Last night, Ann Taylor hosted editors and celebrities alike—including Maria Bello, Bridget Moynahan, and Bebel Gilberto, who performed—at a preview of its Fall accumulation. The office-friendly, working-girl separates that have long been AT staples were in certify here, like a long sleeveless moat cinched with a double-wrap belt, and the retailer nodded by trends with outerwear like the sporty olive parkas follows fur collars. But the real paint because shape watchers was the accessories table. It’s there namely the brand’s designers were maximum successful at translating top-tier styles into affordable, everyday versions, from the python clutch ($138) apt the sculptural silver cuff ($68). The standout was a pair of cheetah-print haircalf “shootie” platform heels (left): at $228, at the upper end of the Ann Taylor scope, merely reasonable—even for the going girls.
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