FashionEtc.com July 3rd, 2025

There's very little that gets my heart going quite like big, chunky jewelry. Costume, real—it doesn't matter as long as it's eye catching and fun to wear. At Bradbury Lewis, the showroom to London brand Mawi, I got to try on heavy crystal and rose gold necklaces, bracelets and rings.

Mawi is not for the faint of heart. You have to want to be noticed when wearing these pieces. Take, for example, my favorite new necklace (though neck piece is a more apt description), which is rose gold and red crystal with 20 grinning skulls dangling off ($900). A bit much? Sure, but I'll still wear it out to brunch or cocktails. Heck, I'd wear it while doing laundry.

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Siwy Denim has, in the course of a couple years, become a staple amongst jean aficionados. The supersoft denim—which I got to feel up at the preview—is both flattering and comfortable to wear. The Pajama Jean has nothing on these.

For Fall, designer Michelle Siwy made a few tweaks, including taking away the back-pocket design that appears on most denim pants. It's almost strange to see a bare pocket—but I like it. A tabula rasa on your rear end. But if you must have some bit of flair, there is a removable tchotchke of feathers attached.

Siwy also showed jeans with regular pockets (for the less adventurous) and some tops and jackets. Maybe I'm still cocooning from winter but the faux fur jacket ($300) spoke my name. Paired with the brand's blue jeans, and it's my Friday night outfit.

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Milly is known for making pretty clothes and bags, and that's certainly what I saw today: perfectly lovely pieces that would work for the office and a night out.

But before any of us start yawning, there were some fun details that edged things up a bit—Mongolian lamb, sequins, and bold colors that kept the collection from being too precious.

The bags were mainly buckets and minis with bold hardware. I loved the Kiki shoulder bag, which was a shaggy mass of Mongolian lamb fur and patent leather ($475). I like things a little messy, what can I say?

The clothes ranged from sequined skirt sets to even more shaggy fur. But the big winner for me was the ivory wool maxi coat.

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While still in its infancy, Aspen Fashion Week’s annual winter event is on the fast track to becoming the perfect stopover on the post-Paris circuit.

For its third season, founder Lisa Johnson is working with Lauren Bush’s FEED initiative as the official charitable partner, with partial proceeds from tickets—which range in price from $1,500-$5,000—going to the six-year-old organization’s efforts to feed the hungry worldwide.

I landed for a 24-hour jam-packed trip just in time to catch the tail end of the first-ever fashion panel featuring legendary French designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, former head of IMG Fashion Europe Massimo Redaelli, and Bush. Afterward, the ex-model (and niece of President George W. Bush) told me about her “Feed Our Small World” collaboration with Nordstrom and Disney.

Tiny tags on each bag detail the resources that profits go toward. “One bag provides 500 kids with vitamin supplements,” Bush told me of the supercute style hanging off her shoulder.

Following the panel, we made our way outside into the crisp sun just beneath the St.Regis hotel where lots of cushy couches and chairs were set up to watch a runway show of Rossignol by Castelbajac.

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