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Lisa Perry

Lisa Perry often finds inspiration in the fine art she collects. For Pre-Fall, however, the idea was a bit more, um, basic. There is a lot of construction happening around the designer’s Madison Avenue store on the Upper East Side, and the workers’ brightly colored, reflective uniforms caught her eye. “It’s totally not sexy,” said Perry. “But it’s so exciting, I can’t breathe.” Her fervor was generally warranted. The collection, sexy or not, was on point, taking her most famous silhouette—the exaggerated A-line circle dress—and rendering it in neon brights or black with strips of neon across the chest or back. A checkerboard decal decorated the skirt of a white tank dress, while chevron stripes walked up the side of a black version. Much of the collection was done in what Perry is calling “techie satin,” including a pair of narrow trousers with a bit of electric blue peeking out at the ankle. Everything was fun and jazzy and not too serious, down to the unexpected—but far from absurd—crossword-puzzle print on an A-line windbreaker and matching dress.

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