Clockwise from left: Knit jacket $118 @ Dillard's, Sateen jacket $119 @ Liz Claiborne, Studded blazer $138 @ Free People, Premiium blazer $110 @ Topshop, Linen blazer $199 @ Ralph Lauren, Shrunken blazer $280 (now $196) @ Opening Ceremony
Jackets
Shopping: Black & White Jackets For Midseason
feature · June 29, 2009 · 2 Comments
The Marc Jacobs Mood In 2009
feature · October 6, 2008 · 0 Comments
Call us boring fashion conformists but Louis Vuitton (by Marc Jacobs) and Marc Jacobs were two of our favorite collections from the Spring 2009 season--Marc Jacobs is king of creating an aesthetic motif that crosses both of his lines without so much overlap that they feel part of the same collection. Because he is so skilled at creating these threads between collections, and because his collections are so often well-received, it feel likes Jacob's dictates the fashion language for each season with Marc Jacobs and Louis Vuitton anchoring both sides of the spectrum.
What's lovely about his mood this season is that, unlike Fall for instance, there's a great deal of mix and match that consumers can continue to play with. This opportunity couldn't come at a more appropriate time as many of us, from all incomes, will have to swap out our more expensive purchases for more affordable ones.
Here's our shortlist of Jacob's key ingredients to the Spring 2009 season. Click on the link for an example of the look in either the Marc Jacobs or Louis Vuitton Spring 2009 show.
- wide leg trousers (MJ, LV)
- statement necklaces (MJ, LV)
- the short dress (MJ, LV)
- bold stripes (MJ, LV)
- nipped-in jackets (MJ, LV)
- wide belts (MJ, LV)
- colored metallics (MJ, LV)
- handheld purses (MJ, LV)
- mustard yellows (MJ, LV)
- strong shoulders (MJ, LV)
The Faces Of Fall Outerwear
August 11, 2008 · 0 Comments
Today we bumped into a gallery of some outerwear options for Fall 08 and found ourselves daydreaming of the possibilities. Alas, we experience this song and dance every season. First we draw up an ideal fall wardrobe, the coat being an integral part of this scene, and shortly after the beloved purchase is made it finally gets cold. We will acknowledge the fact that some places do not get as cold as others and that some people need not walk fifteen blocks from the subway to their apartment but in New York, we do. That said, the coats we buy in September hardly ever make it past the holiday season and maybe, you know, that's fine. We're just saying. Or maybe, you never know, we could think ahead and skip the chic short-sleeve number in favor of something more substantial. Being chic, in any context, means dressing appropriately and yet having your own sense of style. Maybe this season we'll try to think ahead, and leave those coveted short sleeve numbers for the Californians. Below, our best guesses at what might help you brave a harsh winter in New York. Sigh, and below that, the coats we really wish we could wear as our winter jacket.
Pierre Hardy
Boysens
Oli
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