Adventurous You.

Wearing this, you could be standing in Nairobi, in Santa Fe, or even in midtown Manhattan and still look better than everyone else.

You could be carrying oversized portfolios through humid streets, haggling in the Ixtapa bazaar, shepherding small children through Epcot, and still look self-possessed.

To look like Ava, open three buttons. Or wear it entirely open, like a duster, with a white tank and shorts. That would be an adventure.

Adventurous Shirt-Dress (No. 1829). First sighting: Paris. A safari-dress feeling, with low-calf length and long side slits for easy striding. Flapped, buttoning bellows-style chest pockets. Self tie belt (but see below). The fabric is comfortable, lightweight cotton denim born to travel.

Sizes: 2 through 18.

Color: Indigo.

 

Versailles Hoof-Pick Belt (No. 2580). Made in the heart of Kentucky horse country by Claire Painter.

Who's she?

A gifted artisan, right in my backyard.

Claire worked as a master saddle maker in Perthshire, Scotland. Then, thankfully, she moved here.

The leather is from Wicket and Craig, which has been producing the finest leather goods in North America for the past century and a half.

The buckle - solid brass - is an actual working hoof pick, not a replica.

One of the finest pieces I've ever seen.

There's just one problem: People will never stop asking you about it.

Can you live with that?

Sizes: S, M, L. USA.

Color: Chestnut.