“It’s never too big when it’s good; when it’s bad, it’s always too big,” R13’s Chris Leba said in the brand’s downtown Manhattan showroom, surrounded by one of his largest resort collections to date. “The momentum of the excitement of the line fuels you to create more. It’s like when you’re engrossed in a movie that’s really long; it’s not long to you, but a bad movie is too long at half an hour. I like to say this is a great movie.”

This season’s “movie” had a strong, fresh new feel and was designed to be split into two distinct moods, guided by Leba’s new approach of delivering collections through multiple drops that are more easily digestible for consumers.

Unseen from the look book was a strong, opulent assortment of edgy bohemian garb — a new look that the designer should continue t

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