Style Notes: Evelyne Chetrite: The Daily W: Wmagazine.com

Once the well-kept secret amongst fashion editors who sneak a little shopping in between shows during Paris fashion week, Sandro has taken New York by storm since opening its first US boutique in the West Village just over a year ago. Known for its slim tuxedo jackets, leather-trimmed outerwear and studded high tops which have become a uniform for the cool, fashion set, the French brand has expanded to the Upper East Side and Soho. Here, Creative Director Evelyne Chetrite, creator of Sandro’s feminine-meets-street aesthetic, shares her love of old jeans, her disdain for contrived looks and her latest obsession. (Hint: it has nothing to do with fashion.)

Sandro Creative Director Evelyne Chetrite

Define your style in three words:
Chic, cool & offbeat (“décalé”) like Obama when he gets off a plane!

Daily uniform:
Jeans, flat shoes (reminds me of my college years) paired with a more couture jacket to add a Parisian touch.

Greatest hits:
My favorite old jeans and long, glamorous vintage couture dresses.

From left: Sandro black python espadrilles; a pair of Chetrite's favorite jeans

Preferred footwear:
I love high heels can’t wear them every day so I wear sneakers and moccasins.

Finishing touches:
Currently, I love to wear a scarf and a cool, trendy piece of jewelry.

Nighttime look:
I love a very couture, open-back, red jumpsuit.

Best recent discovery:
Domotics [home automation]. I recently had a system installed in my Parisian home that centralizes all the controls for light, sound and temperature settings. It’s made my place so much cozier and I just love playing with it every day!

Favorite stores:
Interior design gallery Kreo on Rue Dauphine in Paris. From there I walk to the beautiful L’ecume des Pages bookstore on the Boulevard Saint Germain before a tea at the Flore—so Paris!

Style pet peeve:
Any total look.

From left: A vase designed by Ettore Sottsass; Richard Gere in American Gigolo

Style icons:
Men inspire me a lot, as well as movies such as The Thomas Crown Affair and Richard Gere in American Gigolo.

Last purchase:
An awesome vase designed by Ettore Sottsass.

Lusting after:
A trip to discover a new destination with my very best girlfriends with no constraints at all in order to feel like we’re 17 again.

Favorite haunts:
In Rabat in Morocco (where I was born), there is a place named Les Ou Dias where I enjoy the mint tea with cornes de gazelle cakes.

Spring must-have:
Sandro black python espadrilles.