Leslie Mann’s striped shirt
I love a stripe and will never say no to one, so I was happy to source this Leslie Mann striped sailor shirt. Until I saw it was $2300. Not a typo. Excuse me?! Hot damn! That is a very, very expensive sweater. Yes it’s Dior. But yowza.
It’s the stripe/button combo that makes it sailor-esque so I sourced a few others from L.L. Bean, this one from Aritzia that doesn’t have buttons so I’m breaking my own rule, and from Zara, this red cable knit jumper which I think is pretty cute.
This closest to the Dior is this one from Cider, a brand I have only ever seen on Instagram. I haven’t ordered anything from them so have no idea about quality, sizing or production – this is going strictly by the look of it so buyer beware!
Influencer style (Instagram via TikTok edition)
I don’t know who this influencer Isabelle Heikens is but she caught Martha Stewart’s attention with her vast collection Martha Stewart Living magazines, and that’s how it was sent to me via DM. The circle of social media life. Anyway, she is wearing a damn cute heart-print button-up shirt – it is Frogbox. It’s on the pricier side but, depending on your style ethos, this could be a staple. I would wear this with anything (jeans, sweats, bike shorts, over a dress) and with solids or stripes. I like a print mix, but that’s just me. This sent me down a Frogbox hole and this fruit-print shirt? Cuuuuuute. I could see Lainey in it.
This Zara heart print shirt is less expensive but it’s a different material (viscose) so will have a different drape and fit. Viscose makes me really sweaty. Anyone else?
Chelsea Peretti’s lunch date
Chelsea Peretti appeared on Jesse Tyler’s meal-centric podcast (everybody loves Jesse – have we talked about this? He’s got a wide social span) in a print cardigan. It’s DVF, which is bringing me back. I don’t think I have sourced any DVF pieces for this column and it’s interesting because back in the early aughts, her designs were the epitome of Girl Boss style. The wrap dress had a hold on women who excelled at writing strongly worded emails on their Blackberry and had a weekly appointment for blow-outs at a hair bar.
Diane, who still owns the brand, is working on getting her business back on track after a COVID reset which saw most of the stores close. She has gone back to the archives and her children are now involved. Interestingly, she has no licensing agreements (which is extremely common – see brands like Donna Karan and Michael Kors) and only makes ready-to-wear. She talks about the business of it all in this WWD article, which is a really interesting piece on how accelerating growth in fashion can hurt a brand.
Here’s Chelsea’s cardigan on sale.