While there are designer quilting brands—like Bode, which makes epic quilted jackets—I want to spotlight the vintage brands and independent upcyclers who embrace quilting. Here, see their work on three of my fellow quilting enthusiasts, including my dear co-worker Amalie, whose collection includes a very special custom jacket by the brand Psychic Outlaw. If you can get one of your own, it’s a very cool item to invest in. 

Scroll on to see how all three style quilt, and why they agree it’s a great option for fall dressing.

Amalie

Deputy editor at Repeller and ardent quilt and patchwork enthusiast, prematurely diagnosed cat lady, village elder.

I ordered this coat from Psychic Outlaw back in February. Psychic Outlaw, which I seemingly can’t stop talking about, makes fabulous coats out of vintage quilts that either they source or YOU source. How cool?

I’ve credited her in the past, but Ruby Redstone initiated my intrigue with the coat she had made from her grandmother’s quilt and wore while emulating S/S 2018 Simone Rocha. I knew I wanted to snap one up before everyone flooded their inbox, so I commissioned a coat from a quilt they had sourced and opted for a hip-length, snap-closure number. It’s very mint leaves and pea salad vibes, but I’m going to wear it in any and all transitional weather.

I have… more than a few quilted items. I feel like quilting/patchwork is inherent to my style DNA. Since I love print mixing and am unafraid of looking like a craft project, I feel like these pieces work hard in my closet. I have a pair of pants, another jacket from B Sides x Bode that I scored on major sale from Opening Ceremony a while back, a Ralph Lauren blazer, a Tyler McGillivary top… I wear them all frequently. I know what I like! And I always want the colors to be right for me. I have a pretty specific color palette, most of the time, which involves a lot of what I guess I would call “hunting colors.” (Think: forest green, beige, navy blue, red, burgundy.) But I also have a secondary color palette that is a little more vibrant: mint, lilac, pale blue, sea green, yellow. It’s a whole jumble of things. But when I see a patchwork garment I like, it largely has to do with the interplay of colors.

Since this jacket is very “spring chicken,” I’ll probably want to make some stylistic elements feel a little heftier for the season. I plan on wearing it with a pale blue turtleneck underneath, some straight-leg, dark-wash jeans, and loafers. It needs the right things to go with it, from a color and silhouette perspective. I’d definitely call it more of an “occasion” coat, in that I need to plan my outfit around it, but it’s one that I looOoOove having in the rotation.

There is literally not one single item on this earth that I would not enjoy in a quilted form. You will catch me at age 80 in head-to-toe patchwork, waving my cane on my porch in Maine with a lobster tail hanging out of my mouth.

Psychic Outlaw

Quilted Supply Chore Coat

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Bode

Reworked Quilted Workwear Jacket

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Thrilling

Quilted Patchwork Multicolor Jacket

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Upcycled Gypsy

Upcycled Quilt and Chenille Jacket

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Sea NY

Paloma Patchwork Coat

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Deannes Originals

Handmade Quilted Jacket

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Avry

Avry is 28 years old, lives in North Carolina, and has a cute and tiny colorful home. She also owns an online vintage shop, where she curates cute vintage wearables inspired by her wardrobe. 

I’ve owned these pants for a little over a year now. I found them while thrifting, and at that time I was looking for quilted items like CRAZY! I was super excited when I found this pair. 

I own three vintage quilted items. Two of them will be for sale at Nxcvintage Shop very soon! The other I’m too obsessed with right now to let go of. I normally look for pastel colors in quilted garments because that’s my aesthetic—I’m not picky about the lining, design, or material. 

While I won’t be wearing this piece for the fall—since it’s coming to Nxcvintage Shop—I also own a vintage quilted trench coat in lilac that I plan to wear with flared pants, a T-shirt, and chunky boots. I’ve styled this in the past with a tucked-in lilac blazer and heels for a more dressed-up look. They are extremely comfortable and can be worn almost everyday.  

Quilted clothing is so fun, and I love the texture and character they bring to an outfit!

Front Country Designs

Handmade Mid-Rise Quilted Pant

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Polygonal Forest

Handmade High-Rise Quilted Padded Pants

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NARRŌ

Quilted Liner Pants

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Front Country Designs

Handmade Floral Quilted Pants

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Awesome Vintage Tees

70s Floral Quilted Pants

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Miriam

A fashion design graduate now working in Finance, Miriam expresses her love for fashion through dressing up in vintage and sustainable clothing.

I got this velvet quilted jacket on Etsy from Butter Vintage Store last winter, after searching for weeks for a quilted jacket that fit my style. I had only found army green or denim, which are two things I never wear—but eventually I found this brown velvet jacket! And shortly after, a black velvet and a silk, wine-colored one. I was ecstatic because these are fabrics I always seek out for their durability, expensive look, and texture. I always look for fabrics that are natural fibers and these had silk or cotton lining, which was a big bonus. This is my most-used quilted jacket since it’s my favorite! 

I typically wear it with a sweater underneath and trousers or high waisted pants so I was excited to style it with a dress and booties for fall today!. I plan on wearing it with dresses and boots this fall since fall in California isn’t that cold. 

It’s such a versatile piece that I wore it everyday when I got it, but because it’s vintage I have to remind myself to be more careful with it and not overuse it. I would love to find a quilted coat, headband, or even a quilted dress would be a fun piece to wear. 

Butter Vintage Store

90s Quilted Velvet Jacket

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Worn Vintage Shop

70s Quilted Velvet Jacket

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Thrilling

Susan Bristol Green Quilted Velvet Jacket

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Fashion ReWork

70s Quilted Velvet Jacket

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Hard Travelin’ Vintage

80s Paisley Quilted Velvet Jacket

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The post Take Your Bed With you: 3 Cozy People Style Quilted Clothes appeared first on Repeller.

This outfit was created with fall in mind. To me, Fall has everything to do with layers and comfort. I won’t sacrifice my comfort. As someone who continually commutes in New York City, I need to be comfortable at all times. The foundation of any comfortable outfit is comfortable shoes, so I normally style outfits from bottom to top because I firmly believe the type of shoes I wear is not only the baseline for wearability, but they also set the tone for the day I’m trying to have. Whether it’s a day of walking around the city commuting, or a drive around the city type of day, the shoes really define the look. But, plot twist! Fall is an excellent time to switch things up so this time around I actually styled this outfit from top to bottom. 

For this look,  this amazing ivory HM X Giuliva Heritage suit jacket was the first thing I put on and became the cornerstone of the fit It’s a limited edition piece that can be found via HM.com. The collaboration in my opinion was perfect!  It brought out the amazing Italian materials and cuts that we love from Giuliva to our U.S HM stores, at an affordable price. From the minute I saw this collaboration go live via H&M, I knew that I needed this  ivory statement set. The big question  after settling on  this  affordable and luxurious ivory jacket (two big wins in one piece) was….should I do a color block theme or simply go monochrome? 

After much serious deliberation, monochrome won this time around. Once I decided that ivory was definitely the vibe,  I centered my entire outfit around this color palette and decided to wear a matching ivory turtleneck with my suit.

The look doesn’t last forever (too much commitment), but it’s the biggest statement you can make without saying or doing much . 

With the all ivory everything look in full swing, I needed to find the perfect shoes that would pop on their own, without taking anything away from this bossy suit. I thought to myself, boots would be amazing, especially if they had a heel to it. Preferably a thick heel, because, as I said, comfort is key. I found the creamy leather Tory Burch boots that complimented my ivory suit without stealing the show. These boots have gold buckles so I knew that gold jewelry was the necessary next step to achieve total ivory power suiting transcendence. 

