:Fashion:Trend Spotting

We love the designs of Trelise Cooper, from her lush premium label Trelise Cooper, to her cute and cool Cooper by Trelise Cooper brand and her adorable Trelise Cooper Kids label. We give you a taste of what the designer is up to for spring summer across all her delicious brands.

Trelise Cooper
For the uninitiated to the fold, Trelise Cooper is Trelise Cooper’s premium brand. The collections are the ones you have seen in the magazines and the ones that have earned an almost cult following, and not without reason. Of course the clothing is beautiful, lavish and luxe with all the detailing, beautiful fabric and cuts you would expect of a high fashion brand. The clothing is unmistakably feminine; a concoction of vintage shapes and luxury excess, from the amazing fabric to the detailed embellishments.

For spring/summer the collection starts with warming blush tones like newly flowering spring buds, fifties silhouettes and sweet dresses perfect for the office. The pieces move through to crisp whites, moody greys and dark, sea-like navies. Once we hit high summer, the pastels have been replaced by bright splashes of yellows and orange giving the vintage shapes a modern feel in bright popping hues. The classic pieces are here, from the Edwardian white cottons to the governess tailored dresses. But the pieces that get me excited are the hippie-like maxi dresses, and caftans as well as the amazing ruffle pieces, which are better than the Milan runway versions.

1: Deauville Double Up jacket, Blossom Floatus Blossom skirt
2: Blue Danube Frock Trot dress, Tulle Dancing Flirt petticoat
3: Foiled Inner Peace coat, Effervescent Button Down Collar top, Renaissance Gradual Decline skirt
4: Duchess Cream of the Crop jacket, Jasmine Rise to the occasion dress
5: Midsummer A Net Benning dress
6:  Safari Square Peg top, Nairobi Plantation pant
7: Palermo Best in Show dress
8: Hothouse Woodfrock dress

Cooper by Trelise Cooper
Trelise’s younger brand is full of lust worthy dresses; the collection makes me think of a girls jaunt to Mexico. Bright popping hues are the perfect accompaniment to summer tans and the entire collection has a boho living out of a luxury suitcase and having fun vibe to it. There is layered white cotton, amazingly bright silk and ruffles. Shorter lengths, longer lengths and a scene catching caftan dress which is so resort wear chic it looks like it came out of the pages of Vogue. Whilst Trelise Cooper focuses on separates, the Cooper label does dresses with pride. Each one startlingly simple yet dramatic at the same time, summer perfection.

1: Vine & Dandy Wing and Flare dress
2: Honeysuckle Row upon Rose dress
3: Clarabelle Pound of Mesh top, Mondrian Perkish wrap pants
4: Arizona Raising Arizona dress (I love this!)
5: Santorini Gypsys Tramps and Thieves dress
6: Kyoto Araknaphobia Jacket, Midsummer Malten Lover dress
7: Beatnick Hoodie Two Shoes jacket, Jamboree Frothy on Top top, Beatnick Sweet Cheeks shorts
8: Hamptons Fun in the Sun playsuit

Trelise Cooper Kids
These are the kinds of kids’ clothes I wish they made in adult sizes, and for spring summer it’s a lot of bright and bold florals and cute cotton mixes, lots of separates and pretty party wear. If your child is lucky enough to be sporting a wardrobe from this divine kids wear range, then the two standout items you must snap up have to be the Boat Club Primary Cool Cardy and the adorable sailor dress.

1: Boat Club Primary Cool cardy, Boardwalk Stripe Water top, Pantomime Tulle Identity skirt
2: Summer Breeze Sailor Vee dress
3: Drama Class Rosie Cheeks dress
4: Ladybird Beetle Mania Dress, Ra Ra Frilly Pepper leggings
5: Picnic Flickr Top, Rose Bed P Kiddy skirt
6: Ahoy Hello Sailor top, Heart Beat Cabbage Patch skirt and Heart Beat Kiki Dee dress

Which of these pieces would you love to add to your summer wardrobe?
Is there a designer whose lookbook you’d like Anya to break down?

Let us know in the comments below.

Anya Merryfield

Last updated: Tuesday, November 18th, 2008