Get Texturized!

I know I've written about this topic before, but I was just thinking about how much I love my black satin velvet blazer. It's truly unreal how many girls seem to want to touch it when I'm out. And you can achieve the same effect -- for many of you, a good thing.

Check out how a master pulls it off:


The secret is texture -- what a good deal of this season's lines has really been all about. You can wear similar colors but keep things from feeling too homogenized by mixing up the textures -- today, for instance, I'm wearing mostly black, although I'm also wearing a pinstriped shirt (cotton, flat-feeling), suit pants (slightly lighter, adding a bit of sheen) and, of course, the blazer, replete in its velvety goodness.

Yoox has a few great ones on sale. Check out this Jil Sander blazer. (You'll have to Search for it at the site.)

Or you can use texture to spruce up what might normally be a dull outfit. Sweaters, for instance, are perfect ways to add texture. Pick good ones that "pop" -- that are appealing both to the eye and hand.