It was a big season for Vivetta — the design team’s first solo runway collection following the exit of the founder and namesake designer, Vivetta Ponti , in June. The team found inspiration under the sea and on sandy beaches with a sexy collection brimming with sheer fabrics in seafoam green, anemone pink and marine blue.

Sexy is new for Vivetta , a brand that made its name with frills, oversize cotton collars, trompe-l’oeil designs and a love of the surreal. This time, saucy sirens floated down the catwalk in sheer harem pants and cropped tops, see-through baby-doll dresses and Empire waist gowns, some with gold panels adorned with mermaids.

A sequin-slicked minidress came with a flirty little bustle, while a sheer blue jumpsuit with a white sailor collar was fit for a dancer in

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