Sasha Moore – C-VILLE Weekly

Oh, mother! Charlottesville street style

AMY, a full-time mom of two little ones, ages 2 and 5, was meeting a friend at Pippin Hill Farm & Vineyards for some vino and pizza when I spotted her. She paired her mustard yellow Anthropologie sweater cape with jeans from Gap, Frye boots, and a classic Coach bag. Very understated in the flash department, but set off just enough with a turquoise necklace pinched from her mom.

I saw landscape architect and soon-to-be stepmom ZOE waiting on the Downtown Mall to meet a friend for lunch. Her funky, square-toed wingtips came from Germany and the coat is a hand-me-down from a friend. Her slacks are from Anthropologie and the gloves she got at Downtown vintage shop Low. A designer by trade, she knitted her own hat and scarf.

MARISELA, a mother of three—ages 21, 22, and 25—and proprietor of Fredericksburg ladies resale boutique Sequels, showed up in Charlottesville for Trader Joe’s grand opening. She sported a top and slacks from J. Crew, Frye boots, and a vest from Sustain. “What really brings it together, though,” she said (and I agree), “is the scarf,” also from Sustain. Her bag is Longchamp, eyeglasses are Versace, and her watch is Michael Kors. Her ring is from Scarpa and the rest of her accessories are out of her own shop.

Bright and beaming: Charlottesville street style

ANUSHA was in town from New York City, brightening up the Downtown Mall with her carefree yet elegant combination of a seafoam green crepe blouse, bubble gum pink skinny jeans from Forever 21, with simple, black, Aerosole ballet flats, daintily be-bowed. She accented it all with a Michael Kors bag slung over her shoulder.

I caught sight of KRISTINA walking up Preston Avenue to get her car out of the shop. Inexplicably apologetic that her get-up seemed to be mostly J. Crew, she had assembled her thin, blue, cotton pin-striped blouse, bright tangerine corduroy slacks, and two-toned brown and cream single-buckled shoes impeccably. I reminded her that style is how you bring it all together, not what the tags read. Point proven by her beige shoulder bag with lace overlay snagged online at Zappos.com, and her chic Coach eyeglass frames from Specsavers.com, which all came together to make the look her own.

I was surprised on the Corner by the sight of JIN, a recent UVA grad from Yorktown. She was sporting skinny, eggplant-hued Guess Jeans tucked into a pair of lace and buckle Steve Madden boots, paired with a flouncy cream, crochet-detailed blouse and lace headband from Anthropologie. Jin topped it all off with a faux woven-leather, caramel-colored, ’80s vintage Saddle River cross-shoulder bag. Street smart and feminine, all at once.