But oh, the journey to P. Diddy white party suiting perfection was not over yet. The all-important bag selection was the final step. I didn’t want an ivory bag because I didn’t want the bag to blend in to the look, but at the same time, I also didn’t want it to be the loudest guest at the party. When wearing a monochrome outfit,  your accessories need to have their own  stand out moment too and a  dash of a different color will make a huge difference. When it comes to handbags, the best advice I can give is to look for bags that have big personalities. Like so much personality that if that bag could speak it would say “ I’m a snack”….better yet…I’m a whole snack. Like this furry Marc Jacobs bag is for sure saying that she is a whole snack and she deserves to be a part of my outfit. 

I wanted to look super chic and elegant and this outfit gave me that. From the oversized jacket to the matching colored trouser, this outfit knows its worth. This outfit is going places. This outfit’s dream day is brunch at a California beach on a beautiful Fall morning followed by a relaxed day alone at a cafe reading an inspirational book, something like “Becoming” by Michelle Obama. 

I remember watching this video as a kid, attempting to be half as confident as Jlo in my small bedroom in Massachusetts. I have a vivid memory of her wearing an amazing ivory outfit at a beach house in this video and she wore the monochrome so confidently as she strutted through the frames. That’s exactly when I knew a full ivory moment communicates heavy Queen vibes. 

This is the beauty of styling a powerful look during such uncertain times. Honestly, I have loved getting dressed during the pandemic. For some reason, I actually feel like I have been much more creative and aware of my outfits choices, now more than ever. It has affected my style in a positive, affirming way. 

Nowadays, I will get dressed to the nines with nowhere to go. Getting dressed helps me emotionally feel good, and who doesn’t need that right now? The me prior to the pandemic would not get dressed to go to the grocery store but the me now has allowed the grocery store to become the equivalent of the red carpet at the grammys. Well, not that extreme, but you get the picture. 

And you might think that an all white outfit is too accident-prone to wear for a normal day in the life. You might ask, do I only eat clear foods? Do I ride around in town in a bubble? Am I laminated? Nope. I’m actually very clumsy, but I’m a risk taker by birth so I live on the edge. Life’s too short to not wear a dangerously pristine ivory suit set. The only real advice I could give if you want to emulate this high stakes styling is don’t order spaghetti and meatballs for dinner, and just keep dressing like we live in a world without mustard.

Creative Direction: Micaéla Verrelien
Photographer: Jeremy Mitchell

The post “Life’s Too Short to Not Wear a Dangerously Pristine Ivory Suit Set”: The Outfit Anatomy of Micaéla Verrelien appeared first on Repeller.

It’s back! And this time it features me, my girlfriend of three months, Taylor, and our combined (excessive) wardrobe. We met on Hinge in the midst of the pandemic—yes, love in pandemia!—which led to novel-length text messages, breathless phone calls starting at 5 p.m. and ending when the sun came up, and now a committed relationship. In terms of gay girl clichés we may have ticked every box, but our connection still feels singular. 

Taylor has such a keen eye for style, which is something that immediately drew me to her when she stepped out of the car she had driven five hours to see me for the first time on that hot July day. If I were to describe it, though I find it hard to pin down, I’d say it’s like a chic, genderless senior citizen. (She okay-ed me saying that.) She’s unapologetic about the way she wears things and how they represent her. And she always tells me she loves my style, too, even though it includes pieces she wouldn’t necessarily choose herself.

For this exercise, because we don’t find ourselves getting dressed every day for work, we decided we had to make our own fun. Categories! And this time we decided to dress each other. Enjoy the fruits of our (very enjoyable) labor:

Reimagining That “First Look” Moment

Amalie: Yes, just like when Bride 1 turns the corner and Bride 2 looks at her, the first time we met was after a period of FERVID talking and texting, so our first greeting was emotional. When I first saw her and ran into her arms, I felt like she looked magical. The edgy elements of her outfit (Black socks and black shoes in 90 degree heat? Men’s tank, pants, and shirt?) with the singular way she lopes gave me a little heartbeat in my fingers. When I offered to have us recreate what a normal “first date” look would have been, I didn’t change a thing because I wouldn’t. (Get some wine for that cheese.)

Taylor: Amalie is the absolute woman of my dreams. If you’ve ever imagined your dreamy steamboat, end-game type of romance, that is what surged through me the moment I laid eyes on her. I was honestly stunned by her the first time I saw her. She was wearing Birkenstocks, bike shorts, and a high neck white tank. To reinterpret that first day look, I stuck with the bike shorts because, hot, and then chose a silky shirt that I love from her closet. And strappy heels because, why not? I’ve only ever heard my heartbeat in such isolation in fight-or-flight scenarios.

The Gays Go to Home Depot

Amalie: We have gone to Home Depot twice in the past three months, which is more than I’ve gone there in the past five years. Taylor is extremely handy—skills she learned from her beloved grandfather—and she insisted on redoing the insides of the closets in my new apartment. There is a strong indication that we will be going back in the near future, as the Depot is a place where she feels at Home (lol). So, with “home improvement” as our theme, I dressed her in the (very cool) look that she wore while drilling into drywall this past weekend: Carhartt bib overalls, a Colette x Free & Easy tee, and her Nike Air Force 1s. Honestly, I should have thrown some pencils and screws into her front pocket.

Taylor: Home improvement plans, Home Depot and the third-floor walk-up apartment situation boils down to needing durable clothing that covers as much skin as possible. Practicality is key when you’re doing stuff like this. So, I put Amalie in a comfortable, secure denim outfit with these crazy moon boots she owns to combat any potential mishaps. I chose pieces that allow enough room for comfort and support, but not enough room for one to become lethargic and/or lazy.

Nice Curbside Dinner (An Oxymoron?)

Amalie: For this look, I wanted to really dress Taylor up. She said specifically that I couldn’t put her in a literal dress, so I opted for the most gussied-up pants and top combination I had in my closet. The silk shirt is one that I’ve never felt great about on myself, and when she put it on, it was an instant yes. She said she felt like herself in the tailored pants, too. BUT, when I put the snakeskin boots in front of her she gave me a little skeptical sidelong glance. I told her to trust. All good relationships have that, u know? It’s a new phenomenon (and a privilege, I recognize) for me to be able to share clothes with a partner. It makes me actually beam to see her look so good in my clothing. I thought she looked jaw-droppingly lovely in this.

Taylor: I love how we differ in our sense of styles: Amalie likes loud, eccentric patterns, whereas I tend to veer more on the simpler, monochromatic side of the closet. For this look, I wanted to maintain aspects of her eccentricity through muted yet unconventional elements: an oversized blazer, white boots, red lipstick and a sheer patterned top. I settled on something more “muted” because I wanted her natural beauty to be front row. 

Pack a Bag, We’re Going to Ft. Greene Park

Amalie: I’ll be the first to admit I may have done too much with Taylor’s look, here. But I couldn’t help myself! There were too many things I wanted to pack into one. First of all, she’s been wearing turtle- and mock necks since I met her in the dead heat of July. She says she wears them all year long, and I love that. So there had to be a turtle. Then, a button-down. She owns a whole fleet of oversized button-downs she inherited from her grandparents, which I would define as her “signature.” Then, of course, her Carhartt jeans that make her butt look squeezable (too much?) and her blue glasses, which are my kryptonite. Without fail, there is a baseball cap, too. This is how Taylor dresses most days, which is to say: adorable. Perfect.

Taylor: For this look I chose garments to tribute Amalie’s ability to effortlessly appear fully put together and polished while still being comfortable. As someone who already came with a deep affinity towards clothing, I admire this about her as much as I find it completely irresistible. I also really love the pair of jeans she’s wearing in this look and am someone who always tends to reserve statement pieces for larger scale occasions rather than, say, a day in the park. I appreciate how thoughtful Amalie is with her stylistic choices—she has no reservations, and makes the most of every opportunity. She puts her clothes on display to the fullest in a way that I believe outwardly is extremely desirable (too much?) Amalie loves to mix and match patterns and also has a shoe game that truly competes with any closet scene from MTV Cribs. Given the mix and match of shoe:pant, I leaned on something more simple for her top, which shows off Amalie’s her beautiful frame. I added a forest green bag, for the sake of practicality. One of my favorite things about Amalie is how she creates a contagious, optimistic energy and an immediate sense of inclusion in the environments she occupies, even through her clothing. I feel like this look accomplishes that.

