Personal Style: Fashionista with a conscience
Recessionista Tip: Shop brands that stand for ideas and not trends–they’ll become timeless staples in your wardrobe
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The Design Brief is always thrilled when art and design combine–it makes us very, very happy. Roberto Giulio Rida is therefore the perfect treat, an art designer. Rida makes unique and limited edition pieces of furniture with no concern for trends or mass production. His lamps and furniture are bold and modern, and usually covered with glass and crystal. As quite the collector (Rida is known as an important dealer in 20th century Italian decorative arts), he also incorporates vintage glass and objects d’art into his own creations. He describes it as a collision of science-fiction, the Italian Renaissance and the intensity of mineral light. His work can veer from the sublime to the fantastic to, frankly, wackiness. His work, however, always maintains a very strong point of view, and the Design Brief respects that.
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Personal Style: Nouveau ladylike
Favorite Fall Collections: Dries van Noten and Louis Vuitton
Recessionista Tip: Fur was all over the fall 2010 catwalks. Opt for a vintage fur (great deals abound at vintage and consignment stores) or a faux fur option to get the look for much less. It’s also an ethical fashion choice
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Personal Style: The grownup kid
Favorite Fall Collections: Gucci men’s and Burberry Prorsum men’s
Recessionista Tip: American Apparel and Alternative Apparel both make stellar sweatshirts that rival those selling at Dries van Noten and Marc Jacobs so stock up
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Personal Style: Minimal menswear, with a splash of ruffles
Favorite Fall Collections: 3.1 Phillip Lim and Miu Miu
Recessionista Tip: It’s the season of the pant. Get on trend investing in a wool 1970s style in a new neutral such as mustard or burnt sienna. You’ll be surprised by how everything seems to go with these colors. This one item will go a long way this season
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