Skinny jeans are fantastic, but nothing makes a woman—any woman—look as tall, skinny and leggy as a pair of proper bell bottoms. This does not include wide-leg jeans, or slightly flared jeans, but only the insanely flattering ’70s silhouette in which denim hugs your thighs all the way down to your knees and then flares Read more →
Emily Current and Meritt Elliot met over ten years ago at UCLA. They were both studying sociology, but spent more of their time scouring Goodwill and Southern California flea markets for vintage bell bottoms than worrying about a sociology career. After graduation they went their separate ways, but reunited and became unstoppable stylists first within Read more →
This morning, WWD reported a collaboration between LA based denim brand Current Eliot and Marni, the Italian luxury house designed by Consuelo Castiglioni. Serge Azria, who owns Joie which in turn backs Current/Eliot, mentioned that the designers, Emily Current and Merrit Eliot, had nothing to do with the collaboration whatsoever. But he was, “thrilled for Read more →
As any fashion lover knows, dressing fashionably and dressing for the opposite sex are usually two very different things. It’s a long debated argument, just who exactly to dress for, one we’ve even covered a few times, but today’s story in the Daily Mail got us thinking; while broad shoulders and draped bodices are hot Read more →
When Vivienne Westwood sent a model down her SS09 runway in those Union Jack shorts, we felt like we needed fancy boxers. Then Teen Vogue featured ruched cotton shorts in a March editorial. They came in striped blues and reds, like bloomers, but with nothing over them. The credits listed Brooks Brothers so we went Read more →
If you’re in Paris this weekend, let’s hang out. Also, if you’re in Paris and you’ve been holding out on buying the Current/Elliot boyfriend jeans because you’re sure the trend is going to die – it’s not. So go to Collette on Saturday, tomorrow, from 4:30 to 6:30pm. Emily and Meritt, the designers behind the Read more →
We thought YSL was getting a break – everyone with access to a shoe-making factory ripped off last year’s woven Tribute sandal (which are still everywhere, though now paired with thick Wolford’s instead of the summer’s Current/Elliots). But we noticed these vaguely familiar sandals in Steve Madden’s window yesterday. The too shiny black patent platform Read more →
One of the most frequent questions I got asked while working in retail was, “Why do the ripped jeans cost so much more?” Well, it’s because once you enter the realm of ripped designer denim, each pair is individually stressed. As in, someone sits there with sand paper and various tools to guarantee they look Read more →
