However Victoria did pack a suitcase, presumably checked first-class, of “loud Lilly Pulitzer”–esque clothes and floaty cover-ups, good for sipping mint juleps by a members-only pool. Bovaird referenced how the society set in Oxford, Mississippi, gown and the life-style of “the caftan queen of Birmingham, Alabama,” Susan Dumas. “She and her nation membership buddies love classic caftans,” says Bovaird, who additionally designed a resort-ready White Lotus–impressed collaboration with H&M.
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The eldest Ratliff sibling, Saxon (Patrick Schwarzenegger), thirsty for his withholding father’s approval, instantly telegraphs douchebag bro in one in every of his many Southern Tide polo shirts, wraparound Roger Federer sun shades, and Gucci loafers sans socks. “His shorts are Brooks Brothers, they usually’re simply not the cool size,” says Bovaird. Youthful sister Piper (Sarah Catherine Hook), who’s looking for spirituality on the island, hints on the burgeoning disconnect from her household together with her ’80s-referential Ralph Lauren white lace gown. “She is just a little bit extra of the pure voice who’s on the lookout for one thing extra significant than her very materialistic household,” says Bovaird, who referenced a teenage Brooke Shields for Piper’s demure embroidered and lace-trimmed clothes. “[She’s] a bit extra earthy, actually healthful, and just a little extra lined up.”
Off to the facet, a trio of 40-something childhood greatest buddies giggle and gossip at first of their decadent, and doubtlessly debauched, reunion journey. Of their coordinating sundresses, luggage, and blonde highlights, they could possibly be a woman group: TV actor Jaclyn (Michelle Monaghan) in Alemais and Valentino; Austin socialite Kate (Leslie Bibb) in Paul Smith and Delvaux; and New York Metropolis lawyer Laurie (Carrie Coon) in Zimmermann and Loewe—examine, examine, and examine.
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“They’re alleged to look interchangeable, however Laurie is the one who’s perhaps making an attempt to maintain up with the ladies,” says Bovaird. For the first-night dinner, Laurie dons a classic Sue Wong watercolor-print jumpsuit, and later cries into her Giambattista Valli chain-link bag. In the meantime, Kate, in crimson ruffle-tiered Lanvin, and Jaclyn, in a gold dragon-embroidered ’70s black classic gown, commerce faux, backhanded compliments.
Jaclyn additionally employs her vacation as a possibility for designer spon-con. “We imagined that she obtained a field of resort items that Valentino despatched over. Perhaps Kate grabbed a swimsuit out of Jaclyn’s field,” says Bovaird. “As a result of that’s true to life—manufacturers wish to help actors.” For his or her first journey to the pool, Kate wraps a black-and-white panther-print sarong from the 2023 Escape assortment across the waist of a Valentino sizzling pink maillot. Jaclyn, who’s repeatedly acknowledged by friends, appropriately known as dibs on the showier, logo-mania items, like an outsized shirt cover-up and a flashy silver-sequined minidress.
