Fresh off her stroll through Paris streets for InStyle Magazine, Joan Smalls joins Lily Aldridge, wearing key pieces in the Lauren Ralph Lauren resort 2022 collection.

Lensed by photographer Liz Collins [IG], the Lauren Ralph Lauren warm-breeze collection focuses on sailor stripes, floral prints, and romantic ruffles popular in the 1940s.The clothes are Inspired by the south of France and Picasso specifically.

Ralph’s eye may be focused on the south of France, but the clothes are very much Breton-inspired as well. Think Normandy, Deauville and Coco Chanel’s easy pieces that became stylish in the 1910s.

“Sailor stripes grounded in a black and white palette define Resort silhouettes, evoking a classic charm— one that recalls effortless afternoons and refined conversations by the sea,” the label shares, with a ladies who lunch perspective.

In their real-world day, these clothes were positively revolutionary and represented the vanguard of female emancipation and a desire to break out of the strict conventions that defined women’s lives.