Pre-2020, Veronica Swanson Beard and Veronica Miele Beard threw some of New York Fashion Week’s most raucous presentations, with ear-splitting music and no shortage of cocktails. In contrast, their spring 2022 event was strikingly chill: a morning coffee presentation with no models, just clothes on mannequins. It emphasized VB’s purpose: wearable, approachable clothes that make an impact even on a hanger.

The Veronicas said they’ve seen a spike in demand for evening wear and shoes, but this collection’s highlights were more casual. Their signature blazer was reworked as a collarless, hip-length jacket in raw burlap, a refreshingly unfussy departure from their usual sharp tailoring and tech-y fabrics. Other jackets came with rounded sleeves, echoing our impulse for more ease and comfort during lockdown. On that note, their denim is selling, too, and spring 2022’s key shape was a bleached-out flare with frayed edges. For the woman returning to an office—likely one with a newly relaxed dress code—a chambray trouser would make a sharp yet low-key option.

Veronica Beard isn’t a label that tackles political issues or moves fashion’s conversation forward; the designers’ prerogative is to make uplifting, confidence-boosting clothes for women like them—“women who get up and get it done, live life to the fullest, and crave wonder and grace,” as they put it in the release. Spring’s relaxed silhouettes and hard-working fabrics, from that burlap to a soft, intentionally-rumpled cotton, should resonate with their customers at every stage of reemergence.

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