Elisabetta Franchi Spring 2016 designs exemplify city smart chic with an occasional penchant for sexy, albeit strategic, bohemian details. Her style is smart, shapely and tailored but often laced up, illuminated with metallic beading and enhanced with boho style fringe. The allure of sheer fabric peppers the ensemble. Shorts and pants are waist focused. Skirts and dresses are minis showing off fit legs, and all are paired with cropped jackets and bared waists. The palette is primarily neutral; black, ivory, cream, and tobacco and contrasted with a hot red and deep royal blue – but also spiced up with a bit of animal prints that appear delicately, imbuing a sensual flavor into the collection. The strong element of lacing things up, also appears as Gladiator-style booties and knee high boots. The gowns are sultry and contemporary. Each design makes an eye catching entrance and lasting impression.