RTA RTW Resort 2024
For resort, Robert Liptak took to the road, taking esoteric elements from a classic road trip but using them as surprising design elements across his wide-ranging offering.
“The idea for me is like how could I create a road trip for my dreams?” he said from the RTA SoHo New York showroom and store space. “It’s kind of taking little elements of what I like about road trips and translating them into something that is not expected.”
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The theme lead him down an interesting path, taking commercial pieces and punching them up with innovative and unique moments. A seat belt morphed into boning detail placed in the center of a black cutout knit dress and top. “It doesn’t bother [you] when you’re walking or when you’re sitting, but it holds everything in place,” the Los Angles-based designer said of the detail. A denim maxiskirt — somewhat of a trend this season — had a double slit up the front and back facing; he brushed it with shiny black oil streaks, contrasting with the bright hued blue wash.
Cutting his teeth at Tom Ford and Saint Laurent, Liptak clearly understands how to cut a suit and for resort he went tougher, with a blue leather blazer with a slightly cinched waist and boxy shoulder and a matching leather cigarette pant. Outerwear was strong — a parka, not a piece usually known for sex appeal, was reimagined with his tailoring in a way to both cocoon and accentuate the body. He paired it beautifully cut pants. A pieced together trench took a circle-like shape, mimicking a tent, and had curved sleeves and a cape cutout. He concluded with a mix of bias-cut dresses, darted just at the waist so the top portion blousons out, making for a forgivable yet chic garment.
Only a few seasons in, Liptak has firmly put his spin on RTA, where the rubber meets the road.
Launch Gallery: RTA Resort 2024
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