Has Chris Leba gone romantic? This R13 resort collection is full of scattered little hearts. They’ve been printed and knitted and flocked. Some are tiny and cute and hidden in graphics and others are more prominent and a little moodier.

Last season Leba spoke about the darkness that had taken over culture. He name-dropped Nosferatu and considered the vibe-at-large that had put us all in a certain mood. “I mean, you have to have an angle!” he said of his mended hearts club. But with summer on its way IRL, he’s clearly experienced a vibe shift.

For resort, Leba is leaning dressier with longline breast-and-a-half coats in bright reds and seasonal prints; he also made a few great blouses in even greater fabrics—a particular highlight was a sheer blouse with flocking placed to look like devor

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