Boss Resort 2016 Collection

Before his resort show for Boss, Jason Wu pointed out that 100 percent of the collection will be sold in the company’s stores, compared to a fraction of the main seasons’ runway collections. With that in mind, the lineup was pragmatic and reality based  which is always the case at Boss, a company known for its sharp, professional tailoring  but Wu focused on “injecting a sense of ease into the clothes.”

He did so successfully through a soft palette of light gray and khaki, shown on color-blocked separates and knit jacquards in a wave pattern that gave the looks a crisp sense of movement. Some of the best pieces showed the softer, more feminine side of Boss tailoring, such as wrap coats and clingy ribbed knits with hardware details at the neck that gave a sensual contrast to the otherwise conservative cuts.