Council Tips Hat to Parker, the Queen of Accessories
Sarah Jessica Parker’s stylish use of vintage hats and Jimmy Choo shoes has earned her the title as the best-accessorized woman in America by the Accessories Council.
“On screen and off, Sarah has a flair for fashion that makes her a true trendsetter,” says Sheila Block, executive director of the council. “She is influencing a generation of women who want to look smart and sexy. Women want her every accessory, from nameplate necklaces to hoop earrings, anklets and flower pins.”
Nicole Kidman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Madonna and Jennifer Lopez were picked as the top runners-up. Six new episodes of Parker’s show “Sex and the City” begin Sunday.
The list was compiled from votes by accessories editors at top fashion magazines as well as by members of the Accessories Council board, which includes accessory manufacturers and retailers.
TALLEY HO: Vogue editor at large Andre Leon Talley will reveal in a new book how two women, his grandmother and Diana Vreeland, shaped his sense of style.
Villard Books, an imprint of Random House, plans to publish Talley’s memoirs, tentatively titled “ALT,” in spring 2003.
Talley says his maternal grandmother, Bennie Frances Davis, a maid in the Duke University men’s dormitories, taught him to see the world with a warm heart and a mind fully open to possibility.
Vreeland was an editor at Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue, and a creator of exhibits at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute.
Talley will share how two women from very different backgrounds turned out to have similar ways of appreciating luxury.
THE 2002 LOOK: The new year ushers in many new rules, especially when it comes to keeping up with fashion.
The editors at Glamour magazine offer these fashion-forward tips to keep from looking “so last year.”
* Don’t throw out your camel-colored sweater: Safari-inspired looks are hot. Put away your camouflage, though, and leave combat clothes to the armed forces.
* Don’t look drab in 2001’s head-to-toe black ensembles. Brighten up with a touch of bold colors, such as red, turquoise or yellow.
* Don’t hop off your motorcycle in a black leather biker jacket with matching black leather jeans. Break it up by pairing the jacket with a soft feminine skirt.
* Don’t stuff yourself like a sausage into a too-tight pencil skirt. Try a soft, flowing ballerina skirt with a hem to the knee.
* Don’t squeeze toes into last year’s pointy toes. Make your feet happy and wear flat shoes with round toes or thong sandals.
* Don’t break out your graffiti looks--subway styles have been wiped clean. Grow a floral look instead.
* Don’t try to be a teen pop star baring her belly in skintight Lycra. Go with the (sophisticated) flow in pretty chiffon.
* Don’t be a metal head, either. Instead of mixing silver and gold accessories, try blending coral and turquoise jewelry.
* Don’t relive the 1980s, but remember the ‘70s--and their hippie trends.
