Improper Fashion November, 2007

Give me

lib

erty or give me coats

roll up to boston’s new, hip hotel in this stylish outerwear Fashion Editor: Victor Vargas Photographs: Carmelo Donato

Black wool tweed swing coat, $396

by H e l e n W a n g at Velvet Ribbon.

Ivory silk knit dress, $1 ,900 at h e r m e s . Spectator platform slingback shoes, $670

by C h a n e l at Blooming da le s. glass stone, pearl and gold-plated cluster earrings, $120 at N o r d s t r o m .

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Black nylon coat with chinchilla collar, $7,400 by f e n d i at b a r n e y s n e w yo r k . Platinum Canary Earrings, $70,000, and Platinum Cluster Necklace, $170,000.

Both at S h r e v e , C r u m p & L o w.

Waxed lambskin coat with mink trim and ostrich belt, $17,990, and leather and python anniversary cage bootie, $1160. Both, D i o r b y J o h n G a l l i a n o at D i o r . Platinum pearl drop diamond earrings, $138,750 at S h r e v e , C r u m p & L o w.

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Gray mohair coat, $2,870 and green rushed clutch, $745. Both by P r a d a .

Clear PVC belt $565

by L a n v i n . All at B a r n e y s N e w Yo r k .

Prettiness Clip earrings, $885, D i o r by

John Galliano

at D i o r . Large faux diamond ring, $60 and red cuff, $175 by D o m i n i q u e D e n a i v e . Both at

Make up: Hilary Warner using MAC cosmetics.

Hair: Hamid Khouyi and Taylor Nurse for Leon & Co. Models: Andria/ Maggie and Quennha Moore/Click Fashion assistants: Ashley Kujawski and Sevasti Tustin.

Shot on location at the Liberty Hotel.

Bloomingdales.s.

Stores: Barneys New York Copley Place 617-385-3300 Bloomingdales 55 Boylston St. Chestnut Hill 617-630-6000 Christian Dior Copley Place 617-927-7577 Hermès Heritage on the Garden 617-482-8707 Gray wool tweed coat with cowl neck, $1 ,890, Wide belt with buckles, $345, and high-heel pumps with elastic strap, $470. All at M a x M a r a . Large stone earrings, $170

by G e r a r d Y o s c a at Blooming da le s.

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Max Mara 69 Newberry St. 617-267-9775 Nordstrom The Natick Collection 508-318-2600 Shreve, Crump & Low 440 Boylston St. 617-267-9100 Velvet Ribbon 1620 Beacon St. Brookline 617-227-0066

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