Accessories

Unusual Luxury Gifts for Her: The 1937 Scarf, Crystal and Scent

Unusual luxury gifts for her can be sculptural jewelry, crystal animals, thoughtful perfume, silk scarves and bags that take an unexpected shape. I would choose the object that feels most like her, then make the wrapping part of the reveal.

Odissi

Odissì is a footwear label built in 2024 by HIM Co., an Italian manufacturer near Venice with about sixty years of shoemaking behind it, as a way to move from private-label production into a brand of its own. The label is built around a stated idea of Italian craft filtered through global references.

Toteme

Elin Kling, a Swedish fashion journalist, and Karl Lindman, an art director who had worked with Interview magazine, founded Toteme in New York in 2014, the same year they married, before moving the company back to their native Stockholm in 2016. The name started as Totem until Kling suggested softening it with a final e, and the label built its identity on pared-back Scandinavian tailoring: poplin shirtdresses, boxy bouclé jackets and a signature fringed scarf detail.

Thom Browne

Thom Browne built a new uniform from the old ingredients of American tailoring. He began in New York’s West Village in 2001 with five made-to-measure suits, then made shrunken proportions, cropped trousers and red-white-blue grosgrain part of a very recognizable vocabulary. The clothes are disciplined, but the humor is always close to the surface.

Swarovski Necklace: 3,800 Hand-Set Stones for One Met Gala Neck

A Swarovski necklace can be a single pendant or a full collar of crystals. Here are 44 of them, from Millenia pendants and tennis strands to swans, collars and chokers, with a styling tip for each group.

Moncler Grenoble: Vests, Jackets and Mountain Wear

Moncler was founded in 1952 in Monestier-de-Clermont, a mountain village near Grenoble, France, by René Ramillon and André Vincent, originally making sleeping bags and tents for high-altitude workers before down jackets followed. The Grenoble name commemorates 1968, when Moncler outfitted the French downhill ski team at the Grenoble Winter Olympics, and the Grenoble line itself later launched as a dedicated technical collection built for the slopes and apres-ski rather than city streets.

Lacoste Crocodile Bracelet: Chains, Stones and Gift Sets

Is it a Rennis Heritage Scaled Down

Cartier, From the Love Bracelet to the Tank: Where to Start

The Cartier Love bracelet and the Tank watch are two of the house's best-known designs, and each began as one clear idea. I sort the jewelry and watches and say where I would start.

Vivienne Westwood Earrings Put The Orb Front And Centre

Vivienne Westwood earrings put the brand's orb logo, an orb with a ring of Saturn, on almost everything. I look at the orb pieces, from gold-tone enamel to crystal and cubic zirconia.

Béis Luggage: The Carry-On Roller and Everything That Rides on It

Béis luggage started in 2018 with Shay Mitchell's Weekender, first sketched on a cocktail napkin on a plane. I sort Béis luggage by trip, from the carry-on roller to check-in sizes, backpacks and weekenders.

The Marc Jacobs Tote Bag Pink Edit

The Marc Jacobs tote pink options are Ribbon Pink, Hot Pink and Petal Pink, with the name embossed rather than printed. I go through the small and medium sizes, then the shoulder bags and crossbodies.

DeMellier London Names Its Bags After Places You Want To Be

DeMellier names each bag after a city, and the naming is not decorative since every city corresponds to a specific silhouette the brand keeps year after year. That consistency means you can shop the range by shape rather than by season. This edit moves from the structured New York and Hudson pieces to the softer Siena and Stockholm shapes.

New Balance Sneakers: The Retro Runners and Chunky Pairs Women Are Wearing

New Balance sneakers have become the default shoe for people who want comfort without losing style. This edit sorts the line by shape, from slim retro runners to chunky technical pairs. Choose the model that fits the way you already dress.

Saint Laurent: The Paris House Founded in 1961

Saint Laurent is the Paris house Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé opened on December 4, 1961. I go through the accessories and shoes worth a look.

Emily P. Wheeler

Emily P. Wheeler started making beaded jewelry for her mother as a child on Southwest road trips with her architectural-photographer father, and introduced her fine jewelry line in 2017. She trained at the GIA as a colored-gemstone specialist, and it shows in a palette built around saturated stones rather than pure diamond sparkle

Jennifer Fisher Jewelry: From a Gold Dog Tag to Earrings

Jennifer Fisher was a stylist who made her first piece, a gold dog tag for her son, Shane, because nothing on the market matched her own style, then turned it into a line in 2006 after Uma Thurman wore one on a magazine cover. Notes on the hoops, bangles and necklaces built for daily wear.

Necklace Or Studs: Which To Buy First

Choosing necklaces first is usually the better buy when one piece should change several outfits, but choice depends on your neckline and daily habits. Start with placement

Caribbean Getaway: PQ Swim

PQ Swim one-pieces and straw hats make an easy Caribbean getaway wardrobe. I build a capsule around the swimsuits and add cover-ups.

The Loewe Belt Turns A Logo Into Architecture

A loewe belt is almost always an Anagram belt, which means the buckle is four Ls arranged into a square and the rest is calfskin. Reversible constructions, bombé profiles and grained finishes. It is one of the few belt buckles that functions as a genuine house signature.

Loewe

A guide to Loewe, from an 1846 Madrid leather workshop to the Amazona, the Puzzle and the house's new chapter under McCollough and Hernandez. Bags, shoes, ready-to-wear, Anagram eyewear, jewelry and candles, grouped by type, with notes on what to buy first.

Oakley Sunglasses: From a 1984 Prototype to Everyday Frames and Sport Shields

Oakley sunglasses move from everyday frames to broad sport shields and sharper performance shapes, with Prizm tints across the mix. I sort them by use and explain what I would check at the bridge, temples and sightline.

Gucci

Guccio Gucci opened his first shop on Florence's Via della Vigna Nuova in 1921, selling leather luggage after years spent watching wealthy travelers as a porter at London's Savoy Hotel. The house has since run through family ownership, a very public 1990s implosion, and a run of creative directors, Tom Ford, Frida Giannini, Alessandro Michele, Sabato De Sarno and now Demna, each of whom rebuilt its image without ever discarding the leather-goods core Guccio started with.

UGG

Brian Smith, an Australian surfer studying business at UCLA, founded Ugg Imports in Santa Monica in 1978 with Doug Jensen, betting that the sheepskin boots Australians wore after cold surf sessions could find an American market. The company sold just 28 pairs its first season, and Smith kept building the brand himself, including selling boots out of the back of his van at Malibu, before selling it to Deckers Outdoor Corporation in 1995.

Stackable Rings: Thin Bands, Signets and Stones From Aurate New York

Stackable rings work best as thin bands, signets and stone rings that sit well together. I put together the Aurate New York pieces I would wear as a set.