Rocky and Muaddi have been friends for years, running in the same circles of musicians, artists, and designers. It has been so many years that we've known each other; it was only natural someday it would lead to something like this, Muaddi says. Though ideas have been flowing between the two since they met, the strange year that is 2020 helped push their musings into reality. Everything happens when it's meant to, she says. It was a natural time for us.
The right pair can be styled with jeans or a dress, for day or night, and is simple and anonymous enough that you're never worried about repeating; you could wear the same boots every day without thinking twice. Which is all the more reason to invest in a really, really good pair that's both exciting and durable enough to withstand your daily life. That's why we're turning our attention to the luxe, no-nonsense black boot trends from the fall 2021 runways.
In her 10 months at Chloe, Gabriela Hearst has coupled sustainability with a sincere, almost spiritual sentimentality. Her first collection included reworked versions of the first handbag she owned in college, Chloe's Edith satchel, sourced from eBay and hand-crocheted by her team. For spring 2022, she introduced gemstone jewelry, each stone chosen for its metaphysical properties: amethyst to ward off negative energy, carnelian to boost motivation, lapis lazuli to enhance your intuition. Hearst has even spoken of manifesting her appointment at the house, driven by her longtime admiration for its founder, Gaby Aghion, with whom she shares a first name.
This season the roomy, slouchy, and soft carryall gets an elevated update. With sleek stitching from Tod's, knot detailing from Neous, and woven leather details from Bottega Veneta, there's little reason not to cradle one of these under your shoulder this spring.
Friends of the house, including Off White Outlet Sienna Miller, Jodie Turner-Smith and Elle Fanning, have been quick to throw their support behind the new handbag rooted in the house's history. Queen of boho style Sienna has been bringing polish to her signature cut-offs with the large black version, the fluoro orange accents caught Jodie's eye, and ultra-feminine dresser Elle has fallen for the powder pink iteration.
Some people are born ballerinas, while others are graced with a normal level of general coordination. Some of us, though, are not so lucky. Walking in a straight line can prove problematic for me-something that's been a running joke in my family since I was a child. My little ballerina, my mom would call me. Isn't she a graceful swimmer my dad would say. Like a fish-better in water. At 5' 10 a height I've been growing into since I was in middle school and with the name Willow, the phrase big tree, fall hard is something I've heard, let's say, more than once.
