Spring 2014 editors’ picks: 8 real-life buys inspired by our favourite runway looks

“See you next season, heels! If I had these Chanel Couture sneakers, I’d wear them with everything—and never worry about being mistaken for an extra from Working Girl.” —Paige Dzenis, associate online editor

Left: Chanel Couture Spring 2014
Right: Lacoste, $135

Left: Photoraphy by Peter Stigter. “I am officially obsessed with this look. It may just be a humble Henley, but it’s a total game changer when worn with a lamé skirt.”
—Caitlan moneta, fashion market editor

Left: Altuzarra spring 2014
Right: American Apparel $30

“These caught my eye, as I seem to have a soft spot for oddly shaped sunglasses. The nude version is my favourite—not too over-bearing, but still weird.”
—Erin seaman, photo editor

Left: Stella McCartney Spring 2014
Right: Clearly Contacts $130 and Lespecs $90

“Beyond being totally gorgeous, this Rochas coat would be perfect for my early-morning dog walks. No matter how messy my hair, what I was wearing underneath or any comfort-based footwear choices, I would always look chic.”
—Caitlin Agnew,
assistant editor/research

Left: Rochas Spring 2014
Right: Lafayette 148
at Holt Renfrew $1,100 and Kate Spade $700

“There are many things I would do for this face-
printed Prada coat. It’s bright, zany
and perfectly
off-season.”
—Randi Bergman, executive digital editor

Left: Prada Spring 2014
Right: Karla Spetic $490

“I’ll be swapping my
signature layered
jewellery for one
show-stopping
chunky collar.”
—Eliza Grossman,
assistant fashion editor

Left: Chanel Spring 2014
Right: Anndra Neen $475 and Roger Vivier $1,350

“I loved this Erdem dress the second I saw it Twit-pic’d from the runway—it’s the combination of the crisp boy’s-shirt shape of the top with the flirty feathery skirt, sheer panel and fluffy ruffled bottom, all in pristine white.
I could never in a million years trust myself with all of that delicacy, but I can’t stop looking at it.”
—Rani sheen, health editor
and acting beauty editor

Left: Erdem Spring 2014
Right: J.crew $230

“Since it was Marc Jacobs’s last collaboration with
the brand, I feel like it’s not only a piece of fashion history but also a luxe
version of a standard black biker jacket.”
—Zeina esmail,
fashion editor-at-large
Left: Louis Vuitton Spring 2014
Right: Rudsak $595
and Christopher Kane $2,185