Tropical-Influenced Fashion Pieces You Should Buy |

Two Tropical-Influenced Fashion Brands With Major Success. Rebecca De Ravenel, left, and Johanna Ortiz.

I’ve been seeing a significant Tropical influence in Fashion for the past year or two, and I love everything I see. From Johanna Ortiz’s dramatic floral ruffle dresses and separates inspired on the diversity of Colombia’s nature and geography to Rebecca de Ravenel’s latest coral inspired earrings. “Being surrounded by its tropical landscapes, dramatic mountains, and its huge variety of plants, birds… provides constant inspiration.” Johanna Ortiz

This latest tropical inspired fashion style can also be found in tableware as it can be spotted in many online favorite stores. Many people may think of only patterns when it comes to Tropical style, but it’s more than just patterns and graphics. This latest version of The Tropics shifts away from the pattern over pattern approach to focus on a more cosmopolitan sense where materials take center stage in the form of flirtatious silhouettes with a European sensibility.

Johanna Ortiz is a Colombian native who studied Fashion Design in Florida to then return to Colombia to start her namesake eponymous brand. Her bouyant brand of ruffled party dresses and off-the shoulder separates have been seen in every Fashionable Instagram acct. Johanna Ortiz celebrates her brand’s 15th anniversary this year.

Rebecca De Ravenel was rased between The Bahamas and Paris, both of which influenced her stron aesthetic which is deeply rooted in the old sesibilities of The Tropics, with a touch of urban flair. She launched the coveted Les Bonbons earrings. Rebecca introduced her first ready to wear collection in 2017.

Dress by Rebecca de Ravenel, Celerie Kemble parasol pendant, Havana Garden Dinner Plates, set of 4, Set of four hand woven handblown glass tumblers, Mercedes Salazar Parakeet earrings, Mercedes Salazar for Moda Operandi set of two handmade Tucan raffia placemats.