Harlem Days
Sexy looks that are a good girl-bad girl mix—soft sweaters, short skirts—reflect the early-Sixties style of Room at the Top and A Taste of Honey, transplanted to present-day Harlem in an unexpected twist.
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Dries Van Noten’s green floral silk coat, at Saks Fifth Avenue; Barneys New York; couture Cadolle’s nude tulle and lycra bra, to order, loftcadolle@aol.com; Steven Alan’s red silk briefs, stevenalan.com. Louis Vuitton hosiery and shoes.
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Giorgio Armani’s gray silk lace skirt, at Giorgio Armani, giorgioarmani.com, and gray silk and lace scarf, at Giorgio Armani, New York. Pan American Phoenix earrings; Stockingirl.com hosiery; Louis Vuitton shoes.
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Gucci’s waxed leather jacket and cotton skirt, at select Gucci stores, 800.456.7663, Gucci.com. Butler & Wilson earrings; Gucci belt; Lanvin ring; Stocking Showcase Inc. hosiery.
Beauty Note: Perfecting high style is easy with Nexxus 360 Volume Bodifying Finishing Mist hairspray.
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Ralph Lauren Black Label’s orange cashmere sweater, at Ralph Lauren, ralphlauren.com; Stella McCartney’s nude silk lace bra, at select Neiman Marcus stores; Stella McCartney, New York and Los Angeles. Vintage apron from Early Halloween, New York.
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Valentino’s multicolored sequined silk tulle dress, at Valentino. Kenneth Jay Lane earrings; Stocking Showcase Inc. hosiery; Louis Vuitton shoes.
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Marc Jacobs’s virgin wool and nylon jacket, charmeuse bra and silk skirt, at Marc Jacobs, Los Angeles, marcjacobs.com. Chanel clutch; Stocking Showcase Inc. hosiery.
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Oscar de la Renta’s green silk faille dress, at Oscar de la Renta; Bergdorf Goodman, New York; Saks Fifth Avenue. Lanvin earrings.
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Chanel’s red cashmere sweater, at select Bloomingdale’s stores; Hirshleifer’s, manhasset, New York, and navy and white crepe de chine jumper, at select Chanel stores, 800.550.0005. Chanel belt.
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Calvin Klein Collection’s rayon sweater, at Calvin Klein, New York. Chanel brooch.
Beauty Note: Eyes rimmed with Sephora Slim Eye Pencil in Black are dramatic and edgy.
Hair by Oribe for Oribe Salon; makeup by Peter Philips for Chanel; manicures by Yuna Park at Streeters. Models: Lara Stone at IMG; Meghan Collison at Supreme. Production by Susannah Phillips at North Six. Set design by Stefan Beckman at Exposure ny. Photography assistants: Christian Ferretti and Huan Duong Nguyen. Fashion assistants: Kathryn Typaldos and Martha Violante.
