Come Fashion Week, it can be tough to stand out in a sea of street-style stars who pile on the statement pieces of every stripe. Fortunately, Bella Hadid is here to offer a simple strategy to cut down on the number of layers required. When Hadid hit the streets in New York today, she wore a striped Vivienne Westwood blazer that needed no explanation (nor anything else underneath).
Hadid has championed the trend of wearing bold outerwear sans underpinnings since last fall. Similar to the patent-leather Chanel coat she wore last year, today’s abbreviated blazer proved the investment value of a jacket that can do double duty as a top. And between its colorful stripes and nipped-in silhouette, it had enough visual interest to make any further styling efforts unnecessary. Still, Hadid snuck in subtle drama with her jeans—a reworked vintage pair with tonal fabric-blocking and a slight frayed hem—and accessories: a moss-green Birkin bag, reptile-skin boots, and Linda Farrow shades that no doubt gave her a sunny outlook.
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