Is Matching Cringe or Cute?

Amalie: I’ll answer for us both on this one, since I kind of engineered it, lol. I got these Livin’ Cool sweat-short-suits last week and we have both been living (cool?) in them since. At the end of the day, comfort is king, and when we’re sitting at the big table in my living room on folding chairs working all day, it just feels good to lounge. I had Taylor put on a turtleneck under hers to jazz it up and her New Balances. And glasses, always. I’m still not sure what the pulse is on matching with your partner, but trust me when I say this is not something we would ever, like, meet friends in together without a self-deprecating joke or two. But we certainly will canoodle at home!

Overall, thinking about what I learned from this exercise, I guess it’s just that I love what Taylor wears. I feel proud standing next to her. Her closet is different from mine, and yet juxtaposes so nicely with it, that it feels natural. We each have things that we can pull from each other, but for the most part we can simply admire how the other presents without feeling the need to do the same thing. And that’s pretty special.

The post My Girlfriend and I Dressed Each Other for a Week and I Guess I Really Like Her appeared first on Repeller.

I’ve come across five very specific sunglass styles and five equally specific scarf styles that I’m enjoying right now. Take a look, because the sun will come out tomorrow!

The Classic Retro + Dainty Crochet

An everyday yet iconic pair of sunglasses, with self-aware coolness. The Wayfarer’s dark lenses and chunky frame look great on so many faces, and they’re easy to pair with any outfit. I personally own a pair of Harris sunglasses from Warby Parker, and I love them for their size, style, comfort, and durability. They have a bit of weight to them so I opted for pairing them with a long lightweight crochet scarf perfect for the 65 degrees we’ve been at in NYC. I then paired with a smart collared top (you could also do a jacket or full suit!) + a bold lipstick. 

Warby Parker

Harris in Jet Black

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Warby Parker

Beale in Jet Black

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Ray-Ban

Original Wayfarer Sunglasses

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Gucci

Square Sunglasses in Black

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3rdEyeView

Nixx

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Engleberts

Handmade Zebrawood Sunglasses

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The Oversized Thin-Framed Rectangle + Chunky Woven

I’ve been wearing chains (or croakies) on my sunglasses for five years now—leaving me quite excited by the Gucci Spring 2020 show, which had models walking the runway in them. I specifically loved the collection’s oversized square frames + chains and decided to recreate that here (after recently referencing the collection in our Friday shopping newsletter that featured cool vintage finds… I’m clearly quite the fan). They are dainty so I combined them with this chunky scarf I found on Etsy (which is unbelievably soft, by the way). This is a bold and glamorous statement—enough to next-level your leggings + sweatshirt combo (and I highly recommend that exact look).

Ray-Ban

Oversized Square Frame Sunglasses

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Gucci

GG Oversized Tortoiseshell Sunglasses

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Sunglass Hut Collection

Oversized Tortoise/Green Sunglasses

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Nroda

Oversized “As Seen On TV” Sunglasses

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Sunglass Museum

Tortoiseshell Oversized Square Jackie O Sunglasses

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J.Crew

Oversize Retro Square Sunglasses

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& Other Stories

Oversized Tortoise Sunglasses

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The Colored Monochrome + Match-y Scarf

Colored lenses have been around for a while. Beth recently wore an oversized vintage rose-colored pair in her vintage vest story. What I love about this pair is the whole body of the sunglasses—lenses and frame—is one uniform color. I’m drawn to the red because it’s bright, cheery, and loud. I added on yet another sunglass chain to really play into the monochrome (and because I’m me). For the scarf pairing I further embraced the color red with this bandana scarf that’s perfect for chilly-but-not-brick days and cozy sweater to really quadruple-down on the whole monochrome thing. 

Solid & Striped x Le Specs

The Wategos Red

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Zenni

Premium Cat-Eye Sunglasses

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Retrosuperfuture

Limone Sunglasses

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Savant & Scholar

Hollywood Sunglasses Crystal Green

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Retrosuperfuture

Drew Sunglasses

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Filling Pieces

Retro Square Frame Matzeli Sunglasses

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Hi Tek Designs

Round Steampunk Red Frame Sunglasses

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Carla Colour

Kenzie Fizz Photochromic Sunglasses

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The Cool, All-Black Pair à la Zoë Kravitz from High Fidelity + Equally Cool Scarf

This is a hyper-specific style, and the closest to it I’ve found is the Ray-Ban 2016 Daddy-O II. Here, I styled a vintage pair of legitimate ’90s sunglasses (on loan from a friend), which is the route I would take, if not the Ray-Bans. Lucky for you, there are plenty of similar vintage ones (see below). The requirements: oval (though I am a big fan of this pair from Fenty, which is rectangular), all-black, and narrow; dark lenses are a must, and wide arms preferred. I love this style of sunglasses paired with a plaid, checkered or flannel scarf (I am personally eyeing this one from Dr. Marten’s). I added a re-worked tank from DENIMCRATIC and oversized denim jacket to really lean into the 90s.

Ray-Ban

Daddy-O II Sunglasses

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The Denim King

90s Black Sunglasses

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Fenty

Trouble Rectangular-Frame Sunglasses

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Fruit Vintage

90s Gucci Black Oval Sunglasses

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Le Specs

Unreal! Black Rounded Rectangle Sunglasses

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The Clear Aviators + Bold Pattern

I have always preferred acetate aviators to metal ones, but what I am specifically drawn to right now is a clear frame. To my delight, Coco and Breezy makes the exact pair I was envisioning. They’re also easy to style so have fun with your scarf and do a bold print like this bold gingham puffy scarf from COA NYC. I went a step further and went full-gingham with a smaller-print gingham shirt, to make it an outfit. 

Coco And Breezy

Moxi Clear Aviator Sunglasses

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Sunglass Museum

80s Clear Aviator Sunglasses

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Jim Halo

Oversized Plastic Aviator Sunglasses

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Savant & Scholar

Bronzeville Crystal Aviator

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S.N.0.B. Collector Shop

70s CREATION DENIS GOBERT Classic Clear Aviator Sunglasses

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Shades of Shades

Kingston Milk Complex Aviator Sunglasses

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Bottega Veneta

Oversized Acetate Sunglasses

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Those are my 5 favorite sunglass styles + scarf pairings. Do you have any of either you’re loving right now? How would you pair them? Let me know because if it’s not obvious, I really, really like both. And if you need any additional sunglass chain suggestions, you know where to reach me (the comments below)!

Photography by Beth Sacca.

Model: Naomi Byrd.

The post 5 Ways to Wear Fall’s Dynamic Style Duo appeared first on Repeller.

The good thing about pants, however, is that they’re great for both fall and the season that shall not be named. Now that I’m done convincing you on the idea of pants, which everyone already owns anyway, I’m here to convince you that printed pants are your staple piece for the next two seasons. Jackets are cute, but they can also ruin your outfit. If you still want to show that you’re remotely cool underneath all that jacket material, I suggest… printed pants. Pants. Printed. Printed pants. It’s actually sort of miraculous: They’ll let you show off your cool self, while keeping you warm, this season and the next. 

Below, a few outfits that may lead you to purchasing printed pants in the next minute/few seconds. 

Logo-Printed Pantalones

This outfit would be perfect with a leather jacket and/or large sweater for this fall. The text makes you look twice, and the sneakers matching the logo pulls the whole outfit together. 

