If you, like me, have spent the last month scouring e-commerce website after website simply as a form of entertainment, you’ve likely also noticed that most shopping destinations no longer feature models, and instead are using only product images. It makes sense; with warehouses and studios closed, the possibility of a full photoshoot is simply no more. That is, unless you’re Zara.
Before I started working from home a little over four weeks ago, I was still regularly stopping into the Zara location across the street from our downtown Manhattan office. I’ve spent more time than I’d like to admit in the brand’s new arrivals and best sellers section online. Now that all non-essential businesses are closed, though, I’m relegated to scrolling online only — which is how I noticed that Zara was still shooting on models. But instead of studios, it appeared that the models were in their own homes.
Upon further investigation, I found that in an effort to maintain their reputation for styling while simultaneously keeping people safe, Zara sent off their newest products straight to the residences of their go-to models. The result? Outfits that not only look beautifully crafted, but also reflect the personal style of some of your favorite faces in fashion. Even better? Since most of Zara’s models fly in from all over the world for shoots at the company’s headquarters in Spain, these at-home photos have the benefit of being taken in far-off and luxurious destinations. Looking at them is almost like traveling (almost).
Oh, and the pieces themselves aren’t anything to complain about, either.
See what Zara’s models put together and shop our favorites from the new arrivals section by clicking through the ahead.
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Zara Tweed Jacket With Pockets, $, available at Zara
Exactly 30 years ago, on April 8th, 1990, David Lynch and Mark Frost’s cult-classic sci-fi TV show Twin Peaks aired its very first episode on ABC. And the rest — at least for fans of the show’s gritty style and mind-bending plotline — was history. Unfortunately, those watching it in real-time didn’t quite appreciate Detective Dale Cooper’s dry humor or Andy and Lucy’s endearing romance enough to keep it going longer than two seasons. But ever since it was canceled in 1991, Twin Peaks has managed to garner a fanbase unlike any other. 30 years and a Showtime reboot later, the show is still regarded as one of the best ones made. Watch out, Seinfeld.
In addition to the Clue-like quest to find out who exactly killed high school homecoming queen Laura Palmer, Twin Peaks also showcased an array of fashion that, to this day, stands out as one of the most revered aspects of the series. The looks also just so happen to all still be relevant today. From Audrey Horn, the sultry daughter of the richest man in town, and her knee-length pleated skirts à la Gucci to Laura Palmer’s velvet LBDs from the Lynch’s infamous “red room” scenes, there’s hardly a look from the original show’s 30-episode-run that wouldn’t fit right into today’s fashion landscape. Oversized leather jackets, grandpa cardigans, trench coats, shackets, and eyelet collars also make an appearance on-screen.
So to celebrate the show that continues to shock and awe 30 years after it first premiered, we’re calling out some of the most unforgettable looks from Twin Peaks and showing you how to make them your own in the slideshow ahead.
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Audrey Horn's Pleated Skirts
Take a cue from Ms. Horn and style yours with bobby socks, oxfords, and perhaps, a fresh pixie cut. Photo: Walt Disney Television via Getty Images.
Gucci Pleated Belt Print Wool Midi Skirt, $, available at Nordstrom
Pixie Market Checked Pleated Skirt, $, available at Pixie Market
Maddy Ferguson's Big Belts
According to designers during fall '20 fashion month, the bigger the belts, the better the outfit. Photo: Walt Disney Television via Getty Images.
Rachel Comey Holika Belt, $, available at Rachel Comey
Donna Hayward's Gold Hoops
The only thing we love more than Donna's Fair Isle cardigan are the simple gold hoops she chose to wear with it. Photo: Walt Disney Television via Getty Images.
BaubleBar Dalilah Large Tube Hoop Earrings, $, available at BaubleBar
Laura Lombardi Mini Curve Hoop Earrings, $, available at Need Supply
Donna Hayward's '80s Athleisure
Is it just us, or does this leggings-tube-socks-sneaker combination remind you a lot of an Aimé Leon Dore ad? Photo: Walt Disney Television via Getty Images.
Gola Gola Classics Daytona Trainer, $, available at Gola
Knitwear isn't the only thing Josie Packard got right in the style department. These plaid trousers would also fit right in with our 2020 wardrobes. Photo: Walt Disney Television via Getty Images.
Topshop Oat Midi Knitted Cardigan, $, available at Topshop
Acne Studios Brown Alpaca V-Neck Cardigan, $, available at
Shelly Johnson's Waistcoats
Before she played Betty's mom on Riverdale, Mädchen Amick was Shelly Johnson, a.k.a. the only person ever to pull off wearing Tiffany blue under fluorescent lights and one of the many reasons why we're so enamored with waistcoats. Photo: Walt Disney Television via Getty Images.
