When building superior style, we can depend on Development to help us look our fashionable best. Designer Erica Davies took over for the celebrated Phillip Lim in 2005 and has proven to be perfectly placed at the helm of Development’s vehicle. This Welsh designer boasts an impressive resume, having worked with Marc Jacobs, Richard Tyler and MaxMara. Moved by beautiful architecture, Davies focuses on sharp lines without sacrificing femininity.

Development melds superb fit with exquisite detail in its luxuriously modern pieces. This season’s collection exhibits an unmistakable edge that also manages to be soft, with unexpected hues and body-skimming fits. We’d have Erica Davies be the foreman at our construction site any day—our wardrobe construction site, that is.