The One Sentence Review: Tory Burch, J. Crew, MM6

Well tie me down and hit me with a bag of bird seeds — Tory Burch has put together a compendium of outfits you must wear the next you’re hash-tagging ACK on Instagram what with its white cable knit sweaters and toile prints but be aware this collection comes with a kick in the form of tribal tribute, cue a selection of needlepoint geometric prints, metallic embellished totems on a linen coat and skirt and the swagger of a cool girl who’s clearly misplaced at The Gazebo.

If I hadn’t known better — as in, if I were at an airport next to one of J. Crew‘s models, I’d have assumed she was coming off a plane from Ibiza with the emotional and sartorial baggage of her days as a prep school tomboy still running really deep through her veins; there were so many sequins placed so strategically on board shorts and work shirts, in addition to the masterful layering of striped cotton shirts and more rigid denim, green or white lightweight jackets, which makes it more and more apparent each season that Jenna Lyons is a genius.

If it were possible to merge the structured denim wild wild west with sleek Japanese silks and flatforms  and still maintain an underlying effortlessly cool Parisian swagger, MM6 just made it happen. These modern cowgirls sported a variety of patchwork denim, fringy suede, bandanas as tops and neckerchiefs,  satin kimono jackets, and cropped pants, all to a pulsating beat peppered with recognizable video game sound bites.

- Leandra Medine and Charlotte Fassler

Oh! And by the way! Though we weren’t there, we took a look at Libertine this morning and let me just say: those patches, those rave beads, that embroidery, the fringe, the sequins and the fearless approach to color…that is what the fun of fashion is all about.

Images via Style.com, The Cut, & Now Fashion