The 2017 Resort collections are at a trickle, but that will change soon as more designers release their collections. For now, we work with the second to come out at this time, from Diesel Black Gold. The contrast, to say the least, demonstrates the range of points of view that fashion puts forth...much the same way we do.

The focus reflects on the economic realities of collections coming out into the marketplace. While the season is labelled to reflect a lifestyle, the timing of its appearance in the retail market is such that its composition matters, especially where utilitarian relevance counts. The embrace of black reflects the publics' desire for change that remains strong through the past seasons. The defensiveness continues with structured materials. In this case, the masculine leather embraces hardware and workwear accents such as grommeted straps to support the garments. It's tough as we want to be to face the world we need to navigate.

But notice that these are layers on top of contrast, like a tough facade masking something more delicate and pure. The pale blues and whites are protected underneath, not hidden completely, revealing our masks with integrity while acknowledging this is not who we are underneath.

The deconstruction that reflects the future-forward embrace of the 90s (80s if you count Jean-Paul Gaultier's foundation of creation) continues as we play with new forms and combinations to find inspiration for future directions that will become our 21st century aesthetic. Here, it is clean, orderly and precise. It reflects the professionalism our technology provides that is now the new norm. And the lack of period-specific references outside of the 90s also shows the release of the retro-choked past that other collections still refer to in connecting with the audience. This collection seems to move us forward with more recent familiarity in its quest to be future-minded.

This, in contrast to what Chanel revealed last week, opens the door to hints of what the spectrum of fashion will be. It also leaves much room for what fills in between such different collections that speak with the common language of technical mastery over materials and automated precision in assembly. It is as if the future of fashion has become something bigger than us; a megadata-driven calculation produced by supertools with sophistication , meeting our desires for real-time appeal. Fashion just got more interesting, and the coming weeks will have more to think about.