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Escape to Marfa with Elaine Turner's Resort Collection
Think matte gold, woven texture, and plenty of python.
The Joey pewter metallic handbag ($428) and Jordyn heels ($328) are part of the Elaine Turner Resort 2015 collection.
Image: courtesy Elaine Turner
Logically, there's no reason to romanticize the desert. It's flat, dry, colorless, full of snakes, and tragically lacking in tropical breezes.
Shiloh gold-flecked python flat, $248
Image: courtesy Elaine Turner
And yet there's something about the sheer expanse and emptiness of the West Texas that has a way of capturing the imagination—it's no wonder artists and filmmakers have flocked to Marfa for decades. The latest creative to be inspired by the West Texas town is Houston-based accessories designer Elaine Turner, who designed her Resort 2015 collection after Marfa's "humble bohemia."
Pale hues of bone and sand predominate, mixed with a matte black and gold leather that is infused with a subtle all-over shine. A gold-flecked python print exudes natural glamour, and a woven chevron print adds a casual texture.
"We find beauty in simple shapes and a neutral palette," declares Turner and company on her blog.
Frankly, the whole collection makes us feel like we're a million miles away. Which (on a day like today) is exactly the point.
Annabella woven chevron clutch, $198
Image: courtesy Elaine Turner
