on the street: easy breezy

IMG_6281Speaking of J Crew, this girlwoman looks like she has stepped right out of their catalog, which publication grows more like a fashion magazine each season under the brilliant Jenna Lyons. It doesn’t matter where these pieces are from, it is just that J Crew look: easy light layers (usually separates), soft friendly fabrics, youthful silhouettes, solids mixed with clean prints in contrasting colors, ballet flats. There is nothing really complicated about it but not everyone gets it to look so effortless and easy as it looks here.

I like this simple leather postal/messenger bag best of all.

on the street: holding hands

I like to see people holding hands.

It’s a pleasure to look at, independent of any lens of style. A suit can’t make you look affectionate or protective and loved the way holding hands can, and these…hm, let’s call them style peripherals have their own appeal.

IMG_6270 Loving the gladiators and the bright print maxi, too.

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IMG_6244The way this dad is so earnestly hunched forward to check for traffic, and the way the daughter is in the same pose…most endearing shot of the day.