Jet-Set Chic

ALL DRESSED UP WITH EVERYWHERE TO GO

If froufrou finery or sexpot glam doesn't float your fashion boat, Georgina Brandolini is a name to know and love. Valentino's muse and ambassador of two decades and a director at Pierre Balmain during the tenure of Oscar de la Renta, the Rio-born designer launched her own Paris-based label in 2003. With fuss-free collections of exquisite sweaters that combine sensual sophistication with effortless elegance, Brandolini has wooed the well dressed from Bordeaux to Tokyo. "Great style for me is something very simple but very chic, with a great cut, and not too obvious," explains Brandolini, whose clients have included Annette de la Renta, Princess Firyal of Jordan, Oprah Winfrey, and the late Nan Kempner. Available Stateside at Scoop and Takashimaya in New York and Stanley Korshak in Dallas, as well as Daslu in Brazil, the formfitting sweaters, in cashmere, cotton, or silk, steal attention with their eye-catching detail. Coral, turquoise, mother-of-pearl, and lace add just a wink of glamour, while cutouts, scoop necks, and sheer panels impart a certain flirty drama. And for multi-tasking types, Brandolini's designs, practical enough for daytime yet chic enough for evening, are flexible godsends that invite the simple question: Why not slip into something a little more comfortable?

EMILY POENISCH

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