The Next Chapter In Grandma Chic

Noticed at the Resort shows: an unlikely bit of styling, borrowed from old ladies on spring break—sunglasses dangling from chains. At Balenciaga (left) and Louis Vuitton (right), shades hung on cords the likes of which our great aunt used to favor. Will it work on the street? That’s debatable, though you’ve got to hand it to the able stylists at the two houses; they made it look fresh and chic. Still, it does remind one a little of Michael Kors’ quip about one of the Resort season’s aliases, Cruise: It’s “some woman in a warm-up suit at a buffet table.”