5  Pink Organic Linen Suit

Summer Pre-Fall 2021

Hope for Flowers by Tracy Reese

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Launch
Fri - Mar 12, 2021 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm EDT
Status
Finished

Vouge BY EMILY FARRA March 12, 2021

Tracy Reese has packed and shipped every Hope for Flowers order that’s gone out in lockdown. After running a global brand for 20 years, start-up life has certainly been an adjustment, but it’s proved invigorating. “I’m having fun again,” she said from her hometown of Detroit. Later this year, Reese will open an H.Q. in the city’s arts district, where she plans to hire and train women of color in the community. The ultimate goal is to shift most of her production from overseas to Detroit and create employment opportunities for women whose skills in sewing, embroidery, and textiles haven’t been utilized in Motor City.

Reese launched Hope for Flowers in 2018, and her eco-conscious, community-driven, anti-fast-fashion missive only resonates more today. The pandemic fortified her purpose, but like many of her peers, it also forced a bit of scaling back and editing. The small collection of pieces she chose to produce for pre-fall 2021—launching in stores as spring warms to summer—had to tick every box: They’re ethically made with Tencel, organic cotton, linen, cupro, and NAIA acetate, among other eco-minded fabrics, but they’re also reliably vibrant and mood lifting. Color and print have always been Reese’s things; here, a flowery motif came in an unexpected clash of baby pink, neon lime, and lemon, while another paired shades of cayenne and fuchsia. After a long winter (and year) in gray and black sweats, they looked utterly rejuvenating, even via Zoom.

The silhouettes will appeal to the “re-emerging” shopper too. Reese stuck to flowing, comforting shapes, not simply because we’ve been living in leggings, but to offer a gentle transition into our new world. Why suffer rigid lines or fussy layers when you could throw on a breezy, single-sleeve dress and focus on enjoying your time with friends and loved ones? Even her tailoring experiments were cut ultra-oversized and came in buttery-soft Tencel, like a boxy jumpsuit and a pair of ultra-wide trousers. A novel idea was a “trouser skirt” that hung past the hips, which Rees styled with a cute shrunken vest. Most items could be reined in with a belt, should the mood strike, or mixed together (see: the sweet floral tops clashing with plaid trousers). The sustainable shopper tends to favor clothes that can shape-shift and be worn multiple ways, but Reese said the fluidity was just as much an effort to accommodate a diversity of bodies.

Summer Pre-Fall 2021 Collection

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One Shoulder Cascade Blouse & Trouser Skirt

Print: Teardrop Bouquet / Monk's Robe Plaid

Tencel Skirt.
Relaxed blouse with gently cascading neck flounce. Cupro CDC. Available in Sizes XS-XL

Flounced Chemise

Print: Teardrop bouquet

Easy fit, tie neck style has elastic waist, front pockets, side slits and puffed sleeves that cascade down sides of bodice. Shirt is lined. Cupro CDC.
50" long, size M.

Available in Sizes XS-XL

High Low Skirt & Frilled Blouson

Print: Teardrop Bouquet

Printed Cotton Organza blouse.
Easy, elastic waist skirt drapes longer at sides. NAIA Satin.
30" long at center, 38" long at sides, size M. Available in sizes XS-L

Little Vest & Relaxed Pant

Color: Primrose Pink

Cropped vest has shell buttons and back waist tie. Fully lined. Organic Linen. Available in sizes XS-XL
Cropped, elastic waist pant has belt loops, front pleats, and side seam pockets. 26" inseam size M. Organic Linen. Available in sizes XS-L.

Cropped Blazer

Color: Primrose Pink

Oversized blazer is cropped at hip with shoulder pads, front pockets and tiny organdy frills at sleeve hem. Fully lined. Organic Linen.

