December 14, 2017

DRESS CODE: THE NO-REGIFTING GUIDE

Think holiday gifting is difficult? Recess' very own Marie Monsod shares her FAVE FIVE unique gifts to ensure re-gifting isn't an option.


Recess Dress Code No Regifting Guide Pop Of Color Scarves and Gloves
A colorful scarf with an interesting print, especially when vintage and by Yves Saint Laurent will definitely warrant you some smiles. Why I love scarves – they are easy to throw on when you don’t feel like getting dressed up and they instantly give your outfit character. A favorite outfit of mine is a tee, jeans, sneaker, blazer or moto jacket, box bag, scarf…and voila! And don’t forget the red lipstick. A colorful or embellished pair of gloves gives the same effect! These vintage Escada gloves are unique and make a punch. You’ll have your friends pawing these off yours!


Recess Consignment Escada Gloves YSL Scarves

Recess Dress Code No Regifting Guide Get Linked Chain Collection

Chain accessories have been popular since the Medieval Times and even prior. Of course designers that first come to mind who are known for their use of metal are Whiting & Davis and Paco Rabanne, but many other designers incorporated metals, chains and links in their work. This Walborg link bag is sure to please, not only does it fit a cell phone, it really makes a shining statement. Punk, bondage, heavy metal…either this Jean Paul Gaultier 10 chain bracelet or vintage no label Etruscan bib necklace will rock your look. 

 Recess Consignment Holiday Gift Guide Get Linked Chain Collection

Recess Dress Code Bejeweled Jewels Collection 

 

How can you go wrong with bling? Following my same theory that wearing a tee and jeans with a fun accessory can pop your outfit, the same goes with anything jeweled. Jeweled accessories go with everything, whether you decide to dress them up or dress them down. Wear any of these pieces with your favorite jeans or a silk chiffon gown and you’ll be ready to paint the town. I especially love the unsigned 60s pearl, rhinestone, cabochon belt which will have you feeling like the crown jewel of the party.

 

Recess Dress Code No Regifting Guide Bejeweled Collection

Recess Dress Code No Regifting Guide Necklace Collection

 

It’s a tight race for me when I have to decide what necklace to wear. They can transform your outfits, whether you’re wearing 1 or layering 4, as even Iris Apfel has said, “More is more, less is a bore.” Go for this 60s lattice bib or star and moon multichain necklace and you’ll have your friends star gazing all night.

 

Recess Consignment Holiday Gift Guide Necklaces and Chokers

Recess Consignment Holiday Gift Guide Brooch Comeback

Brooches have been around forever and designers are continuously incorporating them but they remain to have a ‘grandma or old fashioned’ stigma. Remember when Marc Jacobs brooched up a denim jacket for his Spring 2016 ready-to- wear collection? Instead of a typical rhinestone flower brooch, they used a popcorn, music note, anchor, star and even a pretzel to embellish the jacket. I’m into unique brooches like this Sonia Rykiel rhinestone safety pin which I think will safely pin a smile. If you’re feeling a gift for yourself, adorn your neck with this long fringed Ben Amun or panther by Bijoux Cascio.

Recess Dress Code No Regifting Guide Brooches and Pins

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Vintage Adrienne Landau Mongolian Fur Shawl front on mannequin @recess la
Vintage Adrienne Landau Mongolian Fur Shawl side on mannequin @recess la
Vintage Adrienne Landau Mongolian Fur Shawl back on mannequin @recess la
Vintage Adrienne Landau Mongolian Fur Shawl front on mannequin closeup @recess la
Vintage Adrienne Landau Mongolian Fur Shawl hook @recess la
Vintage Adrienne Landau Mongolian Fur Shawl fur detail @recess la
Vintage Adrienne Landau Mongolian Fur Shawl labels @recess la

ADRIENNE LANDAU

Mongolian Fur Shawl

$269
Vintage Rudi Gernreich Op Art Wool Knit Dress front on mannequin @recess la
Vintage Rudi Gernreich Op Art Wool Knit Dress on 1970s model @recess la
Vintage Rudi Gernreich Op Art Wool Knit Dress side on mannequin @recess la
Vintage Rudi Gernreich Op Art Wool Knit Dress back on mannequin @recess la
Vintage Rudi Gernreich Op Art Wool Knit Dress back unzipped @recess la
Vintage Rudi Gernreich Op Art Wool Knit Dress belt @recess la
Vintage Rudi Gernreich Op Art Wool Knit Dress belt wear @recess la
Vintage Rudi Gernreich Op Art Wool Knit Dress label @recess la
Vintage Rudi Gernreich Op Art Wool Knit Dress snags @recess la
Vintage Rudi Gernreich Op Art Wool Knit Dress moth holes @recess la

RUDI GERNREICH

Op Art Wool Knit Dress

$975
Gai Mattiolo Carwash Back Maxi Dress front on mannequin @recess la
Gai Mattiolo Carwash Back Maxi Dress side on mannequin @recess la
Gai Mattiolo Carwash Back Maxi Dress back on mannequin @recess la
Gai Mattiolo Carwash Back Maxi Dress 3/4 back on manenquin @recess la
Gai Mattiolo Carwash Back Maxi Dress back open @recess la
Gai Mattiolo Carwash Back Maxi Dress signature label @recess la
Gai Mattiolo Carwash Back Maxi Dress tags @recess la
Gai Mattiolo Carwash Back Maxi Dress stains @recess la
Gai Mattiolo Carwash Back Maxi Dress tear @recess la
Gai Mattiolo Carwash Back Maxi Dress tear @recess la

GAI MATTIOLO

Carwash Back Maxi Gown

$475
Vintage Hermés Tropiques Silk Scarf on mannequin @recess la
Vintage Hermés Tropiques Silk Scarf front flat @recess la
Vintage Hermés Tropiques Silk Scarf print detail @recess la
Vintage Hermés Tropiques Silk Scarf signature @recess la
Vintage Hermés Tropiques Silk Scarf content label @recess la
Vintage Hermés Tropiques Silk Scarf stain @recess la
Vintage Hermés Tropiques Silk Scarf stain @recess la

HERMÈS

Tropiques Silk Scarf

$250
Vintage Judith Hornby Shirred Chevron Stripe Top front on mannequin @recess la
Vintage Judith Hornby Shirred Chevron Stripe Top side on mannequin @recess la
Vintage Judith Hornby Shirred Chevron Stripe Top back on mannequin @recess la
Vintage Judith Hornby Shirred Chevron Stripe Top front on mannequin closeup @recess la
Vintage Judith Hornby Shirred Chevron Stripe Top label @recess la
Vintage Judith Hornby Shirred Chevron Stripe Top snags @recess la
Vintage Judith Hornby Shirred Chevron Stripe Top discoloration @recess la

JUDY HORNBY

Shirred Chevron Stripe Top

$219
Christian Lacroix Golden Maltese Cross Earrings @RECESS LA
Christian Lacroix Golden Maltese Cross Earrings mannequin @RECESS LA
Christian Lacroix Golden Maltese Cross Earrings detail @RECESS LA
Christian Lacroix Golden Maltese Cross Earrings backs @RECESS LA
Christian Lacroix Golden Maltese Cross Earrings clips @RECESS LA
Christian Lacroix Golden Maltese Cross Earrings stamp @RECESS LA
Christian Lacroix Golden Maltese Cross Earrings patina @RECESS LA

CHRISTIAN LACROIX

Golden Maltese Cross Earrings

$425