STYLE SCOOP
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THIS SPRING, TWO REINVENTED WARDROBE STAPLES ARE VYING FOR YOUR ATTENTION. ARE YOU TEAM BLAZER OR TEAM DRESS?
WELL SUITED Italian label BLAZÉ MILANO specializes in one thing: striking menswear-inspired blazers with a nod to heritage. This month, the brand partnered with luxury e-tailer MATCHESFASHION.COM on a 10-piece capsule collection. The jackets are cut from classic English textiles—herringbone tweeds, tartans and Prince of Wales checks—but the vibe is anything but stuffy. Wear them with a cashmere turtleneck and jeans or a pair of reinvented corduroy flares. “The blazer’s shape changes slightly every decade, but the concept is always the same: suitable for any occasion and never out of fashion,” says the label’s co-founder Delfina Pinardi. (From $2,234, matchesfashion.com)
DRESSED THE PART If there’s one person who understands the transformative power of a dress, it’s Alessandra Rich. The designer’s retro-inspired midis combine thigh-high slits with delicate lace collars. “There’s always that twist of being proper and improper,” says the Italian-born, London-based Rich. “I like the game of being on the edge of bad taste—that fine line.” These fancy frocks are the trophy pieces of Rich’s elevated label, which took on an ’80s feel for spring/summer 2018— think oversized blinged-out buttons, strong shoulders and a saturated colour palette. “Once you have a dress in your closet, you feel complete and confident,” she says. Sign us up. (From $780, at The Room at Hudson’s Bay, thebay.com)