fashion Want to dress like a fashion muse? Vanessa Traina Snow curates the perfect everyday wardrobe
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nlike most e-commerce sites, The Line is not trying to bring you the hottest (and fleeting) looks of the moment. “The trends of the season are well represented in other stores, so we want to offer the essentials for every woman’s wardrobe—those pieces you can always throw on no matter the day, time or season,” says Executive Creative Director Vanessa Traina Snow. The brainchild of Adam Pritzker, an old friend of Traina Snow’s from S.F., the site brings together a selection of clothing, shoes, accessories, and home and beauty products. Traina Snow decides on what makes the cut—basics from Vince, an exclusive denim collaboration with 3x1, flats from Newbark, beautifully turned out items from Reed Krakoff and pared down pieces from Protagonist, a new line from Kate Wendelborn that launched exclusively on the site. In addition to its online home, The Line also inhabits a 1,500-square-foot showroom in SoHo, which will serve as an atelier and eventual event space in which curation in all its forms will continue to be explored. “Whether it’s a chef curating a dinner or an artist curating a show, the possibilities are endless,” says Traina Snow. 76 Green St., N.Y.; theline.com. Kate Wendelborn. Vanessa Traina Snow. Protagonist wool pullover, $590. Reed Krakoff color blocked sweater, $1,090. Christophe Lemaire tan leather bag, $575. CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT
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A model holding a Speedy in Mon Monogram canvas by photographer Martin Lidell, L’Officiel Netherlands, October 2009.
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Coveted since the turn of the 20th century, Louis Vuitton’s classic styles are uncovered in the canvas and marble paper-clad tome Louis Vuitton City Bags: A Natural History. $85; rizzoliusa.com.
WRITTEN BY MOLLY CREEDEN AND ALISA WOLFSON. (OLIVER PEOPLES). TRAINA SNOW: MAX SNOW. WENDELBORN: MATTHEW SPROUT. ARTIGAS SISTERS: MELISSA KELLER
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SETTING UP SHOP After 10 years in business, L.A. jewelry collective Gabriela Artigas & Co., helmed by sisters Gabriela and Teresita, opens its first stand-alone boutique this month. 310 N. La Cienega Blvd., L.A., 310Infinite Tusk 360-0796; choker in pink silver and white gabriela bronze, $440. artigas. com.
LENS CRAFTERS Oliver Peoples teamed up with author Carole Sabas to create a pair of custom Braverman mirrored sunnies packaged alongside a copy of Sabas’ new release, Los Angeles: The Fashion Friendly Guide. $550; 8642 W. Sunset Blvd., L.A., 310-657-2553; oliverpeoples.com.