I am tall so I love double height racks. Looking at this picture made me realize that I have way too many white shirts…
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Aya Kanai
Fashion Director, Cosmopolitan Magazine. New York
As much as we love a good Saturday sleep-in (and subsequent lazy brunches), there are some things that are just worth that early morning trek to Brooklyn. Making the trip across the bridge almost always marks something special for us: it's one we've made for Stacy London, Jenné Lombardo, to hit up Catbird, and now, to shoot Aya Kanai.
We rolled up to Kanai's Brooklyn loft, where she ushered us into the open-concept space, all exposed bricks and beams, which she shares with her boyfriend, an embedded systems engineer. While his nine-to-five may not sound as if it would necessarily lend itself to the aesthetic of their home, we got to hand it to him for not only their kitschy-cool arcade games and pinball machines, but also the wooden risers where they sleep, as well as the fully-functional wooden swing hanging from their ceiling. Did we mention he also built out her closet? Hashtag winner.
When it came time to get sorting through Kanai's closet, we'd noticed from our tour earlier that she'd gone ahead and pre-styled a few different vignettes (always the editor). With a few (very minor) tweakings, we'd had quite a bit of our work done for us. Kanai's eye (or should we say Ay?) is absolutely impeccable, thanks in part to a seriously impressive résumé under her belt, and having family in the industry (her mom is a longtime employee of Issey Miyake). Having styled the likes of Jennifer Lawrence, Ashley Olsen, and Kirsten Dunst, Kanai's also seen the launch of both Nylon and Teen Vogue, prior to making the move over to Shopbop, as their head stylist. And beside the more obvious perks, Kanai also worked with some of the industry's major players when they were just getting their start—does the name Alexander Wang ring a bell at all? While showing us pieces from Wang's first collection (yes, really), Kanai told us how he'd given her pieces after being her intern at Teen Vogue. No big deal, right?
Blouse, Miu Miu; Boots, Yves Saint Laurent
L to R. Shirts, Vintage, Vintage, 3.1 Phillip Lim, Hysteric Glamour
Hello, favorite things!
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Sweatshirt, Vintage; Watermelon Sneakers, Vans; Striped Sneakers, Converse
Blouse, Equipment
Lyn Devon is a designer and one of my friends from high school. I wear her coats all the time. These are particularly cool because you can interchange the colors. The inner piece is a vest and the outer piece is a cropped jacket. So you can wear all navy, all orange, or mix them up.
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Coats, Lyn Devon
Jacket, Vintage; Sunglasses, Karen Walker; Shoes, Nike
Fittingly, my trapeze bag loves a ride on the swing.
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Bag, Céline; Sunglasses, Vintage
Watches, Moschino; Hair Clip, CHANEL; Pin, Karen Walker
Pouch, Comme des Garçons; Pins, Various Designers
Dress, Zac Posen; Sunglasses, Various Designers
This is one of Alexander Wang’s first cashmere intarsia sweaters. It’s still great.
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Sweater, Alexander Wang; Boots, Opening Ceremony
This unicorn needle-point is the coolest. It was a gift from a friend.
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Shirt, Comme des Garçons Play x Matt Groening; Sunglasses, Unknown Designer
Shoes, Loeffler Randall
Oh outerwear, how I do love thee.
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L to R. Jackets, Sandro, M Missoni, Balenciaga
Here is another quilt I made! This one is on my bed so I get to sleep under it every night. It’s made of fabrics I bought on my first trip to southern Africa.
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Top to Bottom, Left to Right. Bags, Céline, Miu Miu, CHANEL, Céline
The Alexander Wang coat on the bottom is the first look from his first collection. I love it and still wear it often. Alex was my intern when I worked at Teen Vogue. I am so excited for everything he has achieved.
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Top to Bottom. Coats, Junya Watanabe, Alexander Wang
Red…its clearly my favourite color.
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L to R. Shoes, Zucca, Marc Jacobs, Vintage, Norma Kamali, New Balance; Bag, Hermès
Sweaters that sparkle.
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L to R. A.P.C., Emma Cook, Dries Van Noten
This Hermès bag was a gift from my godmother, the amazing jewelry designer Kazuko, when she passed away. It is one of my most treasured pieces. I rarely carry it when I am roller-skating, but they sure do look cute together.
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Bag, Hermès
Everything a pantry needs plus some cute caretakers I got in Tokyo, and my favorite fragrance.
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L to R. Watches, Hermès, Rolex
Ok ok, sometimes you come home from a sample sale with some interesting purchases… I have yet to wear these Christian Louboutin pink metallic and lime suede platform shoes but I swear I am going to find a moment for them this summer.
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Shoes, Christian Louboutin; Sunglasses, Various Designers
Boots, Tabitha Simmons; Sunglasses, Various Designers
Hats from the costume store are always good to have in your styling kit.
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Hats, Unknown Designers
Boots are the only way to get through a New York winter, especially when you live in Brooklyn.
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Black Boots, Yves Saint Laurent; Gold Boots, Marc Jacobs
Quilt making is my hobby. I made this quilt out of scraps I have collected over the years. Whenever I look at it I enjoy thinking of all the places the swatches came from.
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Baseball Tee, Lover; Pants, Issey Miyake; Sweatshirt, Acne
Have we met? I’m Aya.
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L to R. Bags, Mayle, CHANEL, Goyard
Does it get cooler than that?
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Sunglasses, Karen Walker; Shoes, Nike
I love small chairs. It’s so cute how my first designer bag likes to sit in it.
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Bag, Prada; Boots, CHANEL
This shirt's eyeballs and teeth glow in the dark. Enough said.
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Shirt, Vintage
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