Purple Rain
Courtney Morse • 08/04/2016
Photo: Cool Hunting
Pick up the phone and call your Aunt Agnes, because she should know that 2016 is her
year! She’s been rocking this autumn’s trendiest palette for three decades, and now it’s
her time to shine.
year! She’s been rocking this autumn’s trendiest palette for three decades, and now it’s
her time to shine.
Varying shades of blue and blush ruled the spring, and now the must-have hue for fall? Purple. From Paris to Milan, February’s runways were dotted with lavender and lilac swathed models. Like Aunt Agnes, designers seem keen to embrace purple from hat-to-handbag, with monochromatic looks emerging from Miu Miu, Kenzo, and Michal Kors.
But there’s no need to raid Agnes’s closet to get a jump on this trend. Whether you’re ready to fully embrace head-to-toe lavender, or would simply prefer some subtle pops of violet, we’ve compiled a collection of our favorite purple pieces to embrace long before the leaves even begin to turn...