Rebecca Taylor Spring 2009

"She's a world traveler," Rebecca Taylor said backstage of her Spring girl. "She's cool, carefree, and unencumbered." The result was a mishmash of ditsy floral tea dresses, embroidered Swiss-dot tunics, and jodhpurs, with sequins and leopard print tossed in for good measure. Taylor cited author Karen Blixen as inspiration for the tribal block prints and otherwise international feel of the collection, but the dizzying array of patterns and textures lacked cohesion.