Now Trending: Rural Chic

Traditional tartans and cozy knits make for a modern take on country life

Photography by MARK GRIFFIN CHAMPION
Styling by ALISON EDMOND

From left: SANDRO top, $595, and top (around waist), $430, and MICHAEL KORS COLLECTION pants, $890, and hat, stylist’s own. COACH coat, $795, pants, $350, bags, from $395, and boots, $495.

“Queen Elizabeth II’s classic Balmoral style has become a rural reference for the coolest of designers — from Celine’s Hedi Slimane to Michael Kors to Coach’s Stuart Vevers. Chin-tied headscarves and cute flat caps accessorize funked-up tweed and tartan with a dose of cozy knitwear thrown in for the ultimate country-inspired wardrobe”

Alison Edmond, C executive creative & fashion director

SALVATORE FERRAGAMO coat, $4,300, and bag, $1,990. TOD’S jacket, $4,625, turtleneck, $1,145, and pants, $3,175.

Model: PIPER BADARACCO at Freedom Models
Hair: CHRISTIAN MARC at Forward Artists using Leonor Greyl
Makeup: JENNA ANTON at Forward Artists
Production: CAMP PRODUCTIONS

Feature image: ALTUZARRA sweater, $2,095, and OSCAR DE LA RENTA scarf, $290.

This story originally appeared in the September 2019 issue of C Magazine.

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