Fashion News Editor Emma Elwick-Bates Shares Her Pre-Fall Shopping List Inline
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Photo: Courtesy of Moda Operandi2/14“The dressy blazer is a sartorial savior. Great with jeans, yes, but why not embrace Pre-Fall’s natty ’70s skinny tailoring and pair this sharp jacket with lean flares. Be chic like a butterfly, sting like a CEO . . . or something like that.”
Photo: Courtesy of Moda Operandi3/14“I am planning a fun Easter weekend at Lismore Castle in Ireland. The air in Éire is often unseasonably chilly, so smuggling a tippet in the carry-on is a good plan. I like to wear mine cross-body diagonally over a bias-cut dress for dinner.”
Photo: Courtesy of Moda Operandi4/14“If it makes you happy . . . thinking of Sheryl Crow here. This oversize sweater gives an instant, jubilant Pre-Fall hit. It’s also an homage to Heinrich Reisenbauer (Kane was reportedly inspired for Pre-Fall by his trip to the Museum Gugging), making it the perfect piece to wear gallery-hopping on a Sunday."
Photo: Courtesy of Moda Operandi5/14“A savvy Pre-Fall purchase. Duster coats are the perfect social topper. I may have one too many leopard coats in my walk-in closet, so this glossy tiger jacquard (check!) will give an instant update to simple dresses throughout wedding season."
Photo: Courtesy of Moda Operandi6/14"With our taste for reworked shirting holding as strong as our dry cleaning bills, what’s next? Whiter? Crisper? More playful? A 24/7 guarantee? The elegant cocoon shape recalls couture greats, but the simple cotton says wear me. Now."
Photo: Courtesy of Moda Operandi7/14“Giambattista Valli’s dolce vita polka dots are playful and practical for overcommitted evenings.”
Photo: Courtesy of Moda Operandi8/14“Leopard! Jewels! This Hitchcock-worthy fur jacket needs little more than a cigarette pant and a ballet flat.”
Photo: Courtesy of Moda Operandi9/14“The shape of trouser for Pre-Fall: May your pants be long, lean, with a kick flare that touches on ’90s Tom Ford Gucci and Saint Laurent.”
Photo: Courtesy of Moda Operandi10/14“My mother loved Karl Lagerfeld’s Chloé designs in the early ’80s. There’s something about this blush pink velvet that evokes that super soigné moment in history. I can’t wait to shrug it over an evening slip.”
Photo: Courtesy of Moda Operandi11/14“This easy dress in sunshine yellow is a social all-terrain vehicle, and can be dressed up and down accordingly.”
Photo: Courtesy of Moda Operandi12/14“A workwear basic with a surprise pop of splashy heritage print.”
Photo: Courtesy of Moda Operandi13/14“Designers are still thinking pink, and this insouciant off-the-shoulder silk blouse is irresistible.”
Photo: Courtesy of Moda Operandi14/14“I have severe delusions of height, but this demure fantasy gown just needs the right stacked heel to make an entrance.”
