By Nicole Phelps

Jason Wu has been riding a wave of increasing exposure and sales since Michelle Obama wore his white gown to the inauguration balls, so why mess with a good thing? Held at Robert De Niro's Greenwich Hotel, Wu's Resort show was full of reliably pretty dresses, among them a print chiffon frock peeking from underneath a navy trench and a short strapless number in three-dimensional petals. What really felt fresh, though, was the lemon silk shantung blazer that he opened with, as well as the blue tweed pantsuit he sent out a little later on. They weren't necessarily the first pieces of tailoring Wu has ever put on the runway, but they conveyed a message. The Swarovski Award for Womenswear nominee (he'll vie for the prize on June 15 against Alexander Wang and Thakoon Panichgul) is clearly intent on expanding his range.

1) Karmen Pedaru

2) Karolin Wolter

3) Du Juan

4) Tabea Koebach

5) Meghan Collison

6) Alana Zimmer

7) Georgina Stojilkovic

8) Charlotte di Calypso

9) Gracie Carvalho

10) Diana Farkhullina

11) Myf Shepherd

12) Karmen Pedaru

13) Du Juan

14) Meghan Collison

15) Alana Zimmer

16) Tabea Koebach

17) Karolin Wolter

18) Charlotte di Calypso

19) Diana Farkhullina

20) Georgina Stojilkovic

Photo: Maria Valentino

source: style