International dressing trends seen on runways in New York, London, Milan and Paris might seem a tad extreme when brought into the Palm Beach context.
That’s why Beth Pine, manager of Neiman Marcus, 151 Worth Ave., periodically hosts seasonal in-store luncheon shows that present the looks of the moment, offering advice on how to make them work for an individual who might not be comfortable sporting studded black-leather garb from head to toe on their island forays.
It may be Halloween week, but most women in town aren’t quite ready to get into biker-rocker costumes on a daily basis — say, on a random Tuesday in November.
So at the most recent “Beth’s Picks” luncheon show, Pine advised getting a leather motorcycle-style jacket but wearing it with something a little softer or sparkly.
She also suggested selecting a tough-chic spiked handbag or a pair of “heavily metalled” shoes as a means of acknowledging the current trends, without succumbing to the full Hells Angels mode. You might say that she advises fashion-minded Palm Beachers to embrace a hybrid “rebel with a Range Rover” look.
If all of that is too much — as it might be for those wanting to avoid looking like mutton dressed as lamb — there are other routes to maintaining a with-it wardrobe through the winter. Most notable is the option of keeping it neutral with creamy white and beige pieces and mixing them with black and, for fall especially, a touch of red.
And for the guys, it’s pretty much the same story (minus the red). Pine urges men, too, to add a black leather jacket to their sartorial repertoire this season.
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About face — Island Company and Next Model Management have partnered in a model search for the next male and female faces who will be featured on the cover of the fashion firm’s catalog and receive a $1,000 shopping spree at Island Company. The two winners in the contest also will be signed to a one-year contract with the Next Model Management agency office in Miami Beach, and they will be photographed for an editorial feature in Haute Living magazine.
Female contestants must be 14 to 25 to enter; guys must be 16 to 25. Aspiring models can enter the model-search contest online until Dec. 7 or appear at one of two open calls for contestants. Those are scheduled for Saturday at Island Company’s Naples store and on Nov. 9 at Island Company’s Palm Beach flagship, 256 Worth Ave.
Contestants must be able to attend the announcement of the winning models on Dec. 14 in Palm Beach. For complete details, visit islandcompany.com/modelsearch.
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