Marcia Patmos’ grant proposal for the 2018 CFDA + Lexus Fashion Initiative informed new techniques and ideas for her strong resort collection.

The overall mood of the collection was light, breezy and located somewhere between the world of vacation and city life, which Marcia Patmos tried to bind together.

Marcia Patmos proposed transitional set dressing with plenty of textural elements.

Marcia Patmos focused her collection on the idea of a modern-day heirloom.

For fall, Marcia Patmos aimed to provide “luxe layers that you can wear in a million ways.”

Marcia Patmos took a trip to Cuba for spring, diverting a bit from her usual cozy, neutral-hued territory.

Practicality was on Marcia Patmo' mind for resort as she offered up a collection of loungewear and outerwear with November travel in mind.

Marcia Patmos always uses the most beautiful knits in the finest and most luxurious yarns for her label, and for fall she did not disappoint.

Marcia Patmos cited a wide range of pre-fall influences, among them Thirties and Forties gangsters, and artisanal textiles from Madagascar and Bolivia.

Collaborating with New York artist Ryan McGinness, Patmos played with layering and graphic motifs.

For resort, Marcia Patmos envisioned an “Upper East Side woman who goes to Bushwick Open Studios for an opening.”

The designer brought elements of Thirties Art Deco into her wearable — and saleable — fall collection.

Marcia Patmos delivered a relaxed pre-fall collection comprised mostly of very wearable separates worked in luxurious fabrics.

“A ladylike woman who borrows her husband’s clothes.” That was Marcia Patmos’ idea behind her collection.

In Marcia Patmos’ resort lineup, leather jackets were a standout.