Chic in Stripes

I packed a few striped tops for the cruise but now I'm kicking myself for not buying a dress too.  It's amazing how many different ways you can wear stripes.  From casual to dressed up, they always look great.  As you'll see from these photos, they been a favorite of many chic people including Jackie above.  Enjoy!

Lauren Santo Domingo wearing chic stripes in Paris.

Ines de la Fressange and daughter Nine from their new book Parisian Chic: A Style Guide.

The ever chic Lauren Hutton in J.Crew

How chic does this man look in stripes?!  Love this photo by Vanessa Jackman!  She's my favorite street style photographer!

Pablo Picasso

Stripes + Chanel = Tres Chic! Photo by Tommy Ton

Minnie Mortimer wearing a striped dress she designed. 

The ladies at Vogue looking chic in stripes including dresses by Minnie Mortimer.

Olivia Palermo

Audrey Hepburn

Minnie Mortimer again.

Brigitte Bardot

Sofia Coppola from Interview magazine.

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James Dean

Photo by Vanessa Jackman

Jean Seberg

Photo by Vanessa Jackman

Jean Seberg again.

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Kirsten Dunst by Norman Jean Roy

Pablo Picasso

Photo by Vanessa Jackman

Jeanne Moreau in Jules et Jim

Elle France

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The Sartorialist

Giselle looking ridiculously chic in stripes. 

Sexy in Stripes! Photo by Bruce Weber. 

Stripe It Rich

Striped cotton shirts have been around forever but you know that they are seriously hot again when both US Weekly and Vogue devote entire pages to them within weeks of each other. What was funny about the page in Vogue was that it included Pablo Picasso but not Coco Chanel. It is my understanding, after reading two books about the famous designer, that she popularized the striped shirt and sporty clothes during the war at her shop in Deauville, France. Whatever the case, they are now popular with celebrities and fashionistas everywhere. My friend Jessica said that she can't resist buying them even though she already owns a closet full! Great sources include Saint James, J.Crew, Petit Bateau, L.L. Bean, Lands’ End, Brittany Boutique, and even Top Shop! Anchors Away!