Arcadia Boutique: Jolie-Laide

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Jolie-Laide

HESTER Angular Tweed Suit Jacket

Meet HESTER, She may not be a pretty girl, but the way she carries herself makes it impossible to look away; she has a granny name, but that only fuels her impudence; she is dangerous and has little regard for convention, but that only makes her the center of attention; she is unabashedly sexy even though a bit awkward; she is an innovator and an intellectual but also a coy coquette; she is hard and soft; she is of the future and the past; she is, as the French say, jolie-laide.

HESTER is the fashion alter ego of Brooklyn resident, Tasha Green. Tasha was a writer and editor at Men's Vogue magazine. Green’s literary background brings a highly conceptual approach to design, while her lifelong passion for vintage grounds these abstract ideas in a feminine and classic form. She is compelled by the emotional experience of dressing, as a person's first level of projection, a means of escape, and an opportunity to tell a story without saying a word.

Tasha Green (right) in a HESTER Suit at Frock in Nolita

Stop by either location and try on a HESTER skirt suit. The HESTER suit is contemporary take on the Thierry Mugler eighties power suit. Tasha explains that “the pieces need to work from the office to cocktails, so I created them to be worn together or as separates that blend with other pieces in a closet.”

Tweed Angular Jacket & Angular Skirt in Grey

Angular Jacket in Blue & Angular Skirt in Black

HESTER Suits Featured in Vogue Magazine

*Suit Jackets are also available in Black & Grey.

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HESTER’s new line for Spring 2011 is equally as exciting! We’re loving the soft color palette paired with the same angular silhouettes. It’s fun & flirty yet completely sophisticated.