Fashion Friday: red, white and sailing the ocean blue

03 Jul Fashion Friday: red, white and sailing the ocean blue

[click “Play” to hear Kristin Holbrook on nautical fashions]

This week, Telluride is focused on the upcoming Fourth of July celebrations: parades, BBQs, fireworks, the whole enchilada. According to Telluride Inside… and Out’s fashion maven, Kristin Holbrook of Two Skirts, red, white and blue becomes red, white and sailing the ocean blue when the subject turns to summer fashion trends

Ahoy mates: Nauticals are back in vogue.

Coco Chanel was the first to explore the mystique of all things ocean in the 1920s, when her groundbreaking collection featured sailor stripes, deck pants, and rope accents. Updated sailor chic includes white pants, striped tops, classic docksiders and more. According to Kristin, the easy elegance of the look work just as well around Telluride as it does on beaches and boats.

The models are Brady and Leyton Holbrook, Ashley and Henry Deppen, and Lindsay Reimann.

To learn more about the look and the designers putting it together, click the “play” button and listen to Kristin’s podcast.