It s a good thing that Marcus Wainwright and David Neville are opening up stores in London and L.A. There s going to be plenty of girls eager to get into their Resort collection. The Rag Bone boys are part of a surprisingly small group of designers who actually deliver cold-weather clothes in November and December. "These clothes have nothing to do with resort, " said Wainwright. What they do have to do with is looking pulled together and cool this coming winter. A shopper in the market for a new coat will have her pick among a snap-front wool tweed with leather patches, a gorgeous black shearling, or one of their best-selling motorcycle jackets, now in new colors like navy. As at other labels, leather is a big story here. Somewhat more surprisingly, so are flowers. An Uzbek coat lining provided inspiration for the floral print; it looked freshest on a flippy mini paired with a chunky cable-knit sweater. A girl can get a lot of mileage out of sweaters like theirs. Same goes for R&B s practical, not precious new bag. It s modeled after a style in which old pilots used to carry their helmets.
