Luck is an odd thing. It happens when opportunity meets readiness, when you find a $20 folded up in the pocket of a jacket that you haven't worn in a couple of seasons, and when you win the door prize at bingo night (not that i have been to bingo night, but you know what I mean). Good fortune on the other hand is what you hope for in the middle of the night when your fear of saying it out loud might just jinx it. It brings us our livelihoods, our partners, our children, and our closest friends. While the gods have smiled down on me a number of times in this regard, they were having a full blown belly laugh in May 1985. That's the year I first met Lynn Peterfreund, and it marks the start of a soul-mate-sister-friendship that has lasted a lot of living. She is a brilliant artist who boasts mastery at printmaking and painting alike, with an enviable resume of awards, exhibitions, and teaching appointments. Lynn's work can be found in galleries and collections up and down the eastern seaboard and in the permanent collections of Yale University Gallery of Art, the Portland Museum of Art, the DeCordova Museum, the Smith Museum of Art, the Hood Art Museum, and the Cooper-Hewitt Museum just to name a few. You can view her art at http://lynnpeterfreund.com.
What do you see trending now in fashion?
Lots of mixed textures and more color…The young people I work with are wearing tights, short witty dresses, heels or colorful sneakers, and odd combinations that come out as inventively stylish. I’m old enough to have been through the source decades for some of the retro styles I see in dresses and I still feel they can be confining and way too prim for women of then and now. I love seeing fashion that pops like collage.
What are your top 10 TIMELESS must have items for a best dressed closet?
Excellent jeans—comfortable and flattering. I have jbrand and some pairs of “not your mothers jeans” as well for their flex factor. Terrific black dress(s), black jackets, black skirts, black shirts, black pants, good oxford shoes, good boots, lots of good quality camisoles, some cashmere sweaters, and an array of jewelry that can liven up any simple combo. I don’t take time to change handbags so I use one that can go city/country, night/day.
When was the last time you had a fashion epiphany?
That, as I get older, I am comfortable with enjoying what I wear and care less if it’s over or under dressed for any given occasion.
What is your favorite High brand? And your low brand? How do you mix high and low?
My high brands aren’t that high…I have two Nicole Miller items. My favorite medium brands White + Warren sweaters—oooh cashmere….Most of my clothes are on the low-end side—J.Crew, J..C. Penney, Target and they suit my art studio daily life.
My advancing age allows me to justify two other high brands...
I think of amortizing the cost of Varda shoes and Robert Marc eyeglasses.
Feet have to be comfortable and stylish enough, and eyeglasses have to be an fashion asset, as I wear them all the time.
What is your go-to uniform for a day of work? The weekend?
Uniform for the studio: jeans, camisole, tee shirt. Overheated studio means camisole and smock most of the time. Always rings, earrings, necklace, bracelet from a extensive collection that allows me to intuit a color, a stone, a jewelry companion for the day. That’s where I dress and overdress and enjoy the connection jewelry pieces have to people and places in my personal history.
Weekends can be just like weekdays but if I'm in the city (New York is my city) I do it up in
leggings, a dress or skirt and sweaters, light leather jacket, long wool coat. Besides the jewels, real red Lucchese cowboy boots and colorful Arche shoes are the spark for the black outfits I end up in most of the time. I recently had a birthday where I donned all the sequin items I own. Some occasions just call for a costume.
What is your favorite ILR piece and why?
I love the design and quiet surprise of the whole collection—I would be wearing more of it if my jewelry box were not already full to overflowing. The Interlocking rings are classic and I look forward to wearing one, custom made in 14K. I love the cuffs, the simple necklace pieces and their relationship to surprising dark chains. The leather work is stunning but I am committed to shiny metal things.
Who are your fashion icons?
I’ve always liked Elegant Armani but I totally enjoy Lady Gaga and Bjork and other
Artists in clothing. Even though black is my go to color, I love to see people in full on color.
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