Luxe Utilitarian
Think army- inspired styles are dated and drab?
The chic bombers and day-to-night cargos of spring are anything but.
It's all about mixing strategic pieces here and there for an easy-glamour look and always adding a girly element to avoid an all-out masculine appearance.
- Use sparingly: one-piece at a time or glam up a simple ensemb with tough-girl details like cargo pockets and grommets.
- Pair satin drawstring-hem cargos with saucy stilettos and a simple tank.
- Throw on a fitted Sgt. Pepper jacket over a flirty polka-dot skirt.
Fresh '50s
From prim pencil skirts to retro halters, the fifties are back in full-force.
But just because the ladylike looks are IT doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice looking saucy.
Up the glam factor with racy heels, glitzy jewels (try chandelier earrings), or a glimpse of skin.
- Small doses are key for an understated glamour-girl style.
- Add a Chanel-ish boucle jacket to a tiny tee and hipsters.
- Jazz up a circle skirt with a racy camisole and kitten heels.
Country Club Chic
Bring out the bermudas and madras!
Twisted-preppy is HOT.
Trade in the chinos for slim trousers and shapeless shifts for shirtdresses.
Factor in a little mini (plaid, of course), eyelet oxfords, and shrunken blazers, and you have a perfectly neo-classic, prep school ready look.
- Great worn everywhere; except the country club (When everyone is wearing Lilly, opt for something more sophisticated and less Biff-&-Muffie).
- Wear a shrunken blazer, slim cropped pants, and a tiny tube as an updated suit .
- Go classic in bright plaid shorts and Dr. Scholl’s – paired with a fitted tank.
