“NO LIVE ORGANISM CAN CONTINUE FOR LONG TO EXIST SANELY UNDER CONDITIONS OF ABSOLUTE REALITY; EVEN LARKS AND KATYDIDS ARE SUPPOSED, BY SOME, TO DREAM.” — SHIRLEY JACKSON, THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE.

Roberto Cavalli silk bomber $1,990, silk taffeta dress $5,500, and suede bootie $950, all at the Roberto Cavalli boutique, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue.

Marc Jacobs red logo crepe de chine blouse with sequin collar and tie-neck detail $995, denim jacket with full embellishment $5,200, stretch denim pant $350, metallic sandal $695, and classic calf shoulder bag $1,450, all at Neiman Marcus.

Delpozo triple silk organza square top $1,150, dot-print silk organza frilled pant $2,500, and bow wedge shoe $1,000, all at Forty Five Ten, Dallas; farfetch.com.

A Fashion Fantasy: The Remnants of Spring Get a Whole New Look

BY PaperCity // 05.02.16

photography Mindy Byrd

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“NO LIVE ORGANISM CAN CONTINUE FOR LONG TO EXIST SANELY UNDER CONDITIONS OF ABSOLUTE REALITY; EVEN LARKS AND
KATYDIDS ARE SUPPOSED, BY SOME, TO DREAM.” — SHIRLEY JACKSON, THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE.

Roberto Cavalli silk bomber $1,990, silk taffeta dress $5,500, and suede bootie $950, all at the Roberto Cavalli boutique, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue.

Roberto Cavalli silk bomber $1,990, silk taffeta dress $5,500, and suede bootie $950, all at the Roberto Cavalli boutique, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue.

Delpozo triple silk organza square top $1,150, dot-print silk organza frilled pant $2,500, and bow wedge shoe $1,000, all at Forty Five Ten, Dallas; farfetch.com.

The last vestiges of spring fashion give us the means to visit an alternative plane where fantasy knows no bounds. Roberto Cavalli, Delpozo, Marc Jacobs and Walter Van Beirendonck’s colors, textures and fanciful embellishments are the agents of our great escape — by means of chimeric collage.