The temperature is in the high hot range and you need to appear cool calm and collected, so what do you do? Nothing will keep you looking fresh and together as easily as a lightweight button front shirtwaist style dress. The rolled up sleeve and waist defining shape mixed with the breeze inducing fuller skirt unbuttoned to above the knee is just the item to keep them guessing where you got such a great dress. Now, add a vintage Albert Capraro from the 1970s to the equation and you will be a total winner because no one can have it but you and that will always make a hot day easier to embrace. 
Looking stunning in vintage HALSTON, Marisa Tomi arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party. You will never look dated when wearing vintage HALSTON. Start your collection today, and look modern forever. 
Sometimes you are feeling playful and yet your fashion closet seems to hold nothing but serious style. If this is true, don't you think it is time to seek out something that just makes you smile each time you reach for it. No one puts a smile on your face quite like Issac Mizrahi, always quick with his wit be it vocal or in his creative designs. Here he takes a colorful cartoon print linen and creates a great fanciful jacket sure to make anyone smile. An additional reason to smile is that this jacket can also be found in the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
When it comes time to wear the green under that old devil moon, reach for this perfect example of Irish luck. Bill Blass takes an Irish linen and trims it with pearl detailed pewter shamrocks. It is the only way to be chic while you wear the green for St. Patrick's Day.
HALSTON will always be the go to designer for elegant feminine clothing that appear simple in detail but are always geometric in cut and construction. His work was always a touch tongue in cheek in the sense that his shapes were almost always found in Americana of the past and then turned upside down and made completely his own. Collect his work always but also wear it as well, it will always deliver a sensual comfortable elegant feeling of modernity.
Sometimes it just feels right to slide into a caftan and simple slides and let your hair go wild and free. Pile on bold brass jewelry and splash a bit of Patchouli behind your ears and channel your inner Bohemian. No one understood that like Anne Klein, who always created clothing that was comfortable as well as playful. She just got it, in so many ways and is considered on of the leaders of mid century modern sportswear. Just make sure the lion is on the label because when he went so did the creative genius behind the Anne Kline label.
Do you hear that...it's the beach calling. You know that you are going to answer, the only question, what is the one item on your must take list. What, covers a swimsuit, looks good belted over jeans and owns the night just paired with a pair of bronze slides. Give up......just look up! A side slit tunic cut loose like a caftan and made out of a light weight golden honan silk is just the right answer. HALSTON was always there for you, creating with his modern sense of minimalism. Collect his work definitely but also don't forget the enjoyment of wearing something vintage but oh so modern.
Say adieu to dark leather and embrace the vibrancy of pastel when seeking something to ward off the chill. It catches the attention and incites envy in anyone who didn't think of it themselves. Calvin Klein is always a great choice when searching for pale coloration and minimal detail, here he gives you simple, sensual chic in a timeless package. Now, that will always cause a riot.
Spring is just around the corner, and a colorful floral print just look fresh and right especially if dragons and Todd Oldham are involved. It makes you want to see the impressionist paintings at the Met but watch out you might see yourself, as this jacket is in the Costume Institute permanent collection.
Pauline Trigere was a master at sculpting her designs by first taking a bolt of fabric, cutting into it, then draping and pining the fabric directly onto the human form to create beautiful hand crafted works of art. Never one to first draw her inspirations onto paper and having a pattern cut, she allowed the fabric to become her muse speaking directly to her hands as she worked directly on a live mannequin. Collecting and wearing Trigere is to understand and accept only the best in craftsmanship. 
GIANFRANCO FERRE was know as the architect of fashion for his background and unique take on style. Always incorporating structural elements in even his most fluid creations, he sculpted some of the most memorable elements of late 20th century fashion. Here he takes a basic shape and challenges your preconceived notions of how a jumpsuit should relate to feminine style. Is it evening wear or sportswear or simply an elegant design that reflects his muse?
CHESTER WEINBERG always gave us the best reflection of the bold colorful inspirations of pop art trends found in 1960s fashion. Hip yet elegant was always a trademark of this creative designer. To wear Weinberg is to embrace your inner world traveling socialite living a lush life.
HALSTON brought his minimalist sensibilities to every aspect of modern style. He always preferred using cut, fabrication and the human form to give life to his creations. Never one to add extraneous details to his designs just to give decoration, he always paired down his elements of design. Wearing Halston you know that you will always be comfortably elegant as well as totally modern.
Julia Roberts
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