HUF

Logo Easy Work Pant

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Etsy

Logo Coca-Cola Pants

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eBay

Logo Guinness Pants

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Patta

Stamp Logo Pants

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Dsquared2

Logo Printed Palazzo Pants

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Pattern Smashing

Take a moment. Breathe it all in. This outfit is everything. The way she mixes patterns with the stripes and the zebra-print pants is on point—not to mention how the scrunchie, sunnies, and shoes move your eyes around the entire outfit. This pattern-smashing ensemble is achieved by connecting colors. I suggest you try it out! 

Derek Lam 10 Crosby

Zebra Print Flared Trousers

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Moore Vintage

Alexander McQueen Printed Flare Jeans

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Paloma Wool

Orinocco Checker Pant

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Holiday The Label

Red Check Kokomo Pants

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Thrilling

Zebra Print Skinny Pants

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Just Cavalli

Wave Print Trousers

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Source Unknown

Animal Print Pants

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Source Unknown

Chestnut Printed Pleated Pants

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Topshop

Black And White Zebra Print Flare Pants

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P.A.R.O.S.H.

Zebra Print Trouser

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eBay

80s Blue and White Zebra Print Pants

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Levenity

Zebra Print Pants

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Bleached

I love this outfit for what the pants and top are doing for each other. They complement each other perfectly. The top feels vintage, while pants feel fresh. Bonus: It all looks extremely comfy.

NaClO Apparel

“Heat” Set

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Etsy

80s Hand-Dyed Jeans

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Paloma Wool

Soft Blue Calgary Pant

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Etsy

Hand Bleach-Dyed Pants

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Seeker

Souk Pant in Tie Dye Okra

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Hillier Bartley

Bleach-Splatter Corduroy Trousers

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Marques’Almeida

Bleached High-Waisted Wide-Leg Jeans

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Etsy

90s MOSCHINO Cheap and Chic Satin Printed Pants

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Moore Vintage

Lacroix Red, Purple and Gold Twill Pants

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Urban Outfitters

BDG Tie-Dye High-Waisted Baggy Jean

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The BW Printed Set

I’ve spent a lot of time drooling over this outfit. If I saw it on her in person, I would consider stealing it. The set is almost checkered, the pattern that took over for gingham this fall. The top feels like Patagonia met street style, thanks to OBEY. Even though this outfit is a set, if you take away the top and add a different colored puffy coat with some colorful sneakers, you have yourself another look. 

House of Sunny

All You Need is Love Pant

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House of Sunny

All You Need is Love Bomber Jacket

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Holiday The Label

Newsprint Set

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Comeback As A Flower

Oatmeal Dye Set

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Topshop

Black and White Tracksuit

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House of Sunny

Hibiscus Pant

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Stieglitz

Fleming Bomber

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Stieglitz

Fleming Flares

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SHOP BREAKFAST

Organic Cotton Printed Set

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Etsy

70s Ski Set

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Thrilling

90s White and Black Mickey Mouse Printed Pant

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Lazy Oaf

Happy Sad Cotton Pants

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The Classic

These pants have been a staple for many in the past. They’re easy to pair with anything and always look good. With this outfit in particular, I love how she is wearing hiking boots and a rain hat in a different print from the pants (would also be cute if matched!). The jacket compliments the entire outfit, making it feel like she’s going on a chic hike. 

Madewell

Wide-Leg Crop Plaid Pants

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Jibri

High-Waisted Wide-Leg Plaid Pants

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COLLUSION

Blue and Green Check Pants

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Thrilling

70s Plaid Flair Trouser

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Etsy

Elastic Waist Plaid Pants

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Grass Fields

Silk Etta Pants

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Modcloth

Printed Pleated Wide-Leg Pants

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Paige Of Air

70s Wool Plaid Trousers

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Floral

This set!? The boots!? These Ganni leggings are basically pants, in that they cover your legs. Same thing. I love all the warm colors in this blurry floral print. I need this outfit for fall STAT.  

Ganni

Floral Mesh Multicolor Leggings

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La DoubleJ

Floral-Print Leggings

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Stieglitz

Floral Flared Leggings

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Confetti

Palms-Print Leggings

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Etsy

60s Flower Flare Pants

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Rose-Print Leggings

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Vivetta

Floral-Print Legging

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Stine Goya

Nolan Printed Stretch-Crepe Flare Pants

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Gingham

Didn’t I just say gingham was over? MAYBE. Am I already regretting what I said? Yes. First of all, that banana looks tasty. Second of all, this different-colored gingham set is working!! The brown colors pull in warmth for fall, while the punchy pink in the pants gives the whole thing some energy. 

Storets

Pink Gingham Bootcut Pants

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Thrilling

Elastic Waist Gingham Pants

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Holiday The Label

Purple Gingham Kokomo Pants

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Etsy

80s High-Waisted Gingham Pants

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Billabong

Bronze Diamond Gingham Pants

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Derek Lam 10 Crosby

Straight Gingham Twill Trouser

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In summation: This fall, I suggest you embrace your truest self and step out of your home to catch some fresh air in something that makes you feel good. The grocery store needs to see your fit! So do your neighbors. Do it for the Vine!! Just kidding, but in your new print pants, you will feel the confidence that Jason Derulo (being insanely excessive for absolutely no reason) has in this TikTok. 

Feature Photo: SIEDRÉS printed knit pants, Holiday The Label checkered pants and Juliet Johnstone hand-painted pants.

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I am not on drugs, though I am sure I could be. Thus begins the Collina Strada SS21 digital presentation titled “Change is Cute.”

A year ago I wrote a breathless play-by-play report of the SS20 show because I was feeling, um, breathless in the best way. I am back. I’m ready to do the same. Almost like live-Tweeting. This time, from the perch of my dining room table, wearing a malodorous sweatshirt. I recommend playing this video while pulling up the commentary in another tab so you can follow along with my word salad.

00:13 This is just a personal reminder for me that I should walk with my hips forward like this more often. Okay, carry on.

00:21 A close-up of a tie-dye tee that says “vulnerability” in either sequin or rhinestone. I have the cash right now.

00:22 Mallory confirms that the edit team is tuned in.

00:27 I already have too much commentary. But Precious Okoyomon carrying her small earth angel child Rainbow? The heart can only take so much.

00:40 Who is she

00:51 “I care a lot and I wear Collina Strada” or “I care a lotta, I wear Collina Strada” is maybe one of the smartest marketing slogans…… I have heard in my 27 years of living.

1:00 Who is she

1:17 Ok. We’ve got two dancing CGI cows flanking HAWA. Vibes are immaculate.

1:31 I would seriously like to know who she is. I would seriously like to commend this 3D animator. I am sweating.

1:38 The solar panels…

2:10 The girl in the back is all of us. Also, man, I miss Clip Art.

2:28 THE FLOWER PRINT G-STRING? NOW I WANT A G-STRING?

2:40 On a serious note, I simply love the incorporation of masks into the show. It’s a reminder that this pandemic is far from over, that living with masks is non-optional, and yet—there are ways to fold them into your life that don’t feel so limiting. Collina Strada was one of the first designers to be responsive to the need for masks. And that’s pretty cool.

3:18 No, I have not NOT noticed the hairpieces, they are incredible.

3:34 Genuinely waiting for a thumb-thumb to pop out. Genuinely feel like I’m experiencing Gulla Gulla Island on drugs. Like… Blue skidoo we can, too. Anyone?

3:46 ALERT! We have a baby in a flower headpiece. Teletubbies vibes.

4:10 I’m sorry I can’t stop talking, but the “Sustainability” briefs? THE “SUSTAINABILITY” BRIEFS? Call the Coast Guard.

4:19 I just want to know who she is.

4:33 Another serious note, just because it’s worth acknowledging this amidst all the showstopping, delightful mayhem: Hillary Taymour’s casting rocks. Power to a designer who sees the importance in creating cool, sustainable designer garments for everyone in a landscape that still somehow has not been able to knock that into their skulls.

