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Hey Guys!

Love dressing stylish but hate the cold weather? We know just the combination of coats and black boots that will help you brave the rough winter snow in style. Brands like Aquatalia and La Canadienne offer waterproof, chic boots so that you can handle a slushy commute without sacrificing your flair. Saint Laurent is offering a sleek, bold wool coat that is as elegant in its presence as it is striking. The coat is entirely black except for some gorgeous golden rings that wrap around the wrist. It’s a minimalistic design, but sometimes less can say so much more. You will be walking with confidence, even in the harshest of storms.

Business is back in season. Glen plaid is one of the most wearable runway trends of this winter, and looks amazing with anything from a formal gray check suit to a pair of casual blue jeans. During a European trip in 1982, President Ronald Reagan wore a glen plaid suit so “raffish” (in the words of one GQ fashion reporter) that the press deemed his outfit “unpresidential.” What the reporters did not know then is that glen plaid is one of menswear’s greatest leaders in giving edge and variety to your wardrobe. For you, ladies, a skirt in glen plaid automatically augments your outfit as well.

Since 2015’s Paris Fashion Week, denim has been back on the rise. After being featured on Vetements’ catwalk in the form of re-worked vintage Levi’s, denim has become “cool” again. Sales in the US women’s and men’s jeans market, previously valued at $13.5 billion, grew 4 percent in 2016, according to market research company the NPD group. Recent collaborations with hot labels,such as Supreme, have revamped the old designs and “up-cycled” vintage Levi’s. Even double denim, like everything else from the 90’s, is making a comeback. Double denim has graced the figure of every ‘Insta-influencer,’ seen often on celebrities like supermodel Gigi Hadid and Kendall Jenner.

Stay stylish (and warm),

Alan and Jacky