Los Angeles Times - 08.09.2019

Marissa Jartcky

Buying and merchandising manager,

Dover Street Market

“I’m excited for all the suiting and outer-

wear coming in from the Row, worn with

these chunky masculine boots. The great

thing about these items is that there’s no

deliberation and no further styling re-

quired. They are statement-making.”

Dover Street Market

Elizabeth von der Goltz

global buying director, Net-a-Porter

“Last season we talked about the

‘barely there’ sandal — we’ve sold

close to 11,000 pairs of the naked

sandals by the Row. The update for

fall is the square toe.”

Net-a-Porter

“This beautiful

Brunello Cucinelli coat

dress that delivers a

lot of drama,” Irving

said of this white coat

with a “romantic”

kimono belt. “It feels

powerful yet soft.”

Barneys New York

Laura Vinroot Poole

Owner and founder of Capitol

“The neon day dresses we are carrying

from Roksanda (above) and Sies Marjan

add some levity to our offering. Neon

offers the same mix of colors but is a

fresh, playful alternative to florals.”

Capitol

Jennifer Mankins

Owner, Bird

“The piece I’m personally

most excited about this fall is

Rachel Comey’s Dasha

psychedelic floral silk short-

sleeve dress. It hits all the

right notes and trends; it’s

long and flowy but more

clean-lined and modernist

than ruffled and romantic.”

Bird

Saks Fifth Avenue

Anna Irving

Senior vice president,

general merchandise

manager of women’s

designer ready-to-wear,

Saks Fifth Avenue

“For fall, I’m most excited

about the nude mirror-

embellished jersey shirt

dress from Bottega Veneta

(above left).

And there’s this Brunello

Cucinelli coat dress (left)

with a romantic kimono

belt. It feels powerful yet

soft.”

Saks Fifth Avenue

Jay Bell

Executive vice president, general

merchandise manager, women’s,

Barneys New York

“One piece we’re most excited to carry for

fall is Bottega Veneta’s oxblood laser-cut

leather collarless coat, exclusive to us. It’s

the ultimate luxury piece for the season.”

Bo Carney

Women’s buyer, Mohawk General Store

“This season, we really bought into puff-

sleeved shoulders. Personally, I’m not a

girly type who wears princess poof shoul-

ders, but this season many of our design-

ers [including Jil Sander and Batsheva

(above)] have executed this trend in such

a cool way that even I would wear it.”

Jeremy MazMohawk General Store

Jenny Le

Store director,

Opening Ceremony Los Angeles

“I’m really excited about the Hydra tank

top from LAZOSCHMIDL, a new gender-

neutral line we started carrying last year.

It would be great as a layering piece with

a wildly printed flowy dress or with a

button-down shirt underneath.”

Opening Ceremony

Lisa Kazor

Senior vice president and general

merchandising manager, women’s

apparel, Neiman Marcus Group

“Personally, I’m so excited about the

novelty skirt this season. An amazing

example is this Brunello Cucinelli

beaded tulle skirt — an exclusive to us —

which is perfect for so many occasions.”

Neiman Marcus

For many people, fall is a time to head back to school and the office, or go hiking in the autumnal woods before the

summer light completely fades. But for the fashion crowd, fall is a signal to head back to the stores and stock up on this season’s chunky

sweaters, elegant boots and show-stopping outerwear. ¶ Fall is when designers show off their most important looks and when retailers try to

predict what looks and trends will be most popular with their customers. ¶ To get a jump on the season, we talked with a number of influential

retail executives in Southern California to see what they thought would be some of the stand-out fashion items this fall.

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