This past Wednesday evening in Silverlake, we had the pleasure of clinking glasses of La Crema Pinot (soooo yummy!) with Trina Turk who opened her home to celebrate the launch of her outdoor fabric line with Schumacher. Hosted by C Magazine, style editor Andrea Stanford and Trina and her photographer husband Jonathan Skow, the party was filled with designers fresh from West Week, showroom owners and charmers as well as the design-savvy (and an LA b-list actor thrown-in for good measure). The magic hour glow and the chic poolside setting was ideal for showcasing her sunny California prints.Danielle (pictured to the right of Trina) says:
What I like about Trina Turk's clothing is her simple classic silhouettes, a great shift, a clean-cut pair of high-waisted shorts, a slim-fit pair of cropped pants. But what makes her designs so appealing is her fabrics and color selections. Her fabrics are always bold, colorful and fun. They feel like a throwback to a simpler, more glamorous time when the well-to-do partied in Palm Springs while sipping martinis.
Rumor has it that Trina is a collector of vintage fabrics and whether it's true or not her designs have that vintage feel. Trina has successfully taken her signature fabric designs and created a new and fresh-feeling for outdoor fabrics. The graphics are so striking and cheerful, it's hard not to imagine them poolside in the desert as a backdrop to a glamorous cocktail party.
Trina's line offers a variety of colors, graphics and over-sized paisley designs.
She's really made it hard to decide which one to pick as a favorite. While Trina showcased the oranges, yellows, browns and pinks at her home, I'm attracted to the cool blues, greens, and yellows. And who doesn't love a plush white beach towel a la The Four Seasons? Now the whites can reside on a wildly beautiful backdrop...Cannonball anyone?
Carrie (above pictured to the left of Trina) says:
While I've never been a fan of her clothing, I find that her retro-kitsch style translates better to outdoor fabrics where the vibrant, lively graphics can play against the green field of a well-manicured lawn and the turquoise blue of a swimming pool, bringing the yard to life, inviting you outside like a dazzling bed of flowers or the painterly-hued blossoms of a lilac tree without having to wait for Spring. Trina Turk's jazzy coordinates scream, "Pool Party!" or even better, "Cocktail Hour!" Blown-up in scale, her signature fabrics are right at home in the yard where a more subtle approach would be overlooked.
Trina Turk Residential's line for Schumacher showcased well in her mid-century modern home, becoming sexier at night with the fashionably dressed crowd lounging on them. And the fabrics really livened up Schumacher's showroom at the Pacific Design Center.
Where her patterns can be dizzying on a moving target, they settle nicely on the lawn, the cool steely frame of a chaise chair, and even a mid-century bench. I plan to use them to brighten up a kitchen nook.
I think Trina has a great eye for dramatic textile design and hope she continues to create more in this direction. Her pillows and signature candles (an invigorating citrus-scented one was given as swag) can be scooped up at her home boutique in Palm Springs. Road trip, anyone?
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