Preppy is back, mamas, if you haven't noticed.
My once and future idol, Lisa Birnbach of Preppy Handbook fame, is out promoting her follow-up book True Prep; loafers are everywhere; and Kanye West is influencing a whole new generation to choose blazers and suspenders over boxers and butt cracks.
In other words, it's Katherine Hepburn's world again, and we're just living in it.
So I was thrilled to learn that the new LL Bean Signature shop is our newest sponsor (thanks for the support, guys!), because I looooove what they're doing in their women's line, thanks to creative director Alex Carleton. Like putting madras onto a wool bucket hat. Updating the shirtdress. And making the signature double-breasted trench coat more fitted and flattering, with a 3/4 length that's a postpartum mama's friend.
It's a whole new wave of prep that's come a long way from whale belts and ironically flipped collars and I'm liking it. Here are just a few items I caught on the site that I think are awesome.
I could get so much use out of this black shirt dress in an easy, sandwashed silk. Pair with loafers for PTA meetings, or high black boots for the office.
Aha! And there are those black boots right now, with just the right heel height for me. Are they fabulous? Yes. Or as Mainers say, ayuh.
Fall is the time to put away the canvas, and swap out for one of these casually chic Nubuck totes. Stash your essentials, the kids' board books, or even a small laptop for you working moms--which I doubt is something Leon Bean could have conceived way back when.
If you're going to invest in a trench, I think the 3/4 length is flattering on everyone and camel is classic. This is a style you'll wear for years, and probably pass down to your kids. (How very prep.)
Just say goodbye to baseball hats forever: This check wool hat is so fabulous, whether you're in Greenwich or Oakland. In fact, I bet all the fancy city ladies will be sporting some version of this come fall.
Corduroy is very forgiving if it's tailored well. This stretch cord pencil skirt is adorable and I kind of love how a leather jacket gets softened by a turtleneck and minimal jewelry.
This to me may be the coolest item of all at LL Bean Signature--a moccasin reinterpreted as a wedge. If it's comfy, I would probably get as much use out of that as my black boots and that's saying something.
Now all I need is the summer home on Nantucket and a purebred Irish Setter named Winston. -Liz
Special offer: Now for a limited time at LL Bean Signature, get free shipping on all orders with no minimum. Canada too!
We are so delighted to be working with our sponsor, LL Bean Signature. The content here is our own. We wish all the clothes were too.
My once and future idol, Lisa Birnbach of Preppy Handbook fame, is out promoting her follow-up book True Prep; loafers are everywhere; and Kanye West is influencing a whole new generation to choose blazers and suspenders over boxers and butt cracks.
In other words, it's Katherine Hepburn's world again, and we're just living in it.
So I was thrilled to learn that the new LL Bean Signature shop is our newest sponsor (thanks for the support, guys!), because I looooove what they're doing in their women's line, thanks to creative director Alex Carleton. Like putting madras onto a wool bucket hat. Updating the shirtdress. And making the signature double-breasted trench coat more fitted and flattering, with a 3/4 length that's a postpartum mama's friend.
It's a whole new wave of prep that's come a long way from whale belts and ironically flipped collars and I'm liking it. Here are just a few items I caught on the site that I think are awesome.
I could get so much use out of this black shirt dress in an easy, sandwashed silk. Pair with loafers for PTA meetings, or high black boots for the office.
Aha! And there are those black boots right now, with just the right heel height for me. Are they fabulous? Yes. Or as Mainers say, ayuh.
Fall is the time to put away the canvas, and swap out for one of these casually chic Nubuck totes. Stash your essentials, the kids' board books, or even a small laptop for you working moms--which I doubt is something Leon Bean could have conceived way back when.
If you're going to invest in a trench, I think the 3/4 length is flattering on everyone and camel is classic. This is a style you'll wear for years, and probably pass down to your kids. (How very prep.)
Just say goodbye to baseball hats forever: This check wool hat is so fabulous, whether you're in Greenwich or Oakland. In fact, I bet all the fancy city ladies will be sporting some version of this come fall.
Corduroy is very forgiving if it's tailored well. This stretch cord pencil skirt is adorable and I kind of love how a leather jacket gets softened by a turtleneck and minimal jewelry.
This to me may be the coolest item of all at LL Bean Signature--a moccasin reinterpreted as a wedge. If it's comfy, I would probably get as much use out of that as my black boots and that's saying something.
Now all I need is the summer home on Nantucket and a purebred Irish Setter named Winston. -Liz
Special offer: Now for a limited time at LL Bean Signature, get free shipping on all orders with no minimum. Canada too!
We are so delighted to be working with our sponsor, LL Bean Signature. The content here is our own. We wish all the clothes were too.