5:23 The refrain of “Climate change is really sad” is echoing in my brain. Utterly relevant, deeply true at this critical juncture given the wildfires enveloping our country. I donated to this relief fund today with a heavy heart.

6:30 I am ready to pay cash… for this sweatshirt. As well as this dog. And his blonde wig.

7:14 Gonna need an ID on those sneakers, girl.

7:46 Am I or am I not in Grizzly Bear’s “Ready, Able” music video? Anyone? …Anyone.

8:21 Apocalyptic raining frogs vibes. Anyone? Sunday School? Anyone.

9:18 Work the runway, mama!

9:28 “I’m happy as a clam in the sand / We’ll face climate change as best as we can” <– Interestingly, my next tattoo

10:06 Again, I would like to take a moment to applaud this 3D animator, whose name I have just found: Jefferson Wenzel. Big round of applause for Jefferson. I’m serious.

10:39 Okay, I can tell we’re coming to the close with this euphoric montage.

In which case I’ll just say: I’m floored. I am sweating both on my brow and under my pits, and the thermostat claims it’s only 71 degrees in here. How thrilling to see such an irreverent, thoughtful, trippy, rambunctious, off-the-wall, completely democratized show for Fashion Week? So often, lately, it feels like life is dragging us by our hair, but, in its own strange way, this show felt to me like “hope.” Hope for fashion, maybe some hope for our political and ecological future, and certainly hope for serious change in the industry. After all, change (as evidence below) is cute.

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Gen Z was more tech savvy when they were shaking baby rattles than I was at age 12. They’re socially, politically, and environmentally engaged. They slam hate speech on TikTok in favor of words of encouragement. They tank entire Trump rallies. They have opened themselves up to a buffet of options to help them finesse their sexual identity. They’re cool!!!

Not to mention, many of them happen to be extremely savvy at shopping second-hand. Whether they’re trolling Depop or sifting through the racks of their local donation-based church thrift stores, they’ve acquired some of the best tricks of the trade for digital and IRL treasure hunting. 

And while I’m aware that I’m speaking broadly, the teens that I know these days are fundamentally great in so many ways, they give me hope for a future that, in less hopeful moments, looks deeply uncertain. And how special is it for the reputation of an entire generation be characteristics and behaviors that I wish I found more often in my *own* generation?

Anyway, before I permit a single, loving tear to slide down my nose and drip onto the exclamation key, I’ll allow these cool teens to speak for themselves. All my sweeping “generation generalizations” ring true with Joyce, 19, and Orlie, 18—second-hand-savvy teens I had the privilege of speaking to this week in New York. Below, they share some of their expertise, alongside the tips of other teens in the Repeller audience who bestowed their best vintage shopping knowledge upon us via a survey. 

Get out your digital pad and pen for this one.

Joyce Matos, 19

Joyce is a sophomore at NYU Gallatin. She was born and raised in Ridgewood, Queens, and is actually finding Zoom classes to be kind of… nice?

On How it All Got Started

I think I started shopping thrift and vintage in late middle school. You grow up in New York and the thing to do is to go to L Train Vintage after school and just hang out in that miserable store where there’s never AC. I grew up in Ridgewood, and there was a huge thrift store there called Urban Jungle near my uncle’s factory.I would always go there, but my parents did not like me thrifting. It’s an immigrant thing, I think, like, “Why are you buying someone else’s clothes? We moved to America so you could buy new clothes.” Then I learned about fast fashion and I explained this to them, and they were like, “No, no, please buy new clothes or else why did we move here?”

In early ninth grade, when I was on Tumblr, there used to be more activism on Tumblr. I would read about fast fashion and labor practices, and it was very intense. I was aware of it to an extent, but not to the extent of photos and details and what sweatshop workers are going through. I read a book at that age, too, called Factory Girls, about the factories in one of the cities in southern China. It included testimonies from factory workers there, and I remember reading it and thinking about how awful it was. I had a debate with my mom about it because she was like, “That’s how they make their money. Are you going to deny them that?” and I said “People can still buy there, I just don’t have to buy there.” 

I know there are sustainable brands, but at the same time I don’t necessarily trust them. There have even been these debates around the ethics of second-hand shopping, about how Depop sellers are buying from charity shops and thrift stores that people depend on and marking it up. I don’t prefer Depop and tend to know which sellers do that and which ones I can trust. I prefer Poshmark for that reason. Poshmark isn’t like someone going to a thrift store, buying everything, and then selling it to upper-middle-class teenagers with a markup.

On What She’s Wearing Today

Today I wore Levi’s 522s. They’re like these low-rise, baggy jeans that I always wear. They’re very Avril Lavigne, low-rise, loose. The jeans make me feel like a boy, in a sense, and then I feel good about myself because I can breathe, I can move, and still look cool. And I wore a Hysteric Glamour tank top, which is pink with this graphic design on it. I found it on Japanese eBay. 

Before that, I was wearing a Betsey Johnson blouse that’s very frilly and cream colored and these Jean Paul Gaultier tan, low-rise flares. The Betsey Johnson shirt I found on Poshmark, as well as the Levi’s. The JPG pants I found at Hester Street Fair, which is a flea market event that happens in Chinatown. I’d consider this more of a fancy outfit. I like the colors together, the cream and brown and tan. Then I chose to use the plaid colors of the shoes to offset that. The vibe I’m always going for is like… an old stableboy who’s going to his first party. 

On Starting Your Search with Tumblr

To find what I’m looking for, I usually go on Tumblr. I’m an active Tumblr user—me and my closest friends all have them and we send each other stuff. We look at Fruits Magazine or Popeye, Japanese magazines, and find style inspiration there. Then I’ll go to Depop and start searching—I’ll put search terms into Depop and find the right names or brands of what I’m looking for. Then I’ll put it in Poshmark or Ebay because it’s always cheaper. 

That’s one of my tips: Find what you like on Depop and buy it somewhere else because the sellers won’t mark it up. The difference between the different resale apps is that Depop has become a business place, where sellers will go buy stuff and then mark it up, whereas Poshmark is just a bunch of middle-aged moms trying to clean out their closets. Depop is a different kind of platform for selling clothes. There are Depop sellers. You know the names of Depop sellers. They’re personalities.

On Finding the Hidden Gems

One platform I love is Japanese Ebay. It’s not called Japanese Ebay, it’s called something like Yahoo Shopping, which is Japan’s form of Ebay. Japanese Mercari is also really good. Rakuten is great. I mostly love Poshmark and I’ll use Depop sometimes—only sometimes. In real life, my favorite stores are Country Of on Essex, which used to be a stand at Hester Street Fair. Also Lara Koleji in Greenpoint. She has a great curation of clothing.

Find what you like and put in keywords: ropped blouse,” “orange cropped tee”. You just have to be really patient and communicate with the seller. Be polite and ask questions. If things are already cheap, then I won’t barter down, but if it’s more than I want to pay, then I’ll go a little lower than I’ll actually pay and they’ll usually meet me. 

Also, brands you wouldn’t expect to have good clothes, do. Early 2000s Loft? Good. The brands your mom would wear? Banana Republic, Loft, all of those corporate or office-wear brands, are really good. Their quality was better back then. There’s some good low-cut pants, really good blouses. Check out the mom brands. 

On Her Best Scores Ever

The best item I ever purchased second-hand was this purple figure-skating dress. It’s light purple mesh and has glittery flowers on it. It has a fairy-like hem—I wore it to prom. And I’m really into this old skate brand called Porn Star. It’s really hard to find. I found one shirt on Depop listed for $300, which was a no. Then I found one on eBay for $40 and I got them down to $20 and was very proud of myself. I love their labels, their tags. 

Orlie May White, 18

Orlie is a first-year student at Barnard College in Manhattan. She’s taking a class on the history of humanity wearing clothing and is loving it.

