Classics With Cool
YSL “Le smoking”.
Vodka martini, straight up with olives.
“Classic” doesn’t have to mean conservative, stodgy, buttoned-up. Classic can be cool, and even edgy.
What are your favorite Cool Classics?
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I had never heard of Chuck Taylor’s until last week.
But to answer your question, listening to jazz in an Art Deco bar, sipping champagne and nibbling olives.
I had never heard of Chuck Taylor’s until last week.
But to answer your question, listening to jazz in an Art Deco bar, sipping champagne and nibbling olives.
(What fun!)
Marinieres
Emerald-cut diamonds
Campari & soda
Hot dogs (with everything)
Handmade Italian sandals from Capri
Pearls
LBDs
Duffle coats
Red lipstick
Fiat 500
Ry Cooder
Cashmere scarf
Oh I do like my Liz Taylor earrings – And I live in grey marl t-shirts!
You nailed it! Cool and edgy.
High thread count white sheets.
Caesar salad, made with the original recipe, at home.
Pimm’s and fresh lemonade in summer.
Tennessee Williams.
Alfred Hitchcock films.
Ella Fitzgerald.
Mama’s pearls.
A lovely black cotton shift.
Some of my Cool Classics include:
White jeans
Black cashmere turtlenecks
Pencil skirts
Riding boots
Glen plaid trousers
Black stilleto pumps
Scotch on the rocks!
Tres chic, n’est ce pas?
Ballet flats
Hot dog with mustard from a cart in NYC
MG convertible in BRG
Leather blazer
Silk scarf worn in the hair
Red lipstick
Nancy Wilson, “Something Cool”
Cary Grant
Carolina Herrera in a white shirt
A silk square
Red lips
At: the Oak Room at the Plaza Hotel
Ahhh, back to real life now!
you’ve just listed some of my own “cool classics”:
martini
wayfarers
converse
slim black pants
chanel parfum…although i’ve forgotten how no. 19 smells…must revisit this classic scent.
My favorite cool classics would definitely NOT include the Chuck Taylors.
Simple pearl earrings.
Chanel No. 5 (although I love it, No. 19 is a more edgy, recent choice!)
Khaki pants
Keds boat shoes in white
After dinner mints
white linen pants
espadrilles
little black dress
I’m with you on the Cartier tank watch, the wayfarers, and the martini.
Hermès double-tour Cape Cod watch,
Burberry trench,
dark denim clean-lined jeans with white v-neck T,
a Negroni,
Bach Goldberg Variations, played by Glenn Gould muttering away to himself,
my red ’70 Valiant, 4-on-the-floor std., slant-six engine (long gone to another lucky owner),
Guinness
Janis . . .
Think how elegant we’d all be if as we matured, we dressed only in classics!
YES to Liz in anything, anywhere.
YES to Audrey, perhaps even more so.
YES to that vodka martini, straight up, with (three) olives.
Classics, all of them. And so glad some things never go out of style.
Had to come back to add Cheerios, having just stolen a spoonful from the bowl I poured for my granddaughter. Clean simple design, right? Those perfect crispy o’s, just the proper colour.
Hello:
Our cool classics would most likely be:
A sun umbrella on the Lido.
Barefoot in the grass.
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton in ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’
Green Hunter wellington boots.
Under the clock at Waterloo Station.
Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
A Louis Vuitton trunk.
Chanel No.5 Eau de Parfum.
Ice cold Limoncello.
Happy Summer Days!!!
How about a Burberry trench
a diamond solitaire
sterling silver flatware
My classics would include:
gin & tonic with Bombay sapphire,
linen/cotton blend shirt dress,
silver bangle;
satin clutch and a pair of espadrilles
As for the surroundings, I found Bourbon & Pearl’s idea too good to pass
Icy diamond studs
French 75
silk negligee
Hermes scarf
large sunglasses (brand not important)
cashmere cardigan
pearls, the more the merrier
leather handbag in black
polished toes
ballet flats
masses of silver bangles
high thread count cotton sheets
I could go on ad infinitum….
Gold hoop earrings, crisp white shirt, silk pajamas, chain strap, quilted handbag in black kid. This is fun!
Yes! to Chanel No. 19-been wearing it since 1971
Pilot’s sunglasses (from the military-not avaiators).
My old blue Mustang convertible (sadly long gone)
Justin Roper boots
Faded Levi cut-offs (oh if only I still had the legs for them!)
Gold ram’s head hoop earrings
Vintage Coach black shoulderbag with the skinny duoble strap
Trish B
This is fun….
Driving BG Morgan car with silk scarf tied round head,huge tortoise sun specs.
Sipping Pimms on an English terrace on a sunny day watching croquet on the lawn.
The original Chanel Miss Dior scent.
Chanel flatties.
