A Peek @New York Fashion Week

For spring, designer Amy Smilovic favored apricot and blush-colored silk dresses with Juliet sleeves.

Complicated lives need a simple silhouette in a bold color or black or white.

From left to right, a high-waisted pencil skirt with bodysuit, wide-leg high waisted pants with dropped-shoulder jacket and shorts with billowy-sleeved blouse.

At Tibi’s spring 2017 show, a long lightweight trench, a blouse with delicate accordion pleating around the collar and refreshing colors were wearable and elegant.

From left to right, a silk jumpsuit, oversize jacket with shorts and wide-sleeved blouse with trousers.

Tibi’s spring collection paid homage to the Edwardian era with corsets and Juliet sleeves.

From left to right, accordion-pleated blouses with shorts, a puff-sleeve midriff top with high-waisted pants and a flowy blouse with belted shorts.

Navy blue and white and denim speak spring.

Favorite looks for Tibi spring were corsets layered over dresses, bralettes and dresses with simple silhouettes.

From left to right, a jumpsuit with feminine blouse, an embellished skirt with bodysuit and jeans and navy jacket with slashed sleeves.

Smilovic’s aesthetic is relaxed and easy.

The finale of Tibi’s show: flowing silk dresses in white and saffron.

Designer Amy Smilovic’s resourceful design and ability to anticipate market trends has made Tibi one of the most successful ready-to-wear lines, according to a recent story in Business of Fashion.  We sent our New York style guru to attend the spring show this past weekend.

TIBI’S SPRING/SUMMER 2017 collection looked both timeless and modern, and best of all — functional. Several menswear-inspired looks paired wide-leg high waisted pants and shorts with dropped-shoulder, slightly oversized jackets. The dresses, in simple silhouettes and beautiful flowing silk fabric, with delicate accordion pleating in the sleeves and around the collar, were elegant and wearable, in black, white and a gorgeous shade of apricot. The collection also paid homage to the Edwardian era with corsets layered over dresses and oversized sleeves. In all, it was a show full of looks any city girl would love to wear.