On Crafting Her Lewk

There’s a lot to say here. The first thing I’m wearing is this beret by Kangol. I got this at a flea market in Seattle because I was there for my cousin’s bar mitzvah. I had always wanted a beret—now I have a few and I collect them.

The next thing I have is this white bomber jacket. It says “The Kids from Wisconsin” on the back and on the front it says “Steve.” I always wanted to have some kind of athletic, football, jock-jacket, and this is the closest I’ll ever get to that.

My skirt is gingham, it looks like a picnic blanket and I really like the unique seams. There’s a thrift store in my hometown of Maplewood, New Jersey, where I found it, and I had my eye on it for a long time. It didn’t fit me properly in the waist, so I negotiated the price down after watching it for, like, months. I usually wear it with a belt and I love it. 

This belt and my necklace I bought in Morocco. I was lucky enough to spend three weeks doing a road trip there last summer with my family, because we knew some people that used to work there. In Morocco there are so many antique stores, even in the desert—all over the place. I could never get tired of looking at them. I negotiated with the owner for a price on this necklace, which is older, and this belt, which is newer. I love how they look together. 

My tank top is by Baby Phat, which I love. I was born in 2001 so I grew up in the 2000s and wasn’t really aware of the Baby Phat brand. Now I love the founder, Kimora Lee Simmons–I think she’s a really inspiring and confident woman. I wanted to support more Black-owned businesses in fashion, and a lot of people in my age group aren’t as familiar with Baby Phat. I really love it and love telling people about it. I actually wore it to my high school graduation, actually. I went to a Catholic school and always got in so much trouble for not abiding by uniform guidelines rules because I always wanted to be creative. I wasn’t allowed to do anything with the gown so I wore this underneath. I was sneaky like that; I’ve learned to dress that way.

My cowboy boots! Cowgirl boots, actually. I visited my grandmother who rented a house in the Berkshires. I went to the Goodwill that’s off the highway there and found these boots and they were only $6. I’d been wanting cowboy boots forever. They’re so cool and I love them so much.

This purse is from the Takashi Murakami Louis Vuitton collaboration from the mid-2000s. I got it for my 10th birthday. My family is not into designer clothes and are not glamorous in any way like that. I was in Florida in the winter and my mom went to a Goodwill there. The story goes that she found this bag in some random bin in a hidden spot, and the lady at the store didn’t know what it was. She showed my mom that there was a small nail polish stain on the inside of the bag and assumed people wouldn’t want the bag because of the stain. My mom got it for $4. I’ve checked to see if it’s real, and there are these numbers that are inside that are supposed to indicate that, but real or not I love it.

I put this outfit together through trial and error. I wanted to have a variety of pieces that represented different time periods, different locations, different ways of acquisition. When dressing up for something, I try to make myself a little uncomfortable in the way I mix and match. A lot of the people who design these clothes probably never would imagine them being worn the way I wear them, but I feel like it’s a way of telling some kind of story that I might not even know. I always still feel like I’m in the dress-up phase of my life. When I was a kid I played dress-up all the time, and I feel like I just never moved on.

On Her Second-Hand Origins

The question should really be “When did I first start shopping FIRST-hand!” My mom raised my sister and I on consignment clothes. When we were little and our bodies were always changing and growing, my mom said we should always have hand-me-downs. There are some local neighborhood consignment stores for kids that most of my clothes came from.

I remember me and my sister being like, “I wish we could buy clothes from, like, Old Navy or something normal,” but my mom just always had the idea that this was the easiest and cheapest way to shop.

On Her Top Tips

For online shopping, it’s really good to have something specific in mind that you’re looking for. So many places that you would go to find things online are so oversaturated with people trying to get rid of things. It’s easy to feel lost or overwhelmed by the mere quantity. If you have the vision of something you’re looking for, or a look you want to achieve, a specific decade, material or brand will help narrow your search. The more specific, the better your chances are of finding something that fits your vision.

On Her Favorite Gown (Yes, Gown)

My favorite things I purchase are the things I feel most fabulous, glamorous, and fashionable in. I”m such a girly-girl, and I love getting dressed up. You can’t wear these big, voluminous pieces to the grocery store, but I’m so drawn to them. I found this vintage Elie Tahari gown at a church thrift store in Deerport, Florida. I was going to a wedding and didn’t like my dress, and I found this glamorous, beautiful, embellished dress that’s cut on the bias so it fits everyone that wears it. It’s my favorite piece, sometimes I just wear it around my apartment. Whenever I’m feeling bad or down, I’ll put on this dress just to make myself feel better. I can’t wait to, one day, have a place to wear it. 

Photography by Beth Sacca.

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“Maternity Leave Realness”

By Tiffany Wilkinson, Creative Director

The algorithm definitely knows I’m about to give birth—every other ad I get is for a nursing bra! I have a board of cool mums saved, and one of baby-related things. This board is a little mix of everything. As summer comes to an end I’m thinking about being cozy at home with a new baby. There are some noodles I want to eat from @meerasodha, the breast-feeding chair of my dreams from @claudehome, a shot of Alice Cooper and his family by Terry O’Neill, and, of course, some “back-to-school” looks.

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Fall still feels like back-to-school time to me, and this tote by Florist is the book bag of my dreams.

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If the jeans plan fails (which is totally possible) Nnennna Echem’s loose dress and sneakers combo is going to be my go-to fall look.

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Being pregnant, I’ve really missed wearing pants. The idea of fastening anything rigid around my waist has become totally alien and novelty to me. Once the baby comes, I’m excited to have that nice tucked-in feeling again. These jeans are at the top of my wish list.

“Skressed, Nostalgic, and Black”

By Mikaela Clark, Creative Production Manager

I named my fall saved folder “Art,” which at times is frustratingly broad, but it has also widened the scope of what I consider art to be, which I enjoy! I’ve got a few painting videos saved there, a ton of vintage photographs (especially of black people/families) from the 40s, 50s, or 70s, and a couple wild cards, like a post of a close friend juxtaposed with a really good poem about black manhood.

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The pearl, the gem, THE Josephine Baker! She is larger than life and that 1950s fast vibrato-style of singing is so nostalgic and dreamy. I watch this video once a week and already have plans to recreate this look for the Halloween Parties that won’t be happening.

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This is a still of Dorothy Dandridge and Harry Belafonte in the movie Carmen Jones. I’ve never seen the film, but the images of two fine people serving the perfect blend of class and eroticism halted my scrolling. And it is pretty self-explanatory as far as how it relates to my fall mood….

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Let’s be real, this has been my mood since March when the world shut down. For a while, I had a flow for keeping up with friends while we’re forced to be apart, but lately I’ve been feeling like this photo, hooked up to every device I own and in constant conversation. I guess my fall mood is to adopt some of Dijonay’s enthusiasm for this new normal, because I love my friends… but my eyes hurt.

“Print-Set Confusion”

By Beth Sacca, Visuals Editor

Everything I save always ends up accidentally looking good together, which is great for my eyeballs. Right now everything is definitely taking a turn towards warmer clothing and how to layer. The funnier imagery is what my mood will lean toward as were all forced to return inside for the cold months ahead. I keep style and photography boards separate. And I have different folders for different styles—I have an entire folder dedicated to pattern smashing and how to style completely different patterns into one overall look, for example. If you separate your folders into complex systems, you may also be the type of person who doesn’t like to have their main entree and sides touching. And yes… that IS ME.

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I’ve been in love with these Brother Vellies boots since the beginning of time and feel like a window shopper who will never pull the plug. I plan to gaze at them until they hopefully one day go on sale.

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The day this video campaign dropped it flooded my feed. Everyone I know fell in love. Aime Leon Dore is the ultimate fall statement (also forever statement) and I may be convinced Teddy Santis is the smartest guy in fashion right now. I love that the brand is unisex and uses real people as models. Their new campaign The World’s Borough is setting the right example for the rest of the fashion world to follow.

