The fact that designer Raquel Allegra was born in Berkeley, CA to artist parents pretty much sums up her whole line: It’s organic with hippie-ish undertones, but instead of being granola, what she churns out is elegant, flattering and reminds me of something you’d find in nature, whether it’s soft moss or the leaves of a fern.
Not only are her clothes exceedingly wearable, she also originated that delicate, web-like shredding technique that I can attest first-hand is really, really hard. I tried to finger shred an old t-shirt for about four hours before the pads of my poor digits became so raw I couldn’t bear to go on…noted: Raquel Allegra does it all better than I do.
clockwise, l-r: RAQUEL ALLEGRA FITTED FRESS IN FERN TEAL, $198.00, ELYSEWALKER; SIDE SHRED DRESS IN GOLDEN, $310.00, Mohawk General Store; RAQUEL ALLEGRA CHIFFON OVERSIZED TEE, $352.00, Frances May; RAQUEL ALLEGRA DIP-DYED DRESS, $345.00, net-a-porter; RAQUEL ALLEGRA LIQUID SATIN DRESS, $541.00, Frances May; OVERSIZED GEORGETTE PRINT TUNIC, $455.00, Mohawk General Store.
