“It’s never too big when it’s good; when it’s bad, it’s always too big,” R13’s Chris Leba said in the brand’s downtown Manhattan showroom, surrounded by one of his largest resort collections to date. “The momentum of the excitement of the line fuels you to create more. It’s like when you’re engrossed in a movie that’s really long; it’s not long to you, but a bad movie is too long at half an hour. I like to say this is a great movie.”

This season’s “movie” had a strong, fresh new feel and was designed to be split into two distinct moods, guided by Leba’s new approach of delivering collections through multiple drops that are more easily digestible for consumers.

Unseen from the look book was a strong, opulent assortment of edgy bohemian garb — a new look that the designer should continue to lean into — that encompassed everything from long, drapey sweaters in a variety of strong medallion, paisley, tapestry and rock-meets-boho motifs to pop-colored leathers and denim. The latter, as seen across the collection’s look book imagery, leaned into the brand’s authentically punk ethos, but with a bit more welcomed femininity, as seen through pink and red hues, heart motifs and debut crystal hardware. Together they married R13’s distinct punk look from its past to present to future.

Resort continued to be all about Leba’s ethos of the yin and yang of contrasting the moody feminine with edgy masculine, as seen from printed blouses and frilled tuxedo shirts with leather bottoms (a highlight being a pair of trousers that doubled as a front-zip skirt) and a strong evolution of sharp, straighter tailored blazers and jackets with baggier bottoms. With his mix of darker black and neutrals with bold red hues and rich materials, the collection made for a boldly enticing film.