White linen pants + white linen shirt,gold knot studs,gold bangle & large black straw hat.
Hot Summer days MMMMMMMM (where have they gone!) Ida
Pearls
Sidecar without the sugared rim
Hepburn-ish wide legged trousers but with a great tee
Tortoiseshell glasses
Loafers
Wrap dress
Champagne
Steaks and corn on the cob
French vanilla ice cream
A great book and a squishy chair
Real lemonade
Love this topic! I do already have the Ray-Bans, and many pairs of hoop earrings. I’ve been searching, for several years, for a pair of earrings like the ones Audrey wore at the train station in “Sabrina.” You know, with the grey suit, when she first came back from Paris.
I agree with whoever suggested the Burberry trench….have to disagree about Liz Taylor in general, since I thought her to be a terrible dresser, especially in later years. VERY beautiful, but she wore some ghastly ensembles! Now Audrey, on the other hand…aside from the obvious tragedy of her untimely death, I’m sorry that we didn’t get to see her age further, and see how she dressed; I’m sure she would have continued to be a graceful-aging role model.
Oh, and I’ve given my husband a picture of a Cartier tank watch, just for future reference in case he’s feeling exceptionally prosperous some day!
I enjoyed reading your list and everyone else’s. Great ideas. I want the Chuck Taylors and the postman bag!
It’s hard to come up anything cooler than all of the above but add this: being in love.
Hmmm…so many classics mentioned here!
My list would also include turquoise Native American jewelry, navy and white striped tee or pullover sweater, gin and tonic (not the sugar-free stuff) with lots of lime.
Vince Guaraldi playing Cast Your Fate to the Wind
Kind of Blue (Miles Davis)
Black eyeliner on the top lid only, red lipstick
Dark straight leg jeans
Impeccable white t-shirt
Black t-shirt
Black turtleneck
Striped muffler, especially University striped
Distressed brown leather motorcycle jacket
Navy pea coat
Casually knotted silk scarf
Burberry-type trench
Heirloom jewelry worn with casual clothing
A taffeta ball skirt worn with a casual style top–a tee or a turtleneck–but in whisper thin cashmere
So many to from which to choose!
1) black cashmere mock turtleneck sweater
2) red fine gauge knit twin set with interesting buttons
3) classic wrap dress with full skirt
4) Burberry trench
5) Chanel No.5 perfume
Fun post! I’ll play. Cool Classic is:
the Chanel quilted flap chain-handled bag
straight-leg jeans
tortoise shell anything
navy blue
the Hermes Kelly bag
The Chanel slingback with a contrasting toe
red nailpolish
pearl ear studs
a French sailor shirt
Ivory soap
a crisp white shirt
a black pencil skirt
(Actually, you could combine much of the above and have a pretty great outfit!)
You’ve listed so many of my favourites. I would also add penny loafers and pearls.
Good list! But I’d trade the martini for a glass of white wine 🙂
Gap “Favorite Tee” in white or gray
Stan Smiths
The perfect red lips – “Mon Rouge”
2 Cartier Love bracelets – one each in yellow & white gold
I love this topic. You have listed quite a few of my favorite classics, including the Chuck Taylors, which I have in a few colors.
Pea coat
White linen
Loafers/no socks
Black turtleneck, preferably merino
Red lipstick (Laura Mercier Bing Cherry)
Grandmother’s pearls
Tennis sweater (white, of course)
Ray-Bank Dekko sunglasses
Wool scarf (too many to count!)
Chemise, black or navy
Crisp white tee shirts
Merino twinset (not worn together)
Chanel No.19
Repp tie worn as belt
Bangle bracelets
Mason Pearson brush
Oxford cloth button-down shirt
Trench coat
Structured handbag
Brooks
Navy blazer
Espadrilles
Khakis
Nantucket Lightship handbag
Love the Vince Guaraldi idea, but I choose Django.
Pearl studs! even when they are not Mikimoto but are from Swarovski for 12 EUR. I am a sportive type and can wear them, too!
I’ve really enjoyed reading all of your lists! Thanks so much for sharing these.
I’d like everyone’s lists compiled together 🙂
Ooh the classics – well you have a few of mine already, champagne, grey marl, pumps, white shirts – definitely white shirts, black dresses, i think my list could really go on so i will leave it there – thanks so much for your lovely comment x
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One perfectly fitted pencil skirt
One perfect Hermes scarf
One pair of real pearl earrings
A health dose of belle assurance!
Obviously for me, a classic sit-up-and-beg bicycle, whether a Raleigh, a Peugot or a Dutch Omafiets. Wearing a pretty skirt, but fuller than a pencil skirt for obvious reasons. With a basket or panniers/saddlebags.
Bérets!
LEVI’S – original “boyfriend” jeans…and some Rainbow flip flops – Gidget goes to the beach…