Kimberly Drew has spent her career revolutionizing institutional spaces, and showing other people that dramatic change isn’t just possible — it’s the future. And now, the former social media manager for New York City’s famed Metropolitan Museum of Art is using her Twitter account to lift those around her during such extraordinary times by promoting the #CancelRent cause and sharing resources for those affected most by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Change shouldn’t be embedded and steeped in fear,” Drew told me over the phone, recently. “I want the rest of my life to be dedicated to making sure that people don’t feel that fear, because it’s an unfair way to live when there’s so much beauty out there.”
And, Drew is something of an expert on beauty — her aesthetic sensibility is as evident in her enviable personal style as it is in her art-filled career. But whereas many people who work within rarefied institutions like the Met don’t often share the story of how they got to where they are, 29-year-old Drew is as generous with her personal journey as she is with everything else.
Drew started sharing her story in 2011, via her blog, Black Contemporary Art, and now has a young adult book, This Is What I Know About Art, forthcoming, which will detail her experience as both an artist and activist, devoted to making the arts more accessible to underrepresented communities. Drew told me she wants the book to be “an opportunity” for readers “to change, learn, and shape” the rest of their lives.
For Drew, one such opportunity came from her internship at the Studio Museum of Harlem, an experience which she recounts in This Is What I Know About Art, and which, she explained to me, changed the course of her life. “Honey, they changed everything for me. I love them,” Drew said. “If that institution didn’t take a chance on me. I just know it wouldn’t have happened like this.”
Drew serves as a similar life-changing force for so many others, by emphasizing that everyone should feel like they have a right to be in spaces traditionally denied them. “It’s interesting to think on how we have enforced limits on ourselves on a personal level, how institutions are advertently or inadvertently adding to those fears,” she said, noting the many ways that historically white, elite spaces have had invisible barriers to entry. Drew is working to tear those barriers down and highlight the voices of creatives of color, those people who are birthing a new movement in the arts, despite having been overlooked on a global scale. This kind of work takes time, but it’s also what keeps Drew going. “It is about an intergenerational shift,” she said. “Hopefully, there will be so much more room… so many more pathways” for those who want to find a career in the arts.
Drew has some advice for those who are seeking to do just that. “You need to continue to show up and challenge what they’ve decided is the norm,” she told Refinery29. “The story that I have and the work that I’ve done has shown that you don’t have to be the most traditionally powerful person in the room to see change happen. It’s about staying the course and staying committed to being in conversation with institutions to ensure that they know you’re watching as an active participant.” That’s why Drew, along with her peers, is challenging museums to incorporate diversity and inclusion programming as an accepted norm, instead of merely highlighting Black History Month, Women History Month, PRIDE, and others. People of color, queer people, and marginalized people are entitled to reflective representation in museums, Drew said, because the art they want to see “matters” and should be available year-round, not just during designated months.
But it isn’t only the aesthetic sensibilities of museums that need to change. Drew noted that she is often inspired by the way she’s seen older members of the Black community “architect their own image,” she said. “For millennia, Black people have not been afforded the opportunity of beauty in so many ways. Sometimes you just have to take it. That agency and pining for control over one’s image, and how they’re perceived in the world is a deeply political thing to do. One that I didn’t realize the value or importance [of] until a few years ago.”
Now, though, Drew fully recognizes the importance of dressing intentionally, with the spirit of adorning one’s body — as Solange says, “Do nothing without intention.” It’s no wonder that Drew garnered the attention of Reebok, who collaborated with her to reimagine the Freestyle Hi, the brand’s first shoe designed for women within their “It’s a Man’s World” capsule. “It was great to be able to make something that people could don as a part of that gesture of self love, self respect, and just general flyness,” Drew told me. “That’s the spirit with which I adorn and dress myself.” Following the success of her collaboration with the streetwear brand, Drew is focused on the establishment of relationships between incredible artisans and sustainably run factories to produce accessible fashion.
Drew’s perspective on fashion is a holistic one, and she sees every moment on earth as an opportunity to adorn oneself. “At the top of the year, I attended my friend’s wake, and she looked fabulous — from the beginning to the end, she lived her life with so much beauty, frace, and flair,” she said. “That’s something we can all access in our ways, no matter how we express ourselves across gender, no matter how we express ourselves within the confines of socioeconomic realities.”
