November 5, 2007

Rhys’s Pieces

Rhys Dwfen Fall and Holiday Collections

You love a good blowout (but can rock the hell out of curls). Monday calls for spandex leggings (but Tuesday wants pearls). Your trademark is flats (and also four-inch heels).

Satisfy your shifting moods with Rhys Dwfen, former Vince sweater head honcho Julie Kwon’s first solo effort. Drawing from sources as varied as architecture, folktales, and vintage clothing, she’s created a bipolar mix of slouchy cashmere and baby alpaca cardigans and saucy silk party frocks.

Wear the black tulip dress to an opening, then dial it down with a shrunken cardie for game night. Pair a baby doll stunner with red lips to cause a stir, or add a cashmere cape for a new sweatsuit alternative.

Don’t let anyone hint that you might consider being more consistent.

That’s just crazy talk.

Available at Illi, 2113 Westlake Avenue (206-973-3487); Merge, 5000 20th Avenue Northwest (206-782-5335); Tulip, 1201 First Avenue (206-223-1790). To see styles, go to rhysdwfen.com.