that he’s a minimalist and he’s sticking with it. But quiet luxury, the fashion code word du jour, is the wrong way to put it. Maxwell’s clothes are plenty luxurious-he pointed out that 95% of the fabrics are Italian-but they’re not quiet. Rather, they’re sexy in a streamlined, aerodynamic way.
“Lately,” he said, indicating the way fashion is consumed on social media, “to be considered ‘design,’ it’s had to be a lot. That doesn’t interest me.” The first way he simplified things for resort is with his palette. There’s but two flashes of bright color, a tomato-y orange knit tank dress and another longer, narrow tank style in yellow, with a matching thick-ribbed sweater tossed over the shoulders. The rest of the collection is black and white, which lends it a uniform feel that’s intentional.
