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Cost per wear: 10 fully styled affordable outfits that make a pricey PS1 a totally reasonable purchase!
Photography by Carlo Mendoza. Modeled by Marta/Ford Models. On-figure styling by Richard Autio. Hair and makeup by Margot Keith.
This one is for all you designer diehards out there—the ones who would risk their rent on the latest Riccardo Tisci masterpiece. You know what it’s like to go without the many, only to behold the fashionable few. But how do you justify that one outlandish designer purchase? We’re here to help. We’ve done the math, and come up with enough affordable outfits to justify that one gotta-have-it-now item.
Case in point: Proenza Schouler’s latest PS1. Despite the designers’ intention to create just the opposite, Jack and Laz created a beast of a must-have in the classic style back in ’08, and its Spring 2012 iteration has us seeing stars (or rather, tropical flowers). At a cool $1,125 for the Pochette model, we figure you’ve gotta wear this guy quite a few times to make it work, and being bright yellow, that ain’t an easy feat. Working out to just under $113 a wear, we’ve styled 10 full and unique looks on Marta that make the PS1 proud.
Have a peek. Foam at the mouth. And then be happy that no other single item in the gallery costs anywhere close to $1,125.
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The ultimate swimwear how-to buy guide: We grilled four swimwear experts for intel on finding the perfect suit
THE EXPERTS:
Sarah Ghobrial, swimwear buyer at Holt Renfrew, holtrenfrew.com
Tom Mora, head of women’s design at J.Crew, jcrew.com
Fay Yeung, owner of Sandpipers, sandpipers.ca
Liliana Mann, owner of Linea Intima, lineaintima.com
THE PERFECT SWIMSUIT
HIGH-WAISTED RETRO BIKINI | ONE-PIECE MAILLOT | SPORTY
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- Photography by Felix Wong (styling by Eliza Grossman, hair and makeup by Sheri Stroh for Plutino Group/M.A.C/TRESemmé Hair Care)
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- Photography by Carlo Mendoza (styling by Breanna Gow for judyinc.com)
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- Photography by Carlo Mendoza (styling by Breanna Gow for judyinc.com)
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- Photography by Felix Wong (styling by Eliza Grossman, hair and makeup by Sheri Stroh for Plutino Group/M.A.C/TRESemmé Hair Care)
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- Photography by Carlo Mendoza (styling by Breanna Gow for judyinc.com)
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- Photography by Carlo Mendoza (styling by Breanna Gow for judyinc.com)
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- Photography by Felix Wong (styling by Eliza Grossman, hair and makeup by Sheri Stroh for Plutino Group/M.A.C/TRESemmé Hair Care)
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- Photography by Carlo Mendoza (styling by Breanna Gow for judyinc.com)
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- Photography by Carlo Mendoza (styling by Breanna Gow for judyinc.com)
Q: How tight should a swimsuit be?
A: “Bathing suits and jeans should both be very tight when you buy them. The fabric will relax, and there aren’t many things less attractive than a bathing suit that sags.” —Mann
Q: Can you alter a swimsuit that’s not quite right?
A: “The straps are very easy to do, but I wouldn’t alter the sides because it would stress the seams. A swimsuit will stretch out a little bit, so you could wear it around the house until it gets comfortable.” —Yeung Read more »
Rules were meant to be broken: These celebs are teaching us how to be fashion rebels!
Old-school fashion rules are generally to our benefit. In a world of muffin tops and visible panty lines, they give us some Emily Post–like structure on how to flatter our bodies and look put together in the currently “anything goes” state of sartorial modernism. That being said there are some rules that just aren’t relevant anymore, limiting your wardrobe instead of making the most of it. Here, we learn from Hollywood’s finest that rules really are made to be broken.
