lounge suits

1. circa 1860

2. Brooks Brothers, early 20th century

3. Geo. T. Keen Inc. Washington, 1915

4. A. Sulka & Co., 1930-1959

[Met archives]

bandana specs

1940s Vogue ad

monday monday

Mark Borthwick, Not Into Fashion.

it's alright with me

1. Lands' End Boys ringer tee

2. Cos jeans

3. Céline shoes

4. Bobbi Brown pot rouge in chocolate cherry

hairs

Current state of my hair is a bit of 

Arizona Muse /

Angela Anaconda

/ Rei Kawakubo.

relatively

Me+Masha

Me+Waffle

flatform

Leave it up to Peter Jensen to create the perfect sandal. 
$349 via Asos.

typecasted

Silhouettes of all kinds have been on my mind lately. Thigh-grazing hemlines, giant coats with bare legs, baggy men's trousers, cinched waists. I'm a believer that you don't have to stick to just one style sensibility. It's true that some feel more comfortable with getting dressed in a uniform of sorts-- one that ultimately feels natural or even mindless. But I like the idea of trying out different fits and shapes depending on what mood I'm in.

clockwise:

1.? via old chum

2.Kirsten Owen in 1993 via ny cart style

3.Audrey Marnay shot by Steven Meisel for Vogue Italia, 1997 via dark victory

4.Hans Peter Feldmann via dark victory

pros

  The women of Advanced Style are always the coolest.

my life

 Myf Shepherd wearing a Jonathan Saunders suit and Céline shoes. Shot by Colin Dodgson for Oyster Mag #97.

vanity

  1. 'Golden gesture' vintage compact, Ebay

2. Schiaparelli x Dali compact, 1935, Met Museum 

(One similar sold for $13,000 at a Sotheby's auction in 1997)