10 - Vintage Brooches. Just like Granny wore.
9 - Round-toed Pumps. They are said to be a great favorite with the ladies, but not the gentlemen, who still prefer narrow- toed stilettos.
8 - Gold handbags. I got mine for half off after looking at it in a San Francisco boutique for nearly a year.
7 - Animal Prints. Duh.
6 - Cashmere. Seasonless and the most comfortable fabric in the world.
5 - Faux Fur. Enough said.
4 - Ponchos. No one looks good in these over the age of 20. Trust me.
3 - Clutches. As if we don’t have enough stuff to carry around.
2 - Blazers. Just don’t put some pseudo family or yachting crest on the breast pocket.
1 - Tweed. We know, we know. Borrow your boyfriend’s jacket like girls in France do. That’s how they show they are having an affair.

There’s no escaping it’s Granny’s season this Autumn. Should we give Tom Ford credit for this fashion revolt against showing skin and covering the entire body like some religious cult? After all, Mr. Sex himself went and got dismissed from Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent and the next thing we knew, belly baring jeans and tee shirts were as passé as poor Howard Dean.

Of Note:
Mr. Geoffrey Beene, the “Couturier of Seventh Avenue” and one of my favorite artists of all time, died on September 28, 2004 at the age of 77. There was never a designer in whose clothes I felt more protected. Mr. Beene produced the most enigmatic clothes of the past century—completely sexy and completely modest. The secret was what he chose in his garments to reveal—and what he chose to conceal. Good bye dear Mr. Beene. You are very missed.