Up your 2017 fashion game with these reworked classics or completely new-tothe- eye standouts.
Up your 2017 fashion game with these reworked classics or completely new-tothe- eye standouts.
1 FANCY BLOUSE
Can’t decide if you prefer oversized puffy sleeves, ruffled shoulders or sequinned cuffs? All the action’s on your arms this season – as demonstrated by Fendi, Chloe and Loewe. It’s poised to stay, so go ahead and indulge.
Silk turtleneck blouse (price unavailable) from Tom Ford.
Cotton-blend ruffled shirt (price unavailable) from Gucci.
Cotton-blend ruffled blouse, $79.90, from Topshop.
Silk blouse with sequinned cuffs (price unavailable) from Chloe.
The fancy blouse goes with almost anything from highwaisted shorts to graphic-print skirts.
Cotton-blend blouse (price unavailable) from Saint Laurent.
Chiff on blouse (price unavailable) from Maje.
2 EMBELLISHED SNEAKERS
Streetwear has gone couture – and your sneakers are keeping pace. Dolce & Gabbana’s rhinestone-embellished trainers are luxuriously beautiful while Gucci’s embroidered kicks are playfully casual. The hi-lo combo means you can wear them everywhere and with everything.
From top: Simone Rocha embellished tweed sneakers, US$659 (S$945), from www.net-a-porter. com. Silk brocade slip-ons with leather trim and crystals (price unavailable) from Gucci. Embroidered leather slip-ons with crystals (price unavailable) from Dolce & Gabbana. Silk satin slip-ons with crystals (price unavailable) from Roger Vivier.
3 THE NEW DRESS
Is it a cape? A smock? Or a tent? Voluminous, yet draping beautifully to hug all the right spots, this is one silhouette that flatters and flaunts at the same time. It’s so new it doesn’t even have a name yet, but we reckon someone at Celine, Valentino or Balenciaga is already on it.
4 K HAKI TRENCHCOAT
Created by Thomas Burberry more than a century ago, the trenchcoat has remained everyone’s favourite outerwear. A colour upgrade – in khaki, no less – courtesy of Celine, Prada and Valentino has made it fresher, edgier and smarter. Say hello to your new go-everywhere coat.
5 MISMATCHED EARRINGS
Channel J.W. Anderson’s and Marni’s effortless insouciance and accessorise as if you’d done it in the dark. Mix silver with gold, oversized with minis, and studs with drop earrings. If it isn’t wrong, it isn’t right. Can’t find a premismatched duo you like? Experiment with pieces you already own.
6 WHITE BAGS & SHOES
Whether it’s hot off the high street or anything designer, white’s right. Fashion is an attitude, and going back to basics says you’re not trying too hard. With ’90s minimalism back in full force, even Chanel, Gucci, Dior and Valentino have dipped in.
Clockwise from top: Patent leather sandals (price unavailable) from Louis Vuitton. Michael Michael Kors leather lace-ups (price unavailable) from Michael Kors. Patent leather platform ankle boots (price unavailable) from Gucci.
7 UTILITARIAN BAG
Form follows function, and urban warriors will be pleased to welcome back the strappy pouch from the ’90s. How designers have made it more interesting: multiple pockets at Stella McCartney, slouchy and bucket-shaped at Jil Sander, and slim and rectangular at Off -White.
8 UTILITARIAN BAG
Form follows function, and urban warriors will be pleased to welcome back the strappy pouch from the ’90s. How designers have made it more interesting: multiple pockets at Stella McCartney, slouchy and bucket-shaped at Jil Sander, and slim and rectangular at Off -White.