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Anna Sarlvit is one of the cute instagrammers of Copenhagen that have populated my instagram feed. I’m obsessed with the colors she surrounds herself with and her ability to transform her new apartment into a relaxing, colorful dream home. Will I move to Copenhagen because of this girl’s instagram? Probably, one day! This outfit in particular I love—it’s a set that also has matching boots (drool) (realize drooling) (quickly wipe away drool).

“Punch of (Cozy) Color”

By Elizabeth Tamkin, Market Editor and Strategist

Since the start of quarantine, I’ve been using my Instagram saved folder for most of my market research. No in-person market appointments means I’m discovering new brands virtually now. You’ll notice a lot of soft colors and pastels, which, until looking at this as a full grid, I didn’t realize I was gravitating toward. I guess those are the colors that make me feel good right now.

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I plan to use these Merritt Meacham pants in for an upcoming shoot and wanted to keep a mental note (aka Instagram flag) so I don’t forget about them. They have the coolest side snaps and are unisex.

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This photo of a knit set and blazer from Source Unknown Store’s Instagram is some inspiration of how I can use some of my summer wear as cozy items at home this fall. When styling, I like to mix textures and materials from different brands and I appreciate the pairing of this wide-ribbed corset top with these cashmere shorts.

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I love how Amaka styled her jeans tucked into tube socks here. I plan to adapt it for my joggers at home.

“Preppy Androgynous Banana”

By Amalie MacGowan, Social Media Manager

This saved folder, titled “Chic,” is curated with my outfit and home saves because, tbh, my giant saved folder is a mix of stuff I want to post to the Man Repeller instagram (no spoilers!) and dumb memes and pictures of cats doing the splits. I have a handful of saved folders. I honestly wish I were more organized. There’s “Art,” there’s “Eats,” “Chic,” “Man Repeller Sh*t” and “Lol,” but most of the time I just dump into the “All Posts” folder with abandon. For those who know me, this tracks.

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This is like the Wicked Witch of the East, but Grandpa style. The perfect fall color palette exists and it’s right here. That navy blue? That forest green? That rich mahogany? All I need is a smoking jacket and no smokes because that’s not my vibe!

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This is a tattoo artist I follow named Jess Chen and usually I love her tat work, but this image of her peaceful, unfussy home made me produce an audible gasp. As I attempt to build my new home (it’s new! it’s my own!) I hope to take some of the minimal/maximal cues from this image.

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I love this entire Aimé Léon Doré campaign with my whole heart. The looks are styled to perfection and pretty much exactly—exactly—what I would like my closet to look like.

“Textural Terra Cotta”

By Marisa Lifschutz, Business and Communications Strategist

This board is chock full of moments that resonate with me on a soul level, which includes a mix of interior, culinary, and style groupings. For fall, I’m drawn to imagery with different textures and layers that contribute to a cohesive look. I love to mix different patterns and colors in my own personal style, but saved folders provide the perfect opportunity to group fall inspiration in a more consistent tone. I like the saved feature but rarely look back on my saved posts. I prefer to think of myself as Cam Jansen when saving photos, taking a mental photographic *click* when hitting save and then storing said post in the depths of my brain rather than returning to the folder.

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This chocolate loaf has everything I want served up for fall with seeded textures galore. I would love to first bake this loaf and delight in smelling chocolate wafting through the air, and then translate the loaf to a look with sesame and brown layers.

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I’m quick to save Nina Marker’s style and have this photo at the ready for a perfectly cohesive dose of fall 2020. Worn leather and a gray sweatshirt sounds like my ideal autumnal outfit recipe, and I can’t help but covet a secondhand shearling Chanel for fall elevation station.

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This flatware set provides the ultimate autumn color wheel: chocolate and bone mixed with deep vermillion and a few pastels for good measure. I’ve been really into flatware in general and gather a lot of inspiration from secondhand sets in unexpected and satisfying color combinations.

“Relaxed, Creative, and Self-Serving”

By Lorenza Centi, Art Director

My Instagram saved folders are a beast. They’re a massive mix of everything and anything. I started trying to create folders but soon realized that was hopeless. 

My fall board is a mixed bag. I’m hoping to focus on self-care and getting back to being more creative. Funky fashion inspo, dog memes, and Alex Chung’s cute barrette clips with great brows, are all things I hope will imprint into my fall experience. 

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This post from artist and designer David Mendez Alonzo has definitely graced my Instagram saved folder before and I happened upon his page at random this week and reupped on the inspo!

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These leather monster shoes by Xander Zhou caught my attention immediately as spooky vibes start to creep into my feed for Halloween; these are the perfect mix of luxury shoe for a monster mash wedding. 

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Patterned pants from Paloma Wool have been a staple IG trend for the last year and this post finally made me buy a pair.

Now, can we see your boards in the comments?!

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After the Hoka wormhole came the Newton obsession. Based in Boulder, Colorado, Newton Running shoes offered a sleeker, cleaner look compared to the chunky Hoka. They had a much slimmer sole, which made me feel like a “serious runner” and looked smart enough to wear with a dress. I love the blocky color combinations older Newtons have. Poshmark seems to oddly have a good selection of used Newtons starting at $25. (Like these, these or these….) If freshness is your thing, you can find some good ones on eBay, too, by filtering the condition to “New with box.”

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So, those are my current obsessions, but of course I could always use more. So I talked to a handful of leading sneaker aficionados about the vintage styles they love the most right now.

Alexis Quintero

LA-based creative Alexis runs the excellent vintage shop Fruta de Dulcé and has collaborated with and designed for Nike.

“I’m a huge vintage sneaker enthusiast. I love to pick colorful old sneakers and mix them into my wardrobe. My fave over the years have been Nike Rifts. I love this pink pair—the split toe is super comfy.”

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Helen Kirkum

As the director of the Helen Kirkum Studio in London, Helen makes bespoke sneakers using discarded materials—some of which come courtesy of Traid, a local recycling center.

“The most underrated vintage sneaker is the one you already own I’ve never been a sneakerhead, but one thing I’m sure of is that we have a deep connection to our own personal products, especially footwear and sneakers. The marks and memories on your shoes are what makes them unique and beautiful, and no one knows how important they are and how special those memories are except you. That’s why they’re underrated.

I recently upcycled one of my pairs of Converse, [a pair] I’ve had since I was 15—I paid homage to the shoe but gave it a new life. On the foxing tape it says, ‘Helen’s shoes are orange.’ I remember writing that all those years ago, and that story lives on in the new shoe I created.”

Jazerai Allen Lord

Jazerai is a creative strategist, sneaker designer, and founder of TrueToSize, a brand strategy agency. She’s currently featured on Quibi’s “You Aint Got These” by Lena Waithe.

“The Nike SB Avengers in purple are one of my favorite SB releases. They were released in 2005, so I wouldn’t technically consider them vintage, but they’re one of the few dope colorways of the silhouette that have been left alone (and not retroed).

Not only are they from the Pink Box era of Nike SB—which is arguably one of the most definitive periods—they came in a few different styles, using different leathers, and the pinstriping is so beautiful.”

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Colin Meredith

Designer Colin Meredith describes himself as the “pickiest shopper in the world, so I try to make everything I can, my way.”

“These 2004 Nike Shox. If we’re talking vintage sneakers, then I probably have to choose a Nike. I feel like Nike was really at its strongest during the late ’90s to early 2000s, design-wise and in colorways. This is a really nice colorway, with a little pop of color, but paired with quieter tones, in a tasteful way. I also love the futuristic/soft lines. I feel like the ’90s vision of the future was really fun.”

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Ida Broen

Ida is an Oslo-based PR and creative consultant who loves to connect people and create.

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“I love finding shoes that no one else has. I spend so much time researching old archives and books to find the best sneakers. A little tip: If there’s a model you like this season, look it up and try to find the old models on eBay—I don’t wanna think about how many hours I’ve put into finding sneakers on eBay. They’re so much more fun and more authentic.”

