admin Like so many people this past Fashion Week, Rosetta Getty was feeling the heat. “This year, when I was overheating in Italy, I was thinking a lot about how we can dress without really dressing,” she explained during an appointment in her Tribeca showroom. “I wanted fabrics that didn’t have any weight to them, so that’s how I ended up with all these layers of organza and mesh—so they create coverage when you layer them.” The crinkly stretch organza was as light as cotton gauze, but only marginally less sheer, and was certainly the star of the collection. In white, black, tangerine, and off-white, Getty used the fabric for a variety of separates, from a T-shirt and a maxi-skirt, to slip dresses and shirt dresses—their lightness made them perfect vehicles for layering experiments. A sheer techno mesh in a tangerine color added a dose of freshness, as did a group of cashmere knits in the bright lilac, and space-dyed pieces.
Elsewhere, all of the Rosetta Getty trademarks were well represented; a structured jacket and matching A-line skirt in plongé leather, the sequin mesh separates in an uncharacteristic colorful geometric pattern, and an ultra-light pinstriped wool used for fun suiting separates like a jacket and roomy trousers worn with a matching apron top. She wanted to infuse the collection with a more youthful appeal and worked with her daughter Violet who helped style it. It ultimately changed the vision she had for the collection—but in a good way.
“My inspiration was the New York ’90s,” said Getty. “What ended up happening was another thing; but I was so happy with the results! That doesn’t always happen.”
