I am not a Throw a Pointless Belt Around Your Jacket person, and I am not a double denim person — though admittedly I can’t tell if this is denim or just LOOKS kind of chambray-esque? Regardless, that’s the vibe. Ergo, her carte blanchett MUST be out in force here, because I don’t hate this on Cate?!? She looks groovy. The only thing I’d change are the glasses, which look like novelties that she wove out of strips of black licorice. Imagine if she had on hot sunglasses instead. Good advice almost always, but especially here.

This is from Brandon Maxwell’s 2025 resort collection, which I don’t THINK we posted? If we did, I haven’t looked for it correctly (possible) and so I shall embed it here if you’re curious how this fits into a whole vision:

And in that gallery, it DOES seem like soft denim?

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