6. The Biker Vest Say good-bye to puffy vests that make
you feel like a marshmallow. This SportMax vest has its roots in
Joan Jett and Steven Tyler, with a back-of-a-motorcycle, trash-your-hotel-room
vibe. What could be sexier? Pair it with tight, leggy jeans, pointy-toed
stiletto heels, and even pointier nails. $1,220 at Max
Mara.
7. Chandelier
Earrings With all the baby-doll dresses and go-go
boots that are making this season look like an update of The Mod
Squad, Kenneth Jay Lane's outrageous costume jewelry, which he's
been producing since the early sixties, should be staging a comeback.
His glamourama tiered-and-dropped earrings will make you look like
Edie Sedgwick—just add a little kohl around the eyes. $150 at
Bergdorf Goodman.
8. Cowboy Boots You can count on it: Where there's a
miniskirt (and you'll be seeing plenty this fall), cowboy boots are
not far behind. The combination is just so bad girl. But leave it
to John Galliano to keep us from looking like so many Hee Haw
extras. The kooky Brit keeps the classic stitching across the toes,
but he adds some skin and a wicked stiletto heel. They're enough to
make you want to brave a mechanical bull. $500 at Christian
Dior.
9. Rare Stones Diamonds are
rare, but Paraiba tourmaline is rarer: Not only is it the most luminous
shade of green, it's also virtually extinct. David Rees, the owner
of TenThousandThings jewelry, gets his from a "crazy Indiana Jones-type
guy" who he believes has the only extant piece. "He doesn't even have
an address." Rees's stones are of such high quality that they need
not be faceted—they catch the light perfectly on their own. Chokers,
$2,750 and $5,120, at Barneys New
York, Bergdorf Goodman, and
TenThousandThings. Ring, $10,400,
at Bergdorf Goodman.
10. Fringe Who could resist Kate Hudson in Almost
Famous: a few parts gypsy, a few parts rock star, a few parts
hippie. Hogan's suede-fringed handbag will get you the style (if not
the life). It's got everything that's great about a well-made handbag—a
rich lining, thick leather trim that smells the part—and
a flavor of Woodstock, too. $640 at Hogan.
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