Posts Tagged ‘classic’
You’d have to pretty much be living under the proverbial rock if you aren’t aware of the sudden revival in interest in ‘classic’ style. It’s a bit ironic that it’s become a trend. I won’t dissect the why, there are plenty of other places to read about that, but I do want to talk about my personal experience with it.
My paternal grandmother always wore straight leg denim, an oxford shirt with the top buttons undone, her gold charm bracelets, and brown penny loafers. I can’t really remember her wearing anything else, but we didn’t visit her that much and I only remember her as an older woman. (I got one of her blue striped oxford shirts as a hand-me-down and was most disappointed when the elbows finally wore out.) You can’t really go wrong with that combination, and I’ve been thinking quite a bit more about streamlining my daily wear to mimic that look, and saving the more daring things for more special occasions. And of course, I’ve only posted the basics below -they can and should be livened up with interesting accessories
Thom Brown for Supreme oxford: No longer available; Trousers: Carven; $440; Blouse: Theory; $190; Fleece trousers: L’Agence; $255; Vintage button-up: Lambs Ear Shoes; $28; Grey trousers: Vanessa Bruno; $174; Gingham top: Current/Elliott; $189; White trousers: J Crew; $118; Tan button-up: Top Shop; $55
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking over the past few months about winnowing down everything stuffed in my closet. I’m starting to feel a little silly wearing some of my clothees. What I wear and my current conception of my identity is beginning to diverge.
So this has led to a lot of introspection on how to bring my changing perception of my identity back in line with what I see every morning when I push the closet door back. Really, I keep returning to the desire to dress in a manner that in five or ten years time will still feel and look congruous. I want a closet and a dresser full of interchangeable but sharp pieces with a few more adventurous things, because I don’t want boring! Well, this has of course resulted in me thinking generally and specifically about who and what has/had style I admire.
I’ve posted about the inspiring influence of Andrei Tarkovsky’s work on here previously, but haven’t discussed the appeal of the costuming in every one of his films. It’s all a bit more romantic than how I myself would dress, but what I find most attractive is how right it all still manages to look almost 30 years later. I wanted to share some screenshots from his 1983 film, Nostalghia because it’s a favourite and the costuming in this film I think is some of the best . Anyways, I’ll be posting more about styles and pieces I think are deservedly influential and classic later this week
Left: Prose dress; Middle: Bless scarf; Right: Wood Wood pants
So I’ve posted about Prose, Swash, and Vilsbøl de Arce recently and was happy to find that Ssaw, based out of Stuttgart, Germany, carries these lines and more. They have a nice, limited assemblage of items so you won’t be overwhelmed by too many choices. And guys – O.M.G.they have the Prose dress I’m nuts about (see above and click to enlarge)! Unfortunately, I’m a little tied up buying inventory for the Pour Porter shop, so I’ll just have to admire it from afar. They will ship internationally, although at the moment their delivery terms are all in German. Prices are in euros, and you’ll have to forgive me for being too lazy to do the conversions for you today
Left: A.P.C. bracelet; Middle: A.P.C. jacket; Right: Unknown brand shoes
Camera case – TBD
If you haven’t already noticed, I’ve been on a bit of an accessories binge lately. While working on a cut-and-paste wardrobe post over the weekend, I had the pleasure of stumbling across this fantastic Washington DC leather goods shop. Desire for classic handmade leather goods has really grown in the past few years and I’m certainly not immune to this growing interest either. Some of you have probably also noticed the camera-bag-as-handbag trend that’s begun to make an appearance on ye olde street style blogs. This is a trend I actually like! Of course, being a relatively practical person, the leather camera bags that are popping up all over are a bit too small for my daily needs. I much prefer the traditional boxy camera case. Plus, we’ve got quite a few film SLRs at home (four!) that we’ve been aching to use again and the case above would be perfect for any of them, and for toting around my lip balm, wallet, checkbook, keys, etc. when I’m not with camera.
Well, anyways I came across DC based Classic Luggage this weekend and was most impressed by their selection of gorgeous Swaine Adeney leather goods items. I’d love to swap out the giant heavy bags I’m usually lugging around for their camera case or the military wet pack. There’s no price yet for the camera case-they want to gauge interest first before producing it, but there are loads of other equally impressive items that could seamlessly blend into anyone’s wardrobe
Military wet pack – $245
Wow. Every piece from A Piece Apart’s S/S 2010 collection is subtle perfection. NYC based Laura Cramer and Starr Hout have created a line that can go anywhere and be worn with anything. I quite like the play between the deep jewel tones and pale neutrals in the latest collection-it sort of epitomizes summer for me. Gorgeous stuff. (Thanks to Hey Susy for the heads-up on this label!) Remember to click the images to enlarge
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