Hi, Wednesday. How rainy and crap you are today, New York. And with a three hour client meeting looming at noon, I'm happy I don't have to leave the building, but hoping to stay awake and look alive and such.
But something that did perk me up today was a little looky lou around Carine Roitfeld's CR Fashion Book online output. I mean...nobody is more chic than Carine in my mind- she's got that rock and roll sexy French thing in les spades. Today she shouted out Seafarer, the American sailor pant company (originally from Brooklyn and supplier to the US Navy- check out the iconic photo above) recently set up shop far, far away in Italy and reinvented the brand for a new, younger generation (as most brands do nowadays). Needless to say, I'm in love.
My fashionable friend was over watching GOTS with us on Sunday night and before that poor little baby got turned into a white walker (I'm still sick about it), we talked about fashion and my lust lately for a more flared jean. She's madly against bell bottoms or boot cuts, but lately I'm just a bit over stick skinny silhouettes and know that the boyfriend jean is really better than most boyfriends, but sometimes one needs to look more chicly chic and less chicly schlumped. I'm in favor of something wider, something less tight, but also something flattering and elongating.
There's a way to do bells and flares that does not feel dated or too retro and more classic, like all of these chic ladies above.A wider leg is way more flattering on most of us than a skinny jean, and this season for me, it's about a new update on a classic shape.
Enter these fantastic jeans, and though I have no idea how they fit, I find them beyond fabulous. I love the way Carine is rocking them of course, and I happened to take a screen grab of this woman the other day looking so insanely chic in the wide legs. My favorite models/cuts from their site are the slightly slimmer Penelope in the dark wash or in white- and those flowered trousers are just beyond perfect with some flat Greek sandals and a tee shirt and gold jewelry. I also can't CAN'T deal with how in love I am with that proper navy sailor pant- there's nothing that feels more fresh to me right now than a wider leg pant after so many years of stick skinniness. Adorable. I'd probably wear mine with a sheerish/flowy top half tucked in, half not to keep it all loose, or with a slim tee shirt or tank and lots of necklaces. I love the Italian take on an American iconic shape- making these pants suited for everything from summer nights in Prospect Park to chic lunches in Capri. Of course, these are not cheap, but perhaps buying vintage is the way to go with a bit of tweaking and tailoring to make them feel new if these are just way too spendy?
Oh, and the fact that you can't buy these in the states right now makes me want them all the more, even if they cost a bundle. Nautical inspired always feels right for warm weather, so cue the Styx and come sail away with me.
Cause that's what's up this getting my sea legs kind of Wednesday in the very wet 212. Yours, in wide legs. XO