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Modern Classics

A classic is a piece you will still wear when the season has a new name.

Modern Classics — the ESVRA Fashion edit
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A classic is a piece you will still wear when the season has a new name. The pieces on this page are the ones the live edit already chose. They sit together because they share a job, not because they should be worn as a costume.

Fashion keeps selling a whole look. This page is the opposite: one piece that can stand next to navy, a jean that still looks like a jean, a shoe you can walk in. The rest of the wardrobe should already exist.

The mistake is treating the theme as a personality. Every piece from the same story, the same colour, the same texture. One piece. Then stop. Repeat it until it looks like yours.

Buy the investment if you will wear it more than three times. Buy the quieter price if the cut is still a house. Do not buy both in the same week because the photograph was good.

The test is Tuesday. If it only works in a caption, it is not worth the money. If you took the trend word off the page, would the cut still be worth it.

Mine is the R13 white shirt. I already repeat it. That is the whole rule.

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✦ From the Editor

Mine is the R13 white shirt. I already repeat it.— K.W., Editor-in-Chief

✦ How to Wear It
The day

One piece from the edit. The rest already in the wardrobe.

The evening

The same piece. Less jewellery. A walkable shoe.

The city

Jacket on in the car. Off when the piece is ready.

Leave it

The whole look performing at once. That is a costume.

✦ If You Only Buy One
The one
The piece that lasts five years.
The investment
The house classic.
The quieter price
A named classic.
The Shirt & Blouse
R13 The white shirt

The white shirt. Repeat it.

Nili Lotan The oxford shirt.

The oxford shirt.

Helsa The silk blouse.

The silk blouse.

Aligrace The oversized shirt.

The oversized shirt.

R13 The ivory blouse.

The ivory blouse.

Lemaire The shirt dress.

The shirt dress.

The Row The poplin shirt.

The poplin shirt.

Aeyde The white shirt again — you only need one.

The white shirt again — you only need one.

The Knit
R13 The cashmere crew

The cashmere crew. Fine.

RE/DONE The navy knit.

The navy knit.

Chloé The cashmere cardigan.

The cashmere cardigan.

The Coat & Jacket
Sportmax The trench

The trench. Shoulder.

RE/DONE The camel coat.

The camel coat.

Khaite The trench belt used.

The trench belt used.

R13 The raincoat that is a trench.

The raincoat that is a trench.

R13 The denim jacket, one.

The denim jacket, one.

The Row The blazer over a dress.

The blazer over a dress.

Tom Ford The investment coat.

The investment coat.

The Trouser & Jean
TWP The straight jean

The straight jean. Dark.

Khaite The grey trouser.

The grey trouser.

R13 The wool trouser.

The wool trouser.

Khaite The straight black jean.

The straight black jean.

Totême The cream trouser.

The cream trouser.

The Dress & Skirt
Flore Flore The black column

The black column. Night.

Leset The slip

The slip. Jacket in the car.

The Shoe
TWP The ballet flat

The ballet flat. Walk.

Wardrobe.NYC The loafer

The loafer. Quiet.

Nili Lotan The point-toe flat.

The point-toe flat.

R13 The black pump you can walk in.

The black pump you can walk in.

R13 The dark loafer.

The dark loafer.

Loro Piana The leather sandal.

The leather sandal.

Zimmermann The black mule.

The black mule.

The Bag

Vince.

Éterne The leather tote

The leather tote. Dark.

R13 The classic bag.

The classic bag.

The Row The structured tote.

The structured tote.

The Row The everyday bag.

The everyday bag.

The Jewel & Watch

Vince.

TWP The gold chain

The gold chain. One.

The Row The watch

The watch. Quiet.

GRLFRND The small hoop.

The small hoop.

The Row The gold hoop small.

The gold hoop small.

The Accessory

Vince.

RE/DONE The leather belt.

The leather belt.

Alaïa The silk scarf if you already own it.

The silk scarf if you already own it.

Aeyde The classic sunglass.

The classic sunglass.

Amina Muaddi The leather glove off-season in the drawer.

The leather glove off-season in the drawer.

Khaite The fine sock.

The fine sock.

The Last Classics

Vince.

Vince Shop the Piece

The navy blazer. Tuesday.

The Great The tailored short.

The tailored short.

The Row The white tee that is not cheap.

The white tee that is not cheap.

TWP The fine turtleneck.

The fine turtleneck.

Aligrace The white sneaker only if it is clean.

The white sneaker only if it is clean.

The Row The midi navy.

The midi navy.

Alaïa The house ballet.

The house ballet.

Aquazzura The wool midi.

The wool midi.

Jimmy Choo The last classic

The last classic. If you bought the first, stop.

The Houses

The Designers in this Edit

R13 Sportmax TWP Wardrobe.NYC Vince Flore Flore Éterne Leset Nili Lotan RE/DONE Helsa The Great GRLFRND The Row Khaite Aligrace Chloé Loro Piana Lemaire Saint Laurent Alaïa Bottega Veneta Totême Zimmermann Tom Ford Aeyde Amina Muaddi Manolo Blahnik Gianvito Rossi Aquazzura Jimmy Choo