vamp edited by arianne nardo
If black had to choose only one lover, it would have to be rock n’ roll. A color that roars with intensity, one that is ready for a row day or night, sweaty, independent, the uniform of anyone who has something controversial to say or do. Black is the reason we don’t storm the castle in pink. All that edge and tough-as-nails posturing is what the fashion world will revert to, will thrust upon the modern Woman when it wants her to drop the frills and get down to business. Sophia kokosalaki’s incredible fall collection had all the power and none of the cliché—clothes that are chic, strong and don’t need to tap the sexy- leather-superhero innuendo. The designer’s winter accessories, these gloves and boots in particular, are tenacious, exact and smart—just what girl needs to face a cold night and even colder world. For information, sophiakokosalaki.com
A place for everything…so why not an elegant place? Those delicate
antique tea plates and cornucopia of creamy, rosy china cups hosted the
diamond rings, necklaces and ruby delights of a fashionable great aunt,
but always confounded her at the precise moment she needed to find
that one disobedient pearl earring. Smythson, london’s famed purveyor
of superlative leather goods and stationery, offers this divine jewelry box,
draped in sinful malachite crocodile-print calf leather, to ensure the lady’s
bijoux is tucked in safely at night. With a smart travel tray, ideal for time
away, the piece has all the thoughtful details, like briarwood clasps, to
tempt eager little hands into a sneaky afternoon of dress up. And when
she’s older she can record all the mischievous details in the cheeky I’ve
Got Nothing To Wear notebook, featuring the same striking semi-precious
blue-green allure of this season’s malachite collection. To purchase, 866
769 8476 smythson.com
