Kendall Farr
Jan. 21, 2010 |
Ready To Wear |
permalink
It's not often that the silhouette-improving benefits of tailoring combine with a fabric as soft and comfortable as a favorite sweatshirt. That is until the gray cotton-jersey boyfriend jacket appeared on the scene last fall. Pre- Spring collections are featuring more jersey than ever making this an easy-to-find and ideal Buy Now Wear Now piece.
There is a stylish point/counterpoint at work here. Point: the body definition of menswear tailoring. And honestly, who doesn't look better with some structure on her corpus? Counterpoint: a fabric that makes a look effortless. But don't limit your jacket's potential. While it's true she looks great with dark, simple jeans she is also a star with trousers and pencil skirts in wool now and silk later.
(L -R) 3.1 Philip Lim jersey double breasted jacket with twisted cuffs $425 on lagarconne.com. Club Monaco Alex jersey boyfriend jacket $229. For store info. or personal shopping go to clubmonaco.com. See By Chloe cropped cotton-jersey jacket $240 on netaporter.com.
A NOTE ABOUT CROPPED JACKET FIT: This is a proportion made for the new highwaisted pants and skirts.
Now, below are two good buys with a few style caveats:
Left: At $98 this jacket from Boston Proper could be worth a try. It is described as having a shaped waist and a skimming fit. Promising but few looks transmit Cougartown or Bust like wearing your jacket with a 'so-four-years-ago' girly top and faux distressed jeans. Breast augmentation and collagen lips sold separately. bostonproper.com.
Right: This J Jill jacket is nice in person. Your stylist has handled the merch. as the saying goes.
It's $79 and available in Misses, Petites and Womens sizes.
A NOTE ABOUT FIT: J Jill sizing can be generous so order two sizes and keep the one that fits. Another tip: a little tailoring through the sides and down the sleeves will work wonders. Consider shortening the sleeves to 3/4 length for a bit of new. jjill.com.
Comments
Mac says... Really adore the fact that you include hints & tips especially for those of us over 35 years old. Thank you for helping us feel fabulous instead of invisible, Kendall!
Parthena says... That insight would have saved us a lot of erffot early on.
ytpfoh says... WRdeX3 <a class="dqfilggoqugv.com/">dqfilggoqugv</a>
vpcgrkldc says... eOp4mA , [url=jfkvnlpcpisq.com/]jfkvnlpcpisq[/url], [link=ptowecdntjzv.com/]ptowecdntjzv[/link], dyxaeuwbbwll.com/
iwactn says... jgcuJ3 <a class="pvsgzxwhmiad.com/">pvsgzxwhmiad</a>
Post a Comment
please type the words you see below
archive
2012
2011
2010
december
november
october
september
august
july
june
may
april
march
february
january
Nip and Tuck ...
Jeans Part 2 (3)
Jean Pool (1)
Jersey Jackets (5)
Breton Inspired (2)
Leather Tees (3)
The New Military ... (5)
Are Real Girls ... (7)
Resources for Petites (2)
Tie One On (5)
2009
categories
Most Recent
Kendall's Ready To Wear Blog
Kendall's Style Blog
Kendall's Accessories Blog
Kendall's Beauty Blog
links
Juicy Orange, llc
Judy Casey
Amazon Author Page
WSJ Heard on the Runway
Racked
The Moment
Huffington Post Style
Refinery 29
Fashion Tribes
Jezebel
Style File
Fashionista
NBC The Thread
Styleite
Nowness
French Women
The Cool Hunter
RSS FEED for kendallfarr.com
Gotham Books