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\n\tWho said rhinestones weren\u2019t sporty?<\/p>\n
\n\tAsk designers Veronica Swanson Beard and Veronica Miele Beard, and they\u2019d rebut with their 2026 resort collection, dubbed \u201cthe Varsity Electric.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s where high sport meets high shine,\u201d Swanson Beard said. Case in point: a head-to-toe denim look emblazoned with presumably thousands of rhinestones, or the double-waisted track pant paired with a gray cardigan that boasted a bejeweled collar. \u201cIt\u2019s like you have your own necklace on it already,\u201d Swanson Beard said.<\/p>\n
\n\tElsewhere, a barn-jacket-meets-bar-jacket with a nipped waist and leather accents, a quilted two-piece set and camel striped suiting. \u201cWe love sets, not suits,\u201d Swanson Beard clarified, pointing toward an embroidered two-piece quilted skirt and bustier top \u2014\u00a0the former of which could be worn with a T-shirt and the latter with a pair of the collection\u2019s slouchy denim offering.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cA \u2018suit\u2019 denotes they have to be together, and the genius of the set is it\u2019s inexpensive, you can break it apart and you can wear it in so many different ways,\u201d she continued. <\/p>\n
\n\tThat ethos stretched into formalwear, where the collection boasted a few gowns (one of them with rhinestone studding of its own), a faux fur, a quilted jacket and a tuxedo pant.<\/p>\n
\n\tSpeaking of formalwear, the focus was clearly more on daytime. \u201cFor us, we\u2019re really leaning into that desirability aspect \u2014 the pieces you want right then for the holidays but also for vacation. They have longevity to take you into spring,\u201d Swanson Beard said. That thinking extended into accessories, with an array of shoe and bag offerings.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cOur shoe business has grown 300 percent year-over-year,\u201d Swanson Beard said. \u201cAnd our bags are in Year Two, and we see an amazing opportunity when luxury bags are so expensive right now.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tBut there are clear standouts, like the Loop bag\u00a0\u2014 which also got a bejeweled treatment for resort \u2014 and ballet flats and sneakers. \u201cWe\u2019re taking the same approach to ready-to-wear with footwear and bags,\u201d she said, noting the bag offering ranges from evening clutches to shoulder strap hold-alls. \u201cWe want to create this dream wardrobe. We don\u2019t want to just be workwear, or weekend or event. We want to be a sort of general store for a chic, multilayered life.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Who said rhinestones weren\u2019t sporty? Ask designers Veronica Swanson Beard and Veronica Miele Beard, and they\u2019d rebut with their 2026 resort collection, dubbed \u201cthe Varsity Electric.\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s where high sport meets high shine,\u201d Swanson Beard said. Case in point: a head-to-toe denim look emblazoned with presumably thousands of rhinestones, or the double-waisted track pant paired with a gray cardigan that boasted a bejeweled collar. \u201cIt\u2019s like you have your own necklace on it already,\u201d Swanson Beard said. Elsewhere, a barn-jacket-meets-bar-jacket with a nipped waist and leather accents, a quilted two-piece set and camel striped suiting. \u201cWe love sets, not suits,\u201d Swanson Beard clarified, pointing toward an embroidered two-piece quilted skirt and bustier top \u2014\u00a0the former of which could be worn with a T-shirt and the latter with a pair of the collection\u2019s slouchy denim offering. \u201cA \u2018suit\u2019 denotes they have to be together, and the genius of the set is it\u2019s inexpensive, you can break it apart and you can wear it in so many different ways,\u201d she continued. That ethos stretched into formalwear, where the collection boasted a few gowns (one of them with rhinestone studding of its own), a faux fur, a quilted jacket and a tuxedo pant. Speaking of formalwear, the focus was clearly more on daytime. \u201cFor us, we\u2019re really leaning into that desirability aspect \u2014 the pieces you want right then for the holidays but also for vacation. They have longevity to take you into spring,\u201d Swanson Beard said. That thinking extended into accessories, with an array of shoe and bag offerings. \u201cOur shoe business has grown 300 percent year-over-year,\u201d Swanson Beard said. \u201cAnd our bags are in Year Two, and we see an amazing opportunity when luxury bags are so expensive right now.\u201d But there are clear standouts, like the Loop bag\u00a0\u2014 which also got a bejeweled treatment for resort \u2014 and ballet flats and sneakers. \u201cWe\u2019re taking the same approach to ready-to-wear with footwear and bags,\u201d she said, noting the …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2310,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2309"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2309"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2309\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2309"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}