Christian Siriano Resort 2024 Collection

Christian Siriano was inspired by Audrey Hepburn for his fall 2023 collection. For resort he’s looking to another classic style icon: Princess Diana (and British royalty at large). He started working on the collection on a trip to England and Ireland, to attend museum exhibitions in each country. The first was “Crown to Couture” at Kensington Palace, which showcases contemporary red carpet looks (including some by Siriano) alongside real royals’ own attire. “Being in that room with all those clothes was so cool,” Siriano said. And so the regal mood was set.

Fluid dark blue gowns with elegant draping and an emerald long-sleeved dress with a squared neckline look like something Kate Middleton might wear, in line with her sophisticated style. Siriano also created a sharp black-and-white jumpsuit, a striped wide-leg trouser suit that matches his furniture collection, and a white minidress with a floral appliqué skirt. The latter was styled, rather unnecessarily, with a sheer ankle-length skirt, though Siriano does say his clients are looking for convertible pieces in order to get more wear out of their expensive black-tie attire.

Of course, there still is that signature Siriano flamboyance, manifesting in a lilac cape with black feathers along the hem, for one. Siriano wanted to create things that “had shape and volume but were still really light,” as seen in a black, half-sheer/half-opaque black dress with a removable over-skirt. The final look is a pink fluffy ball skirt with a cropped turtleneck and oversized pearls—more the people’s idea of a princess than the people’s princess.