Midcentury Staples Reimagined For Today? Call It Nowstalgia.

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CHAINED MELODY
Model Imaan Hammam wears a Valentino cardigan; Valentino boutiques. Versace corset top, skirt, and belt; versace.com. Choi wears a Versace corset top, pants, and belt; versace.com. Both in Ralph Lauren Collection shoes.

PUMP IT UP
Have leather and denim ever looked quite so smart? Model Sora Choi refuels and refreshes in a cropped Marni jacket and skirt; marni.com. 


DO THE TWIST
Hammam in a Bottega Veneta sweater, skirts, and shoes; bottega​veneta​​.com. Choi in a Prada knit, skirt, and shoe; prada​.com. Both wear Ben-Amun by Isaac Manevitz earrings.


CURB APPEAL
In her matched pink tops and checkered tweed skirt from Chanel (Chanel boutiques), Hammam looks ready to do the twist—or, better yet, settle down in a booth with her sweetheart. Ben-Amun by Isaac Manevitz earrings.


TOUGH STUFF
Alessandro Michele’s modern suiting comes in big, bold colors—with plenty of glinting hardware to spare. Choi and Hammam both wear Gucci jackets, pants, shirts, and ties; gucci​.com.


SLOW RIDE
From left: Punk-rockers Lucia de la Garza, Bela Salazar, Eloise Wong, and Mila de la Garza of the Linda Lindas cuddle up. The de la Garzas and Salazar wear Coach dresses; coach​.com. Wong wears a Tory Burch vest and Tory Sport turtleneck top; both at toryburch.com.


WISHING, WAITING, HOPING
From far left: Wong, Lucia de la Garza, Mila de la Garza, and Salazar join Hammam for a deep think. Wong wears a Coach vest, Ganni sweater vest, T-shirt, and pants; coach​.com. Lucia de la Garza wears a Chocheng jacket; chocheng​.com. Hammam wears a Molly Goddard dress and sweater; mollygoddard​.com. Mila de la Garza wears an 8 Moncler Palm Angels cardigan; moncler​.com. Salazar wears a Tach Clothing cardigan; tachclothing​.com.


ONE STEP AHEAD
Hammam shuffles along in a Miu Miu coat, knit, shorts, briefs, belt, and shoes; miumiu​.com. Choi wears an Erdem coat and skirt; erdem​.com. Dior sweater and shirt; Dior boutiques.


SHORT STORY
Let’s go crazy, let’s get nuts—and let’s step out in a leopard-print Michael Kors Collection jacket and miniskirt; michaelkors​.com. Tory Burch top; toryburch.com.


WE GO TOGETHER
A pair of coordinated looks from Louis Vuitton (select Louis Vuitton boutiques) fuse formality and purity of line with fun and abandon—a rare and admirable feat.


OFF THE GRIDS
Choi wears an Alaïa top and skirt; maison-alaia.com. Mounser earrings. Mila de la Garza wears a Marine Serre sweater and skirt; marineserre​.com. Sportmax shirt and tie; sportmax.com. G.H. Bass Originals shoes. Saint Laurent sunglasses.


TWIST AND SHOUT
From left: Model Sora Choi wears an Alexander McQueen jacket, dress, and necklace. Model Imaan Hammam wears a Proenza Schouler dress. Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello earrings. Photographed by Nadine Ijewere.


ON THE DOTS
Choi wears a Balenciaga dress and sunglasses; balenciaga​.com.


SPEAKING IN TONGUES
Bella wears a Simone Rocha jacket, shirt, and skirt. G.H. Bass Originals shoes. Lucia wears a Comme des Garçons jacket and dress. Salomon x CDG Pulsar sneakers.


REINVENTING THE WHEELS
On Bella: Coach dress. Fry Powers earrings. On Elouis: Tory Burch vest and pants. Tory Sport turtleneck top. On Mila: Coach dress. Calzedonia socks. G.H. Bass Originals shoes. Swarovski earrings. On Lucia: Coach dress.


In this story: hair, Edward Lampley; makeup, Grace Ahn.