Ready to surprise: The Allude Resort Collection 2018
Not long ago, designers and fashion labels called their winter interim collection the “Cruise Collection,” after all, their living space was once clearly defined from bow to stern: This fashion was intended to dress high society who spent the winter on cruise ships. Thick coats, muffs and lined boots would be inappropriate unless the destination of the trip was Alaska. Traditionally, the studios had Americans on the Mediterranean in mind. In general, this demanding clientele was very tired of the outfits of the fall/winter season in November and by December at the latest and was demanding new looks for their wardrobe even before the summer collection arrived. A pre-season, which was later joined by a late summer or early autumn, the Pre-Fall Collection.
Especially at the beginning of this trend, customers could often only choose between maritime restraint and sometimes kitschy exoticism, but now the stylistic range of the designs now known as resort is as immense as the destinations where they are worn. What's more: “thanks” to climatic changes, pre-fall and resort collections – also casually referred to as instant wear fashion – offer important year-round pieces that are really fun even on land and without a vacation. 
For the Allude Resort Collection 2018, Creative Director Andrea Karg and her team went into intensive detail work. They have given wardrobe classics surprising extras: body-hugging sweaters with wide sleeves, knitted pants in a new, perfect fit, sleeveless sweaters with a hint of A-line and sophisticated Milano knitting technique for an even more harmonious fall... And then the summery ones -cheerful intarsia, the pinnacle of high-quality knitwear, for example on the front of a sweater or the back of long cardigans. Not to forget: a real statement knitted dress! Whether near or far, with so much design spirit, we're really happy that it's resort season. Happy travels!
