Ever the sportswear aficionado, Jenni Kayne was inspired by a mix of nautical and military elements for Spring 2014, designing a capsule of separates that play to her customers love of preppy silhouettes with a distinctly Californian ease.
Blazers have always been a big part of Kayne s repertoire, but this season she lengthened them—a navy double-breasted version was draped over sailor-style trousers and a stripey shirt. "Everyone already has a boyfriend blazer in her closet," Kayne said earlier this week on the phone from Montecito, where she s prepping for the opening of two new namesake boutiques. "But as long as you offer a new take, people keep wanting it."
Another piece her customers are sure to want is a silk-wool housedress in a very pretty lavender verging on pink. Worn with a pair of rusty-brown loafer heels and a circle pendant necklace by Mannin, it s the perfect look for shopping at L.A. s famed Brentwood Country Mart, where Kayne s own store exists alongside a hip juice bar and cold-press coffee shop.
There were some "ethnic influences" mixed in there too—a blazer-and-skort combo printed with a copper-and-black pattern, for example—but they were subtle enough not to detract from Kayne s straightforward vision.
