is perhaps one of the most unnattractive neologisms to have entered into modern language, even though my colleague unconvincingly claimed that’s .
Technically an overshirt, shackets are synonymous with espresso-breathed graphic designers who came of age during hipster culture’s first wave, and young men who don’t know where to shop other than Costco.But , a 29-year-old supermodel, wears the look well.
She was photographed this weekend strolling through Manhattan in a plaid shacket from her own knit brand, Guest in Residence, with light-wash jeans, Miu Miu loafers, and bright red socks.
The rimless aviators leaned a little “divorced dad,” but, as this season’s street style images will demonstrate, that now seems to be a covetable look.Gigi Hadid in New YorkBritish Vogue’s senior archive editor, Laird Borrelli-Persson, outlined plaids as one of . (They were rendered on oversized button-downs at Bottega Veneta, trompe l’oeil-ed at Craig Green, and left crumpled at Acne Studios.) “Nirvana meets Country Living checks” is how she phrased it, adding that this autumnal theme spoke to the aseasonality of our global world. “It evokes grunge and its attendant ‘come as you are’ ethos.” Might that not also provide a fitting caption to the anxieties of a middle-aged divorcee reconnecting with the hipsterdom of their youth?NordstromFree PeopleThis article first appeared on By signing up you agree to our (including the ), our and to receive marketing and account-related emails from Glamour.
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