\n\tThe Chelsea Hotel reopened in 2022 after a years-long refurbishment and its history of being an artists\u2019 enclave and creative hub is not\u00a0lost on Anna Sui.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s an iconic place and I wanted to celebrate New York again,\u201d she said at a preview.<\/p>\n
\n\tShe chose the location because it reminded her of her spring inspiration of the Mabel Dodge Luhan House, another creative hub for D.H. Lawrence, the English author of\u00a0\u201cLady Chatterley\u2019s Lover,\u201d who entered self-imposed exile in 1919. \u201cIt was a literary colony for writers, artists and special people,\u201d she said, including Ansel Adams and Georgia O\u2019Keeffe and Millicent Rogers.<\/p>\n
\n\tRogers, the Standard Oil heiress and fashion plate, would look smashing in any of the bohemian boudoir looks Sui showed. There were pinafore dresses, slips with cascading ruffles, printed mesh cardigans and pants, lots of lace details, including an all-white lace bell bottom pant and tunic. \u201cI\u2019d love to see someone get married in this,\u201d Sui said of the latter look. <\/p>\n
\n\tBaby-doll dresses, a Sui staple, were styled over a wide blue jean with studs.<\/p>\n
\n\tFashion has been anchored in bohemia for a few seasons, but Sui has been there all along, which is why her coquettish mix of sheer layers, ballet knit cardigans and\u00a0dreamy prints looked so authentically her. An avid vintage purveyor, scarves and shoes with rosettes by way of John Fluevog looked like you might have found them at a yard sale of treasures, all mixed in to her layered lineup.<\/p>\n