Weather Vain: Columbus, Ohio - 84 and Partly Cloudy
Can we talk about how the three biggest cities in Ohio start with C? Ok, we don’t have to. Instead, let’s discuss what to wear if you’re in the very largest C on a day like today. —erica
Clockwise from top left:
+ A bag slick enough for weekday brunch at Pistacia Vera—c/o Sophie Hulme.
+ A Sea dress that will take you all the way to sweater season.
+ A Kelly Wearstler ring that’s itching to hit the galleries in the Short North district.
+ Miista jellies—reminiscent of your youth, just like two scoops from Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams.
+ Lulu Frost earrings that jazz up any Monday (or, hell, Friday for that matter).
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Next Level: Patterned Trenches
While there’s no arguing against having a klassic khaki trench in your arsenal, why not get a little crazy and add a zany, patterned one, too? Four that’ll add some novelty to your spring getups. —erica
LEVEL I: Yes, it’s camo, but Kelly Wearstler’s shades-of-gray approach keeps things very easy.
LEVEL II: The cut of this Boy by Band of Outsiders number couldn’t be more standard, and the map-print sleeves would make Carmen Sandiego grin ear-to-ear.
LEVEL III: Alice + Olivia does a snake print that’s more subtle than it is Samantha Jones.
LEVEL IV: There’s a lot happening—brushstroke motif, black leather accents, drapey collar—and somehow this jacket is still really chic. Nice one, Yigel Azrouel.
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Fave Look: Kelly Wearstler
Making the Fall 2013 collections easy to digest. Scroll through all of our top getups here.
Kelly Wearstler, from WWD.
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Weather Vain: Paris, France - 52 With a Chance of Rain
Even when it’s rainy there, we’re itching to be in Paris. I mean, we aren’t fools. Here’s what we’d wanna be wearing if we were so lucky today. —erica
Clockwise from top left:
+ A black Hope button-down that, with its asymmetrical hem, is so much more.
+ A glam Kelly Wearstler cuff that will make you even more bummed that you missed The Sporting Project’s latest pop-up dinner series (a good reason to book another trip!).
+ The sort of easy necklace by Gabriela Artigas that won’t get in your way in the French Trotters fitting room.
+ This Gryphon trench will keep you dry..and motivated to make the walk to La Pâtisserie Des Rêves.
+ Nothing’s wrong with a little flash—especially in the form of these stroll-ready, Marais-friendly Dieppa Restrepo shoes.
+ Try not to empty this Clare Vivier wallet at Merci. Just do your best.
+ Iris & Ink leather pants the color of the wine that’s bound to fill your belly.
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Next Level: Checkerboard MADNESS
Checkerboards are happening. Just ask Kerry Washington and Jessica Alba. Here, four ways to go that don’t require a step-and-repeat setting. —erica
LEVEL I: The gray-on-gray situation keeps this LnA top super-approachable.
LEVEL II: Want Les Essentiels makes is way-easy to add a (small-scale) take on the pattern to your arsenal.
LEVEL III: The classic shape—and skinny waistband—make this Kelly Wearstler dress more wearable than you’d think.
LEVEL IV: MSGM goes for it: Hey, crazy, neon flowers. On a sweatshirt.
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Weather Vain: Park City, Utah - 37 and Partly Cloudy
If you’re in Park City today…well, LUCKY YOU. Embrace the fact that it’s not nearly as cold as it could be—and tell JGL I say, “Heeeeeeeeeeeey.” —erica
Clockwise from top left:
+ A silky Equipment shirt that adds polish to pretty much anything.
+ The sort of Hope boots itching for apres-ski (or -screening) action.
+ Ready for swag? This Love Mert tote is.
+ Lila Rice studs you can absolutely pass out in after a late night.
+ Ah, Isabel Marant does vaguely-Western so well.
+ Boy. by Band of Outsiders pants you can shove into boots easy-peasy—key.
+ Slip on this Kelly Weastler ring, and you’re read for dinner at Talisker.
+ …And add this Acne leather vest to make your way to Sky Lodge for drinks.
+ Collina Strada’s solution to keeping your room key—and chapstick—close-at-hand.
+ A crazy-cozy, chill-preventing layer from Maiami.
+ A gem-print scarf from We Are Owls—in case the theater’s chilly during Kill Your Darlings, A.C.O.D., or Very Good Girls.
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Of a Kind
Kids, this is what primetime-worthy catchphrases like “fierce” and “I die” were made for. With its thick gold band and aggressively minimalist hunk o’ pyrite, this cuff—made just for Of a Kind by design phenom Kelly Wearstler—will have your friends (and prolly some strangers) grabbing at your wrist in no time. —erica
Read more about the designer:
+ On developing her glam aesthetic.
+ On what makes her Melrose Ave. store so rad.
+ On the six art books that should be filling your coffee table.
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Next Level: Camo
Get the image of Nick Lachey’s cargo shorts outta your mind and EMBRACE CAMO. Come on! Here, four ways to do it right. —erica
LEVEL I: A super classic cut and an easy fit—Baldwin Denim knows how to make stellar jeans and jean stand-ins.
LEVEL II: Oh, yes: Equipment can turn a silk shirt into somethin’ special.
LEVEL III: Who says camo has to be green? In the city, you’ll blend in better in Kelly Wearstler’s gray take on the motif.
LEVEL IV: Camo and florals on one dress?! Oh, why the hell not—that’s what Karen Walker thinks, at least.
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Fave Look: Kelly Wearstler
Attacking the SS13 collections, one getup at a time. See ‘em all here.
Kelly Wearstler, from Style.com.
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Next Level: Pyrite
Hunks of gleaming pyrite are the new crystals. (Ok, not that crystals are actually doing anywhere—they’re like the leopard print of the jewelry world.) Still! The rough-but-sparkly nature of fool’s gold is pretty magical…and a little nostalgic. Tell me you didn’t buy a piece of this stuff on a grade-school field trip. Here, how to wear it, no matter how risky your look. —erica
LEVEL I: This Lauren Wolf design is like the gold stud’s cool cousin—the one who owns every issue of Sassy.
LEVEL II: The wood and pyrite make this necklace Sophie Monet created for us feel both earthy and supernatural at once.
LEVEL III: Pretty sure that this Low Luv x Erin Wasson ring could open some secret doorway in an Indiana Jones movie.
LEVEL IV: Yes, this is a bangle. Because apparently Kelly Wearstler is tougher than we thought.