Mellany Sanchez

Mellany is Drake’s stylist and a Vogue alum who also previously led creative direction at Kith.

“The Nike Air Max 180. This style isn’t the most obvious choice from the Air Max series, but it has had numerous reentries onto the market after its initial release in 1991. It’s absolutely the most comfortable of the vintage runners, and what I love about that [is] it’s so easy to style with trousers, denim, or with a leg showing and a strong sock—they look especially good with a tightly ribbed white crew sock.

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When you wear it with a good trouser, it has that great look of the New York woman who switches from trainers to heels on the way to the office. I’ve named mine the ‘corporate runners.’ They’re sort of everywhere—one eBay search shows me they’re not too difficult to find, and I’d suggest starting your collection off with the original ultramarine colorway.”

Jess Lawrence

London-based streetwear enthusiast and sneaker-lover Jess is the social media manager at Vogue Business.

“The Reebok Insta Pump Fury—I hardly see anyone with them on their feet, nor hear many conversations about them. They came out in 1994, a year after I was born, and they’re synonymous with classic Reebok—they never go out of style, thanks to its streamlined and chunky aesthetic.

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They’ve been brought back a few times over the years. I have the pair that was part of a collab with a sick Copenhagen store, NAKED. I’ve also had the all-white originals and the neon-green colorway.”

Sergey Velsin

Sergey is the author of the Trainer Spotting Instagram, dedicated to historic sneaker moments.

“New Balance 730 is one of the most underrated breakthrough sneakers of the 1980s. It was released in 1981 and became the first shoe from a category we now call ‘luxury sneakers.’ It was consciously expensive—it was marketed for ‘doctors, lawyers, and CEOs’ rather than for athletes, and it was probably the first shoe to be advertised as ‘limited edition.'”

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When I get dressed, normally I think about headgear, because I don’t ever leave my house with my head uncovered. Scarred from wearing a yarmulke most of my life. But I just feel naked without a hat or headgear.

I wore a straw cowboy hat, which is brand new to me. But it’s not very easy to wear a cowboy hat around Brooklyn. You know, I got dressed the other day and I told my wife, “I can’t start pushing the stroller in this cowboy hat, I look like such an idiot.” It’s like, why was it fine in Maine? Why was it fine in the photo shoots? But I’m obsessed with it. It’s straw. And it’s a straw cowboy hat, and it’s so sick. I like to challenge myself. Tie-dye, that’s easy. But wearing a cowboy hat with tie-dye? Maybe not. But also, it’s perfect.

I grew up with all secondhand stuff from neighbors and thrift shops and hand-me-downs from siblings, and I never really had anything new to break in myself. And then when I got something new, like a Barbour jacket finally in my 30s, I’m like, “Wow, I’ll get this wax all patina-ed, and ripped and everything.” And yeah, it broke in on the stress points, but never to really my liking. These days, so much clothing is disposable, and you can’t even wear it out. You wear it out before you wear it in.

I’ve got a lot of tie-dye, from turtlenecks to mock necks to button-ups to T-shirts to underwear to long johns to socks. To hats, yeah, I’ve got hats too.

And you know, tie-dye’s hot. The book is new and that’s hot for me, and tie-dye is trending. Even though to me, it’s in all year, every day, all season. I don’t really care about trends. You know, people ask me, “So are you over it because it’s trending so hard?” Nah, I’m wearing it ten times more. Because of my book, but also because it makes me just feel good.

So yeah, so this tie-dye has an Owsley, you might call it Grateful Dead or Dead bear in the dead center of the shirt. It’s kind of like the Kool-Aid Man. This bear is wearing a raincoat, like a yellow slicker with a yellow matching bucket hat with raindrops falling on him, with rain boots, playing the guitar, smiling in the center of the shirt.

So this bear is playing the guitar in the rain. And to me, I love rainy days because New York is so very black in its color. Well, not lately—but you know fashion, it’s always like this thing that people wear black. And I’m so anti-that, partly because I grew up Hasidic Jewish and I just wore so much black my whole life, and now I’m just so happy to express myself in color.

These are a do-it-all short. They’re like magenta, fuchsia. I love pink. I like any shade of pink. They’re kind of like a play on the Baggies. You know, fortunately and unfortunately, no one does it better than them [Patagonia]. This is a sort of a play on it from Nike ACG.

It’s a play on it because these shorts aren’t locked: They don’t have the bag like a Baggie does, but they have sort of like a mesh lining. I could wear them three days in a row, and I like shorts like that as a dad. But you can’t really wear them in the water because they don’t dry. I love the pink color, and I love the six-inch inseam, maybe six and a half, and I’ve got them hiked up. And my shirt is oversized, which I love because I love to be comfortable.

I’ve got a sweater around my neck, which I’ve never really done successfully outdoors because it’s a very tennis look, and I know nothing about that sort of rich lifestyle, but I love to look at it and think I know what I’m doing. It’s a beautiful purple.

What I like about this shirt and sweater combination is when the sweater’s on, there’s a good two, three inches coming out of the waistband that’s tie-dye. You might say, “Oh, this is about tie-dye. Don’t you want to be showing off your tie-dye?” And I say, “Well, you know, sometimes less is more.” I could put the sweater on and you’ll see the tie-dye coming out of the waistband, and it’s way more powerful than this giant Owsley bear in the center.

And I’ve got a new pearl necklace that I’m obsessed with. It’s got a strawberry glass bead, a heart glass bead and a blueberry glass bead, because my daughter loves strawberries and blueberries. It’s so normal for guys to wear nail polish and pearl necklaces now, and I like that. I think they should be for anyone that wants to wear it. So yeah, it’s my new accessory.

In Maine, I wore ragg wool socks every single day for like four months because it’s just so nice and cozy. You could run out and get the mail in them. You can walk around the cabin in them. You can use your foot like a broom to get rid of sand in the doorway in them. So I do love a ragg wool sock, or a merino sock, all year.

For tie-dye, I like secondhand because I like lived-in clothes, and this particular shirt has holes in it. Normally I wouldn’t buy a shirt with holes, but when I look at a tie-dye, and a Grateful Dead tie-dye with holes, I start thinking, Wow, whoever owned this really loved it, really lived in it. They must’ve done a ton of acid. And maybe if I wear it, I’ll feel some of that good energy, you know?

And the holes also act as kind of cooling vents. I like new because I want it to break in and fade, but I like old because it’s true, tried and tested, and it’s already perfectly lived in and broken in. You know? I do like to mix new and secondhand. I don’t really wear secondhand hats anymore. I definitely don’t wear secondhand shoes anymore. I wore a ton of that for the last 20, 30 years.

I took some interviews back in the day about like, dad style is trending. I wasn’t even a dad, and it’s just fun to talk about because I just love the way dads dress. And then all of a sudden, it becomes a thing. And then all of a sudden, I’m a dad. So I’m like, “Bro, bro, let me tell you something, you young kids out there with no kids yet. Let me tell you something you childless dad style dudes. Dad style is grabbing what’s on the floor when your wife says to go get milk in the morning. That’s dad style.”

In the sense that today, I’m pushing my daughter around the neighborhood, I don’t need to get dressed. However, somebody might see me, and you want to present yourself at all times. You want to get dressed. You want to look good. It makes you feel good.

If I wear the same shorts and T-shirt every day pushing the stroller, it’s like you’re that guy. I don’t want to be that guy. But I also don’t want to be a clown getting dressed up every day for a fashion show that’s not happening. So I battle with myself.

If you have a hankering for s’more tie-dye, might we suggest: decadently dyed socks care of General Store, Cotton Citizen, Anonymous Ism, and Midland, sweatsuits and sweatshorts by Brian Robert Jones of LXIX, or the ever-elusive pair of tie-dye underpants?

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