What’s Good in the Hood

From dresses to sweaters to parkas, hoods are hot, darlings!
W editorial by Bruce Weber.
French Vogue, 1999.
Numero, October 2008.
Japanese Vogue, June 2008.
Backstage at Lacoste, via nymag.com.

Alexis Mabille Couture; runway photos courtesy style.com except where noted.
Bernard Willhelm, via nymag.com.
Hermés
Io Ipse Idem
Jean Paul Gaultier
Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, via nymag.com
Loewe
Louis Vuitton Resort
Missoni; this and next via nymag.com
Rue du Mail
Sonia Rykiel
Undercover
Yeohlee, via nymag.com
Juicy Couture long hooded puffa; this and next three at net-a-porter.com.
Burberry shiny red quilted puffa with fold-away hood.
Celine rabbit trim quilted jacket.
Just Cavalli leopard-print silk coat with hood.
Mason by Michelle Mason hooded anorak; this and next at shopbop.com.
Generra hooded poncho coat.
Moody Blues hooded coat; this and next at ModCloth.com.
Degrees of Separation jacket.
Rodebjer plaid hoodie scarf; this and next at pixiemarket.com.
WPQ navy mesh hoodie dress.
Alexander Wang slinky hooded Goddess dress, at lagarconne.com.
Helmut Lang hooded dress, at shopbop.com.
Be a hood rat, darling!
xoxox,
CC

Blazing Hot

Darlings, you know how CC loves trans-seasonal pieces, right? Oh, how the four-season blazer was positively rampant on the SS ’10 runways! Utilized with everything from shorts to ball gowns, these toppers are… well… tops! Go blaze a trail! Runway photos via style.com except where noted.
Balmain
DKNY
Charlotte Ronson
Chris Benz
Chrisian Siriano, via nymag.com
Derek Lam
Diane von Furstenberg
Elise Overland
Emanuel Ungaro, via nymag.com
Emilio Pucci
Erin Fetherston
Isaac Mizrahi
Frank Tell; this and next via nymag.com

Jill Stuart
Juan Carlos Obando
Julien Macdonald
Karen Walker, via nymag.com
Kinder Aggugini
Lacoste
Marc Jacobs
Ohne Titel
Philosophy
Preen
Rachel Roy
Rag & Bone
Ralph Lauren
Rebecca Taylor
Reem Acra
Tibi
Vivienne Tam
Whitney Eve, via mbfashionweek.com
Willow, via nymag.com
Y-3

Tibi sequined silk blazer; this and next four at net-a-porter.com.
D&G military jacket.
Chloé double-breasted blazer.
Markus Lupfer star jacket.
Bamford wool windowpane jacket.
Smythe Boyfriend blazer; this and next two at shopbop.com.
Elizabeth and James tattered blazer.
Wink silk blazer.
Alice + Olivia zebra print sequined blazer; this and next two at Chickdowntown.com.
A.B.S. Bandleader jacket with gold trim.
BB Dakota camel short sleeve jacket.
Donna Karan crepe lightweight blazer, at theOutnet.com.
Blaze that trail, darlings!
xoxox,
CC