STYLE NEWS

PARISIAN PERFECTION

Chanel artistic director Virginie Viard is the mastermind behind the brand’s new It bag, the Chanel 22. This sophisticated yet functional new silhouette comes in three sizes and includes a backpack version. Its quilted leather, metal chain link and gold metal lettering honor the maison’s French roots.

Bag, $5,800, CHANEL, chanel.com

RADICAL COMFORT

Meet Reden, a new direct-to-consumer footwear brand creating stylish and wearable shoes

“Why can’t our shoes do more for us?” asks Nelli Kim, founder and CEO of Reden. As a cancer survivor with 20 years of experience in the luxury footwear space, Kim saw a hole in the market for an upscale and fashion-forward line of shoes that prioritizes comfort without sacrificing style. After her recovery, Kim suffered from chronic foot pain related to her chemotherapy—a common ailment among cancer survivors. She spent two years working with an orthopedic surgeon crafting a line of footwear that looks good and feels even better with built-in orthotic insoles, memory foam padding, and shock-resistant outsoles.

After launching through Kickstarter, the Reden line features classic and stylish staples for men and women, including loafers, flats and brogues in luxurious leathers and bold colors.

Loafer, $195, REDEN, shopreden.com AMERICAN WOMEN For Tory Burch’s spring/summer collection, the American designer was inspired by the work of another iconic American designer, Claire McCardell. McCardell is credited with the creation of American sportswear in the early 20th century. Tory Burch’s Claire McCardell Dress is a new wardrobe staple that will continue to evolve in collections to come. The nipped-waist silhouette features McCardell’s signature plaids and stripes.

A NEW APRÉS SKI ESSENTIAL As wearable as a sneaker and as warm as a sleeping bag for your feet, the new Cypress Puffer Boots from Canada Goose (the brand’s third footwear style since it expanded into accessories) are the perfect antidote to a day spent buckled into ski boots. Versatile, comfortable and edgy, these zippered boots will take you from the slopes to the streets in style.

Cypress Puffer Boot, $425, CANADA GOOSE, canadagoose.com

Looks from Weekend Max Mara’s Family Affair collection, weekendmaxmara.com

MANOLO BLAHNIK X BIRKENSTOCK

The ultimate meeting of comfort and luxury, German footwear maker Birkenstock has collaborated with shoe designer Manolo Blahnik on a capsule collection of sandals. With a career spanning 50 years, the Spanish-born Blahnik is one of the world’s most influential footwear designers. Embellished with crystals and packaged in an exclusive polka dot box, the Arizona and Boston sandal styles come in classic black leather and fuchsia and cobalt blue velvet. “Birkenstocks have been in my wardrobe since the very beginning (of time!),” says Blahnik. “I have loved and worn mine for many years. I am thrilled that we have been able to collaborate. Fusing the Manolo Blahnik aesthetic with the everyday comfort of Birkenstocks is simply wonderful!”

Arizona Crystal Buckle Smooth Leather sandals, $750, MANOLO BLAHNIK FOR BIRKENSTOCK, manoloblahnik.com

NEW & NOTEWORTHY

A FAMILY AFFAIR

Weekend Max Mara’s collaboration with stylist Gabriella Karefa-Johnson is a love letter to her family

Bold, eclectic and full of joy, Weekend Max Mara’s newest collaboration is an irreverent and playful combination of shapes, colors and patterns. Designed by stylist Gabriella Karefa-Johnson and photographed by supermodel Gigi Hadid, the Family Affair collection is full of warm-weather staples for women of all ages. The dresses, trousers and scarves combine modern silhouettes with ’70s-inspired prints and patterns, creating a riot of color. “Visual dissonance is really at the heart of a lot of the styling I do—I like when the mind has to work a bit to comprehend what the eyes are seeing,” says Karefa-Johnson. Her main inspiration for the collection is her family, particularly her globe-trotting grandmother. “Style was effortless for her,” she says, “and that’s precisely what I wanted to communicate in this collection—a sense of innate, amazing style with very little effort.”