by Coeli Carr | May 15, 2013
The classic pencil skirt worn by Greta Gerwig’s Frances, the lovable 27-year-old gal-in-transition heroine in the new movie Frances Ha, is an aspirational one for this character. Her life is sprawling out of control, as she experiences unstable housing arrangements, a...
by Coeli Carr | Apr 18, 2013
Victoria’s (Andrea Riseborough) minimalist, high-altitude office in Oblivion may be an irritably long commute but you’ll covet her snappy, gray dress that’s a perfect fit for both the horizontal monitor board and the board room. Under the aegis of the movie’s costume...
by Coeli Carr | Mar 29, 2013
We’re seeking the Seeker’s snappy white suit in The Host. Diane Kruger plays a member of an alien race called the Souls that has conquered the earth into peaceful submissiveness. Trousers end just above the ankle, jacket fits like a glove. Take a meeting, rule the...
by Coeli Carr | Aug 9, 2012
Whether you think of fringe as leather strips in freefall or suspended offshoots of fabric, wearing it is a tricky business. Fringe needs to move well. Avoid the stiff mass of fringe that evokes an upside down Mohawk. Go for fringe with a fearless Wild West Annie...
by Coeli Carr | Jul 15, 2012
Nothing beats the sure-footed confidence of walking barefoot. But in a pinch – and when your five-inch stilts are what’s doing the pinching – then moccasins do the trick. When carrying off a look that harkens back to tribal legacies and crafts, mocs in a wide range of...