508: The brides wore Kallmeyer
Plus Liberowe fringe for fall, Rier x Zoe Mohm, and the Nu Swim cotton tee is retiring to the tune of 40% off.
Find a list of only-here discounts up to 25% off in the Magasin Code Index.
I liked my outfit for Daniella Kallmeyer and Allison Ross’ wedding this past weekend (catered by ETI, or as Lauren Sherman put it: “Laura Reilly’s husband). It came together under these circumstances:
The inner circle would no doubt be wearing Kallmeyer themselves—the bride’s namesake brand, a regular in these pages—best relinquish it lest I accidentally body double someone.
No direct competitors, obvi (Khaite and Colleen, otherwise good WGD options, were out).
As I told the Magasin Chat, I was looking at this Conner Ives backless, spotty dress and this Proenza twist-back gown, but liked different things about each of them. Another guest wore the Proenza in red…a narrow save.
Lo and behold, I find this past-season FW25 Dries van Noten dress on TRR that split the difference; the deep purple of the Proenza, the airy spots of the Ives. Two sizes too large, but actually that worked best for the vision. Its original fit was designed to hit mid-back, but worn low, the draped fabric around the waist formed a flouncy peplum and made it easy to integrate extra pinning and tucking to create a tailored fit.
[Sold out everywhere but related links include: the striped silk aubergine version, a similar B&W one-shoulder style, and a velvet cowl-y paisley dress of the same spirit, all Dries.]
Worn with Acne Studios webby-toe sandals and a raw silk Azi bag.
What was revealed at the wedding was more enlightening. The brides wore custom Kallmeyer (duh), two to three looks each throughout the night. And while Daniella’s fit-for-the-queen-of-the-LES-that-she-is gown stole the show, it was the cummerbund she designed for Allison that lingers with me. Cummerbunds for fall?
With News Editor Maya Kotomori
What’s new
Liberowe PF26 is here, and the jackets have spoken (the fringe jackets say “swish, swish”). The London-based luxury brand has always had an outerwear focus—this season that tailoring ethos is translated into everything from silk slim fit trousers and coordinating bodice tops to chenille tweed skirts that, like the fringe jackets, also say “swish swish.”
Cawley’s new arrivals for fall focus on the most autumnal of neutrals and neutral-adjacent shades. Some highlights: this aviator jacket in antique chocolate leather (with full sherpa lining), this Japanese cotton Dennis shirt with a rich brown-and-orange check pattern, and a playful knit bow hat in an orange-and-ivory striped merino wool.
There are some new FW26 arrivals from Proenza Schouler now live, and they’re reminding us how much we love current CD Rachel Leigh Scott. Included in this first offering is outerwear like the riveted Alix coat, and runway favorites like the printed floral Bodine dress, and Donegal knit pieces like the fit and flare Capucine jacket.
Our shoe diet will be balanced this fall, with the first glimpses of newness across the heel-flat continuum. The Jude PF26 collection expands on their ongoing study of peep-toe permutations with the icon pump in lacquer-like colors, such as this red patent leather. As for Hereu, the Aresta flat succinctly distills the pointy toe, moccasin, and slipper shapes into one leather stacked-heel shoe, while the Ralph Lauren Polo loafer is a similar hybrid of vintage ballet flats and men’s smoking slippers.
Jimmy Choo may be more universally known in the luxury shoe universe, but these AW26 bags make a strong contribution to this season’s standout leather goods. The greatness of these handbags lies in the use of hardware as a subtle visual element as well as a necessary fastener, as evidenced by the Cinch, the wristlet-style Bon Bon, and the Bar holdall.
Rier teams up with the Paris-based jewelry designer Zoé Mohm on a limited-quantity, moving-parts-heavy collection of hand-crafted sterling silver pieces. There’s a necklace made to look like a silver pinecone snaking around your neck, as well as mini drop earrings that mimic half-finished lanyards, and long, floral dangling earrings made of tiny clinking silver flowers.
There’s also: Maison Francis Kurkdijan’s new woodsy-gourmand Velvet Mood extrait de parfum added to the Oud fragrance family; the wonderfully Hendrix-y Willow collection at Free People (ft. this very Dries coat); pre-order now available for the equally smart and woodsy teasel tweed pieces over at Old Stone Trade; the Ö tee by Turn, a standard boxy t-shirt featuring an oversized ‘O’ cutout in the back meant as a nod to the Hungarian Ö; the new 100%-approved-in-clinical-trials peptide-6 BioFill LipLift treatment by Dr. Diamond’s Metacine, now available exclusively at Violet Grey; and a new neutral by Métier called Suede Milos, a decadent grey that looks almost limestone-washed.
Home releases
For all the parents—current, prospective, or otherwise—as well as all those with a baby in the extended family: Babyletto is now available on Perigold. The nursery collection includes a selection of cribs (some with all-stages convertible kits) as well as crib-bureau-dresser combos, which help keep the “baby room” from looking too much like the “baby room.”
What’s on sale
The Nu Swim organic cotton tee is now 40% off until sold out, with an additional 20% off of all sale items using EXTRA20 at checkout. Why discount one of the best cotton baby rib tees on the market, you might ask? The brand is trying to move stock before they launch the same silhouette in a new fabric, so these are the last iterations of the original, now priced at $50 (Laura bought 3, Maya is currently adding 1 to cart, and Alyssa bought 1 while editing this).
It’s the once-a-year sale from Carrie Lindsey, with up to 50% off everything from Uncommon Matters jewelry to supplements from Moon Juice. We’ve got eyes on the Cecilia Wong face moisturizers (both the oily and sensitive skin formulations are 50% off), as well as the 100% active Dr. Alkaitis Organic Universal mask.
There’s currently 20% off Sofie Pavitt Face summer essentials. For some SPF (brand) support action and all of your SPF (sun protection factor) needs, the Screentime non-comedogenic hydrating sunscreen (SPF30) and Fridge to Face blemish defense mist are two grails not to be slept on.
There’s also: an archive sale at Adidas dedicated solely to collaboration pieces, like this Adidas by AVAVAV pair of track pants; and 50% off of Reformation’s sale section, from the Gisele low rise linen pant to the gentle floral Cori top.
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