Tailoring is in the air: Victoria Beckham recently took to the streets of New York in a tweed suit, while on Monday, singer Beth Ditto made waves in Gucci’s custom printed pantsuit.Tailoring is in the air: Victoria Beckham recently took to the streets of New York in a tweed suit, while on Monday, singer Beth Ditto made waves in Gucci’s custom printed pantsuit. But before those fashion plates appropriated the girlboss staple, Hillary Clinton made the pantsuit cool. The former Secretary of State and presidential candidate was in New York last night speaking at the Jacob Javits Convention Center at the BookExpo—her memoir is due out this September—but instead of the matchy-matchy styles she favored during the campaign, Clinton switched things up with an edgy spin on jacket dressing. Post-election, Clinton has tastefully pushed the fashion envelope in raspberry, leather, and riffs on tonal dressing. Last night’s ensemble was a study in muted refinement: the micro-check motif was nicely offset by a floral embellished placket and two-way zipper, while tailored trousers provided a leg-lengthening effect amped up by scallop-edged pumps. The overall effect was a bright spot on a news day that needed one.
POST: 2024-04-26