Oh, Grandpa!
Paul Jasmin, photo c/o Band of Outsiders
Umit Benan, Band of Outsiders, and several other young, hip designers are using older men for their look books (NB The absolutely gorgeous Lauren Hutton, 65, sports J. Crew’s spring ’09 looks for women, after she roughed it with the Olsen twins in ’08). Is it fair to refer to the triumphant return of the shawl collar as nothing more than “Grandpa chic?”
The tenants of Grandpa Chic circa 2009, as far as I can tell, consist of the following:
– The Aforementioned Shawl Collar
NSF’s Edward c/o Context
Hovey and Dad c/o HHH
– The Cardigan
Image c/o Umit Benan
Max Minghella wears Band of Outsiders
– Both…
Freemans Sporting Club Double Breasted Shawl Cardigan c/o Refinery 29
– Pleats
Pleated Shorts by Opening Ceremony c/o Material Interest
Pleated trousers c/o Claude Grant
The Moment thinks so.
“Grandpa’s Coat” c/o The Sartorialist
– The Pyjama Set
Brooks Brothers Pajamas c/o Valet
Schnabel, c/o NY Press
– Slippers, Velvet or Otherwise
Stubbs & Wootton NYC Sewer Slipper
Fox Needlepoint Loafers by Paige
– Galoshes
c/o ACL
Galoshes by Swims
and if Michael Bastian and Scott Sternberg have any say…
– The Tassel Loafer
Michael Bastian Sp ’09, featuring the Cordovan Tassel Moccasin by Alden
Band of Outsiders c/o h(y)r collective
What have I left out? NP, surely you’re one to make the case for pipes. Could we see a shillelagh for Fall ’10? A plaid hot water bottle cover? A souped-up walker? What do you think goes under the heading “Grandpa Chic?”
For more on Grandpa Chic see Newsweek and the Financial Times.
