The Erdem Resort 2022 collection is an ode to Englishness with an uncharacteristically narrative-free exercise for the storyteller.

The collection is an expansive wardrobe of classic archetypes, practical and poetic, gently embellished and inverted, worn with a casual, considered grace. Styled with no makeup and with flat brogues, Erdem’s garments exud a no-fuss attitude that could even pass for pragmatic with a studied and refined with timeless precision.

The colleciton features tailoring spun from the same philosophy but imbued with a little more character, such as a 1940s-cut cashmere-blend flannel jacket with lightly padded hips and a determined shoulder, or a sculpted tweed suit inter-knitted with yarns that evokes the dots of pheasant plume. Floral-embroidered denim easily captures the balance between dreamy and rational; as are bejeweled, light georgette day dresses and ones made in washed linen or hammered satin, walking the designer’s new tightrope between the frail and the sturdy. The bustier shape of a rose tulle dress with matching floral appliqué is structured from pin-tucks that resembled boning, illustrating how a no-fuss Erdem approach translates into eveningwear.

Together they capture the enduring sensibility of how English women at different times and of different generations have dressed for personal expression.