Top Five Essential Winter Fashion Brands For 2013: Geiger, Ellen Christine Couture Millinery, Johnnie O, Paul Mayer Attitudes and Lacoste Are the Top Five Fashion Must-Have Brands Says Whom You Know! Bundle Up with These Brands!
GEIGER
We love the Austrian Heritage Stand Up Collar Geiger Superlight Walk Jacket (Style 65630 in Navy-Color 528). The seaming detail and hand stitching is absolutely superior and of 100% Pure Wool. As you can see it is cut well from front to back and the look is timeless and flattering.
The understated silvery buttons that have a mother-of-pearl look are classic and gorgeous. Never have we ever had to replace a Geiger button they are sewn on so well and definitely superior to lesser brands. This jacket goes with everything and works from day to night, from dressy to casual. And, as Geiger has been around since 1906 who knows maybe even Lady Mary and the rest of the cast on Downton Abbey wore Geiger...A History of the Geiger Brand previously featured by Whom You Know:
Thank you to Gabriel's, a Peachy's Pick, for being a gorgeous backdrop and great photographers! Thank you to The Cutler Salon for making Peachy's hair gorgeous!
ELLEN CHRISTINE COUTURE MILLINERY
Free-form sculpted velour felt, mounted on a felt base. Completely made by hand in the studios of Ellen Christine, in New York City. These came from our Schiaparelli/Frank Gehry headpieces, and are continuing the tradition of mixing art and fashion.
JOHNNIE-O
johnnie-O isn't just warm weather gear anymore and this is the best news around to everyone freezing in Manhattan right now, tired of all the stores here in New York that you shopped in for Christmas and every after-Christmas promotion. Here is a breath of fresh air for you that you don't have yet! Introducing the uber-stylish and well-cut women's fleece vest exclusively by Johnnie O! This vest is soft and comfy... and it is total West Coast Prep to be coveted now on the East Coast! The 100% spun poly is super comfortable and it boasts 280gm, front pockets, princess cut seams, natural fit, and it follows your shape for ease of movement. It is a flattering cut and the pockets are sharp-not at all bulky. The pink shade has just the right amount of hue to make it rich and beautiful-not the garish flashy pink of lesser brands. So, when it is subzero freezing in Manhattan, here is a brand to turn to! Zip up with Johnnie O!
PAUL MAYER ATTITUDES
January in New York, snowflakes a falling
Paul Mayer ballet flats adorning your feet
January in New York, forever timeless
No one can make you as stunning so comfortably...
Till January in New York
What's on your style agenda
What do you have on your feet for 2013!
Here's what:
LACOSTE
This brand-new style winter boot is the right patriotic colors in both the USA and France! The bright puffer boot is nylon has fleece lining for warmth with hiking inspired red and white laces for adjustable comfort, and we can verify they are so comfortable. The lacing is stylish as you would surmise and these boots exhibit great workmanship. Whether you are hiking down Madison Avenue as you-know-who prefers or going down the trails of your backyard of your country home, these are the boots to wear.
The fun bright red, white, and blue stripes are quintessential Lacoste and a great way to brighten up anyone’s winter wardrobe. Lace these up, buttercup! It's a great way to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Lacoste.
...and remember, it's not who you know, it's WHOM YOU KNOW!
You know we are not randomly combing trade shows or picking what we think is trendy that will be gone tomorrow. We are picking what we really do know and think is here to stay. In some cases, the brand is over 100 years old and clearly has won its place in fashion and doesn't need our verification, and we still love them for working with us....so....WHOM WE KNOW:
We know Geiger!
Let us count the ways...first is Mover and Shaker Elisabeth Geiger-we are excited to see your new baby's pictures, Elisabeth! Elisabeth's great-grandmother started Geiger...and Peachy's grandmother loved wearing Geiger.
Here's Mr. Geiger, Elisabeth's dad...
And our pal Connie St. George of Geiger!
We know Ellen Christine Couture Millinery...
...and the real Ellen Colon-Lugo behind all the hat magic!
We know Johnnie O!
The real John O'Donnell behind Johnnie O!
Yes it does help to have a sibling that went to Boston College...if your line is perfectly on quality target with collars that stay up the right way upholding standards of prep!
We know Paul Mayer Attitudes!
Paul Mayer and Peachy, who has feet with the right attitude here...there are not many lines that are as stunning and as comfortable as these and if you knew how many miles (we surmise nearly 100 now) they've gone, the durability factor would wow you too.
We know Lacoste!
And here we are back to much earlier, where Peachy was wearing Lacoste with Mr. Murphy, who is a golf pro who sold Lacoste in his shop (Peachy was bribed with clothes to behave at the dentist, do her homework etc clearly this all worked). Incidentally, Mr. Murphy also sold Geiger and Connie knows him and knew him back then too...looks like Peachy understood at a young age that it was nice to know who was selling and designing your clothes! It is far more fun to wear great designs if you know how the designer behind the brand is even more impressive and authentic...and we salute and admire these five essential brands for Winter 2013 today!
