ebby goes to work

My desk buddy, Catie May, asked me to put together a Winter look for her. She gave me a very concise brief: “texture”. With that, I considered a couple of things -

1. She tends to channel a bit of a late seventies/early eighties vibe
2. She spent the last few years living in NYC

Then it hit me. This look is so The Warriors.

Can. You. Dig. It?

The Warriors (Source: filmofilia.com)

The Warriors is a film about a New York gang (the The Warriors) who are framed for killing the leader of all the gangs, Cyrus. All the other NY gangs are after them, so they have to try to make it back to their home turf, Coney Island, alive!

But that’s beside the point. The coolest part of the movie is that every gang has a unique aesthetic, as per this wicked opening sequence:

But we’re going to focus on The Warriors’ style, which is really all about that magic word, texture. They kind of have this Apache tribal thing going on. Leather, fur, feathers, denim, beads, stitching – perfect for winter (except that The Warriors don’t actually wear shirts – which is fine with me)!

Clockwise from top left: Rachel Gilbert rabbit vest, Rabbit on the Run dress, Noir triple beaded collar, Mimco bag, Mimco boots, Seneca Rising fringed tunic, Stolen Girlfriends Club biker vest

The full list of gangs from The Warriors can be found here. Which gang would you be in?

Tags: Corporate Fashion, Corporate Style, Mimco, The Warriors, Tribal

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