As Drew enters her thirties, she wants to focus even more on helping develop a system of infrastructure and ownership for Black people. Especially now, as the impacts of COVID-19 are being reflected among already marginalized communities, Drew wants to fight for a stable future for creatives — including herself. Yet, no matter how bleak the years ahead may look, Drew remains optimistic. “It’s very important to watch yourself — and that’s the most Leo thing I could say,” she laughed. “It’s really important to self-monitor, because you don’t want to lose respect for yourself. That’s it at the end of the day.”
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Now is the perfect time to embrace the best-foot-first look, as being on lockdown has made us forget what wearing shoes feels like. Slippers are the coziest option, sure, but in order to maintain some semblance of reality, we take those off when our working day begins and slip them back on when we log off.
While Birkenstocks, Suicoke, Tevas, Arizona Love and Crocs may get the most airtime, there's a whole host of sandals that make the best companion for your socks – whether they're hand-knitted, tie-dye, checkerboard or striped.
Click through to see the seven sandals and socks tag teams we're wearing on repeat during lockdown.
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Turbo Tie-Dye
The tie-dye trend moves in and out of favor but for now, thanks to Aries and Proenza Schouler, it's back on top, and what better time to do a DIY job on some old white socks? Team with sliders for Cali cool.
Ah the humble grey marl trackie bottoms, our lockdown lord and savior. Go head-to-toe grey for comfort-first WFH style; a knitted grey sock and pair of Birkenstock Arizonas will elevate your joggers and make you feel less like it's freshers' week and you're eating noodles in bed (even though that's exactly what we're doing).
Smartwool Hike Light Crew 3-Pack, $, available at Zappos
Birkenstock Arizona Eva Sandal, $, available at Urban Outfitters
French Connection Melange Boot Socks 2 Pack, $, available at French Connection
ASOS DESIGN Focus Chunky Sliders, $, available at ASOS
Richer Poorer Salem Socks, $, available at Richer Poorer
Lockdown is an anxious, isolating and new experience for us all so why not inject some pure joy into your daily 'fit? Max out on color and serotonin-boosting embellishments, and crack a big smile every time you clock your tootsies. We're sorry but Crocs are the unofficial lockdown uniform – there's no comfier slipper.
Birkenstock Super-Birki Polyurethane, $, available at Birkenstock
& Other Stories Glitter Lurex Ankle Socks, $, available at & Other Stories
Wal & Pai Day Break Mule, $, available at Free People
Fancy Feet
We wore pearls everywhere from our earlobes to our hair last year, so it's no surprise they've made it to our feet. Taking the humble foam sandal and giving it some oomph, the embellished sandal looks as good with sparkly socks as it does a stellar pedicure.
Topshop 3 Pack Black Glitter Socks, $, available at Topshop
Arizona Love Pearl-Embellished Sandals, $, available at Farfetch
swedish stockings Stella Lurex Socks, $, available at Matches Fashion
Area Crystal Fringe Platform Slide Sandal, $, available at Nordstrom
& Other Stories Metallic Socks Gift Set, $, available at & Other Stories
Cecilie Bahnsen X Suicoke Maria Beaded Velcro-Strap Sandals, $, available at Matches Fashion
Sporty Separates
If cutesy Crocs and sleek Birkenstocks aren't your jam, turn to streetwear and athleisure to decorate your cloppers. The chunkier the sandal and the bigger the logo, the better.
Nike Crew Essential Stripe 3-Pack, $, available at Zappos
Vans X Sandy Liang Crew Sock, $, available at Vans
Ganni Hiking Sandal in Ermine, $, available at Need Supply
Carhartt WIP White Chase Socks, $, available at SSENSE
Charles & Keith Two-Tone Grosgrain & Rope Flatform Sandals, $, available at Charles & Keith
Logomania
Whether you're a cult piece collector or brand loyalist, logomania has reigned supreme for some time now. Marine Serre? Gucci? Louis Vuitton? This is no ordinary WFH walk.
Suicoke Moto Cab Platform Slide Sandal, $, available at Nordstrom
Burberry Logo Intarsia Short Sport Socks, $, available at Neiman Marcus
Simon Miller Coaster Platform, $, available at Simon Miller
Aries Logo Embroidered Tie Dye Socks, $, available at Nordstrom
Zara Satin Effect Bow Sporty Flat Sandals, $, available at Zara
Jazz It Up
A 'personality' sock used to be the height of uncool – akin to a novelty tie – but we're using them to express creativity in lockdown now. A slingback slipper is the perfect canvas for a funky pair, and everywhere from Arket to Paul Smith has stellar prints and patterns.
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