Available in size S

Collared Jumpsuit

Color: Black

Fabrication: Tencel Twill

Frilled Midriff & Relaxed Pant

Color: White / Black

Solid Cotton Organza top.
Cropped, elastic waist pant has belt loops, front pleats, and side seam pockets. 26" inseam size M. Organic Linen. Available in sizes XS-L

Cropped Blazer & Relaxed Pant

Color: Black

Oversized blazer is cropped at hip with shoulder pads, front pockets and tiny organdy frills at sleeve hem. Fully lined. Organic Linen. Available in sizes XS-XL
Cropped, elastic waist pant has belt loops, front pleats, and side seam pockets. 26" inseam size M. Organic Linen. Available in sizes XS-L

Frilled Slip

Color: White

Fabrication: solid Cotton Organza

Flounced Kurta & Oversized Jean

Print: Vintage Floral & Monk's Robe Plaid

Tie neck front, shirred back with puffed sleeves that cascade down sides. Cupro CDC. Available in sizes XS-XL.
Drapey jean in printed plaid has front and back pockets, front fly, and elasticated paperbag waist. Tencel. 32" inseam size M. Available in size S.

Frilled Maxi

Print: Vintage Floral

Fabrication: Printed Cotton Organza

Flounced Chemise

Print: Vintage Floral

Easy fit, tie neck style has elastic waist, front pockets, side slits and puffed sleeves that cascade down sides of bodice. Shirt is lined. Cupro CDC. 50" long, size M.

Available in sizes XS-XL.

Cascade Dress

Print: Vintage Floral

Relaxed style with gently cascading neck flounce flares to sweep and has side seam pockets. Lined. Cupro CDC.
44" from shoulder size M.

Available in sizes XS,M,L and XL.

Frilled Puff Blouse & Oversized Jean

Color/Print: Black / Monk's Robe Plaid

Strong shouldered style has full sleeves with drawstring cuffs, self-fabric frills with ladder lace inserts and peplum hem. Collar buttons at back neck. Organic Cotton Organza. Available in sizes XS-XL.
Drapey jean in printed plaid has front and back pockets, front fly, and elasticated paperbag waist. Tencel.
32" inseam size M. Available in size S.

Frilled Slip

Color: White

Fabrication: solid Cotton Organza

Little Vest & Trouser Skirt

Color: Black / Monk's Robe Plaid

Tencel Twill skirt.
Cropped vest has shell buttons and back waist tie. Fully lined. Tencel. Available in size S

Collared Jumpsuit

Color: Monk's Robe Plaid

Fabrication: Tencel Twill

Off-Shoulder Sheath

Color: Black

Fabrication: Draped Rayon Jersey

Off-Shoulder Top & Chill Pant

Color: White

Fabrication: Draped Rayon Jersey

Off-Shoulder Top & Oversized Jean

Colors: Black / Chambray

Draped Rayon Jersey top.
Drapey jean has front and back pockets, front fly, and elasticated paperbag waist. Tencel.
32" inseam size M. Available in sizes XS-XL.

One Shoulder Blouse & Oversized Jean

Color: White / Chambray

Draped style has soft full sleeve at right and drawstring at left side. Modal/spandex Jersey. Available in sizes XS-XL.
Drapey jean has front and back pockets, front fly, and elasticated paperbag waist. Tencel. 32" inseam size M. Available in sizes XS-XL.

Goddess Flared Dress

Color: White

Draped style has draped and shirred bodice and flared skirt. Fully lined. Step in or pull over. Modal/spandex Jersey.
48" long size M.

Available in sizes XS-XL.

Frilled Puff Blouse & Trouser Skirt

Color: Chambray

Tencel Twill Skirt.
Strong shouldered blouse has full sleeves with drawstring cuffs, self-fabric frills with ladder lace inserts and peplum hem. Collar buttons at back neck. Tencel. Available in sizes XS-L.

Little Vest & Oversized Jean

Color: Chambray

Cropped vest has shell buttons and back waist tie. Fully lined. Tencel.
Drapey jean has front and back pockets, front fly, and elasticated paperbag waist. Tencel. 32" inseam size M. Available in sizes XS-XL.

One Shoulder Chemise

Color: Black

Fabrication: Draped Rayon Jersey

Frilled Maxi

Print: Scattered Violets

Fabrication: Printed Cotton Organza

Frilled Blouson & Oversized Jean

Prints: Scattered Violets / Monk's Robe Plaid

Printed Cotton Organza blouse.
Drapey jean in printed plaid has front and back pockets, front fly, and elasticated paperbag waist. Tencel. 32" inseam size M. Available in size S.

Flounced Kurta & Trouser Skirt

Print/Color: Scattered Violets / Chambray

Tencel Twill Skirt.
Tie neck front, shirred back with puffed sleeves that cascade down sides. Cupro CDC. Available in sizes XS, M, L and XL.

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