Sandy Liang draws on childhood memories for Resort 2027, translating familiar clothes and cultural references into a wardrobe built around sporty outerwear, party dresses and playful details. Influences range from The Parent Trap and childrenswear to early 2000s jackets and pageant dressing. Liang filters each reference through her established vocabulary of fleece, bows, satin, floral prints and schoolgirl styling.
RESORT 2027
The collection develops the dialogue between practical jackets and girlish clothes. Liang returns to the type of outdoor layers many people wore as children: functional, slightly awkward pieces selected by parents for warmth and protection. She cites the “gorp-y, dorky jackets” that children often had no choice but to wear, connecting them to the fleece-lined windbreakers once sold by Old Navy.
Those jackets once seemed unattractive to Liang, yet their familiar shapes now carry a different energy. The same reasoning informed her early use of fleece and continues through the Resort outerwear. Shrunken anoraks and heavier parkas arrive in candy-colored shades, while bows placed at the back introduce a decorative finish.
Liang styles the outerwear over small princess dresses, continuing her interest in combinations that feel personal, specific and slightly unexpected. One black dress uses matte and shiny satin, recalling the clothes worn by Meredith Blake in The Parent Trap. Other jackets sit over mini dresses with built-in sashes, creating outfits suited to the way a New York partygoer might layer clothes before heading out.
Liang suggests that UGG boots could complete this nostalgic outfit. For the Resort presentation, however, she pairs the looks with napa leather ballet pumps trimmed in faux fur. The shoes first appeared during her Fall runway show and will enter production during the Resort season. Their low profile connects with the collection’s ballet and schoolgirl references, while the faux fur continues the focus on soft, tactile surfaces.
The collection also introduces new versions of Liang’s bestselling satin jacket-and-skirt sets. These pieces sit beside layered schoolgirl looks, giving the assortment a familiar structure. Ditsy floral prints return across jersey separates, bringing another recurring element from Liang’s work into the season.
Texture plays a larger role through new faux fur V-neck sweaters and comfortable hoodies. One sweater arrives in a warm shade that Liang describes as “golden retriever,” a name that matches the collection’s humorous approach to color and material. The hoodies refer to the period shaped by Baby Phat, another early 2000s influence that informs Liang’s treatment of casual clothes.
The collection presents nostalgia through clothes designed for regular use. Parkas cover satin minis, faux fur trims ballet pumps, floral jersey layers sit beside schoolgirl pieces, and practical jackets gain bows and candy-colored finishes. Liang treats each memory as a design source, turning clothes once considered awkward or overly sweet into a focused Resort wardrobe.
