Accessories

Stocking Stuffers

Small, useful gifts that feel thoughtful and fit neatly into a stocking or a party favor bag.

The Gold Oval Belt: Slim Leather Styles for Fall

This edit gathers slim leather belts with polished gold oval buckles, plus warm brown, wide and statement shapes. I picked the ones I would wear with October knits and coats.

Miu Miu Sunglasses Dupe: Black Acetate, Tortoise and the Slim Oval Look

This Miu Miu sunglasses dupe edit gathers bold black rectangles, slim ovals, tortoiseshell frames, thin metal ovals and optical frames from other labels. I started with the shapes that make the original recognizable and looked for the thickness, the glow and the hinge that make a look-alike hold up.

The Rectangular Dress Watch: Roman Numerals and Slim Straps

This edit gathers rectangular and soft-square watches with Roman numeral dials, leather straps and slim bracelets. I would start with the strap, then the face, then the size on my wrist.

The Flat Zip Pouch: Coated Cases, Leather and Travel Sets

This edit gathers slim zip pouches, coated cases, leather options and practical travel sets. I focused on easy-to-wipe finishes, useful linings and shapes that keep a tote organized.

Wide Brim Felt Hat: The Fedora Started as a Stage Costume in 1882

This wide brim felt hat edit covers cream, black, camel, floppy and colored felt hats for fall. I started with the stage hat Sarah Bernhardt wore in 1882 and went from there.

Beaded Baggage

A statement and eye-catching piece to add to your purse collection and turn heads

Which Shape Actually Works for a Day of Walking

Crossbody, tote or top handle: how bag shape changes what a full day of walking actually feels like, and which size fits a laptop.

Super Models of the 90s, and What She Wore

Everything worth knowing about Super Models of the 90s, and What She Wore is below, starting with the part that changes what you buy. Check where the waist seam sits on the model against your own proportions.

Jumpman 23, Explained

Jumpman 23, briefly: it is a house signature that has been redrawn several times, and most of what people recognise is the proportion rather than the mark itself. The short version usually matters less than how the thing is used now.

Paola Franchi, and What She Wore

Everything worth knowing about Paola Franchi, and What She Wore is below, starting with the part that changes what you buy. A dress that fits the shoulders can be taken in anywhere else.

Floper: A Buying Guide

Buying Floper comes down to a few checks you can do from the product page. Everything else is preference.

Madrid Fashion, Decoded

Madrid Fashion, decoded: the look is easier to assemble than it appears, and it hinges on proportion. Lining is what stops a cheap fabric reading as cheap.

Miss Sohee, and What She Wore

Everything worth knowing about Miss Sohee, and What She Wore is below, starting with the part that changes what you buy. Lining is what stops a cheap fabric reading as cheap.

Crazy BYW Lvl Ii: What to Know

Everything worth knowing about Crazy BYW Lvl Ii is below, starting with the part that changes what you buy. Anything over 8cm needs a platform or you are buying a taxi.

Freepeope: What to Know

Everything worth knowing about Freepeope is below, starting with the part that changes what you buy. A dress that fits the shoulders can be taken in anywhere else.

Loeffler Randall

Jessie Randall sketched the brand's first collection from a Cobble Hill garden apartment in 2004, her dog in her lap, while her husband Brian worked full-time in advertising to support them both. He cut up their wedding invitation and tucked pieces of it into the footbed of an early prototype alongside her middle and last names, which is how the brand got its own. Bergdorf Goodman picked up that debut collection in its very first season, and Jessie went on to win the CFDA's Swarovski Award for Accessory Design just two years later.

The Fall Accessory Reset

Accessories stopped being the afterthought somewhere around the time clothes got quieter. When the outfit is a coat and a trouser, the bag and the earring carry the entire argument. This edit sorts the season's crop by what each piece is actually doing.