Ahead of the Curve

It’s all in the jeans! This season’s deluxe denim is a little bohemian, a lot sexy and perfect for Montrose’s thrift-store-chic, foodie-fabulous, cocktail-cool Westheimer Curve.

Cavalli Cats shirt, price upon request, at the Roberto Cavalli boutique. Cropped oversized denim jacket, $900, by Ellery; crop kick flare pants, $540, by Ellery; and flat sandals, $770, by Rhyme, all at Forty Five Ten.
Cavalli Cats shirt, price upon request, at the Roberto Cavalli boutique. Cropped oversized denim jacket, $900, by Ellery; crop kick flare pants, $540, by Ellery; and flat sandals, $770, by Rhyme, all at Forty Five Ten.

Photography by Julie Soefer


Styling by Kate Stukenberg

Production by Caroline Starry LeBlanc

Model Lily Griffin for Page Parkes Agency

Grooming by Tonya Riner for Page Parkes Agency

Photography Assistance by Claudia Casbarian and Harry Dearing III

Styling Assistance by Molly Jodeit

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