Cut, cut, cut! Jane Lewis has been ferociously editing her collections season after season to focus on wardrobe essentials that last. That’s why there was no print – zero – and exactly one piece of knitwear in her latest offer.
“I am trying to deliver the best wardrobe building blocks I can,” said Lewis. “People are more discerning now, and they want value.”
Lewis described the collection as “low-key chic,” offered a lineup of coats, dresses, trousers and a few evening pieces.
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There was a gray, three-button tailored coat with velvet piping that Lewis swears will look good in 20 years’ time, and a soft wool cardigan jacket with a thick belt, and concealed pockets, which should age just as well.
For evening Lewis whipped up velvet trousers and a matching tunic top, which she’s calling the “new suit,” while for day she tweaked some old favorites.
There were A-line dresses with bracelet sleeves, including one with a silvery sheen, and another with dark beading around the cuffs and down the front.
One crepe midi-dress had a pussy bow that could be tied or left loose at the neck, while another had button details on the sleeve and down the front.
Lewis styled everything for the lookbook with her own shoes and bags, in the economical spirit of the collection.