>> Tailored shorts are a great leg-baring option during warmer days. This street-snapped cutie styled a navy scalloped pair with some Spring leather — in the form of a tan jacket and Alexander Wang peep-toe booties — for a simultaneously sweet 'n' edgy vibe. Get her look with our picks from Urban Outfitters, Alexander Wang, and Mulberry now.
Left to right: Pins and Needles High-Rise Scallop Short ($54), Proenza Schouler Stone Cuff ($325), Urban Code Chunky Zip Leather Biker Jacket ($197, originally $359), T by Alexander Wang Muscle Tank ($95), Alexander Wang Freja Booties ($675), Mulberry Cory Textured Leather Bag ($1,395)
Photo courtesy of Phil Oh
>> Vivienne Westwood, who is so associated with the punk movement and '70s youth culture, says now of that time: "It really was alternative at the time to take S&M and pornography and turn it into fashion. You can't do that anymore. But, when I look back, it was only a look, and it was just a marketing opportunity." She adds: "Now, I don't put any faith in youth. I do to the extent they're always idealistic, but the last lot of them have been brought up to be heavy consumers." [
>> Franca Sozzani recently explained why Steven Meisel has shot every Vogue Italia cover since 1988: "I needed to have a consistent, recognizable look to every cover. My idea was that even if you took the word “Italia” off, you know what Vogue Italia is. Many magazines don’t seem to have a connection between one cover and the next, and it becomes hard to tell them apart. Especially today — images can be printed in such a high quality, but that also flattens them out, in a way. There’s a similar problem in fashion. Everyone can buy clothes — the most accessible clothes are not of the best quality, but unless you look at the label, you don’t know who it’s by. It’s this kind of oversaturation that makes me believe we are on the brink of another huge change." Sozzani also believes that putting resources into the Vogue Italia website has paid off for the magazine: "