From grandma’s closet, 12 pieces to steal for super cool looks

L’Grandma’s closet? It’s like grandma herself: whoever has it is rich and doesn’t know it. And it is she who we pay homage to today on this special date, Grandparents’ Day. Because between mints always in the bag, cloth handkerchiefs in the cuff of the dress and good perfume, this very precious figure also plays (without knowing it) the role of muse, proving to be a source of inspiration for the catwalks, for celebrities and for all of us. That’s why, below, we’ve summarized the 12 must-have pieces to steal her coolest looks.

To copy your grandmother’s looks, there is no need to look to sumptuous fashion trends that are difficult to interpret in everyday life, although the most famous granny in the fashion system is the centuries-old Iris Apfelcollector and icon of American fashion, forerunner – among other things – of a maximalism which irreverently mimics the highly acclaimed quiet luxury which is talked about a lot now.

Even more so, who knows what the quiet luxury he didn’t put his effort into making the looks in grandma’s closet back in vogue. Miuccia Prada herself, who until two seasons ago had made us roll our eyes with cubed miniskirts (because they were more minis than skirts), presented a return to a certain rigor for the Autumn-Winter 2023/2024 season. Always feminine, always emancipated and intellectual, but with a vague reminiscence – entirely emotional – of that “smell of old people’s houses” that Jep Gambardella, Toni Servillo’s cinematic alter-ego, says is the most beautiful thing in life in the famous film The great beauty.

Even millennials and Gen Z have returned to looking curiously into their grandmother’s closet: aesthetic video content is very popular on TikTok #grandmacore. What makes them special? Their very simplicity. That genuinely retro elegance that also shone through in the off-duty looks of another great, unforgettable, very stylish grandmother: the Queen Elizabeth.

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Just like Her Majesty the Queen she was an icon of royal style with her pearl necklaces, her scarves, her checked coats and quilted down jackets for walks in the countryside, so today celebrities and catwalks reinterpret the most timeless pieces of the Grandma’s closet.

Let’s see, below, 12 cool pieces to steal from your grandmother’s wardrobe.

1-2. The cardigan and the bag

For the “chic grandmother” series, here is the proposal by Miu Miu: a monochromatic look in camel nuance, in which the cardigan with buttons matches the sweater underneath and the skirt. Non plus ultra: the inevitable grandmother’s bag.

3-4. The brown leather vest and belt

The knitted vest, with the brown leather belt above: a retro taste that appeals to American YouTuber and influencer Emma Chamberlain.

5-6. The checked coat and matching scarf

Queen Elizabeth would like (would) this item. Who knows whether Nigo, creative director of Kenzo, was inspired by the unforgettable royal style of Her Majesty to present this look on the catwalk.

7. The sweater with the satin bows

Jezabelle Cormio, founder of the brand that bears her last name, has forged an aesthetic all her own. She responds a bit to the aesthetic of the «weird girl» (literally, of the strange girl), fusing her creative vision with vintage elements. And the little satin bow in the texture of the sweater certainly is.

8-9. The quilted down jacket and wool gloves

Grandma when it’s cold? She takes woolen gloves out of her purse, of course. Perfectly matched with the quilted coat. PS. Queen Elizabeth also liked the matelassé effect a lot.

10-11. The scalloped collar and the pearl necklace

The pearl necklace owes its newfound hype phenomenon also and above all to Harry Styles, which in recent years – as we know well – has offered it in all sauces and in all looks. Well, with the scalloped collar it’s immediately granny style.

12. Imaginative knitwear

Even better if crocheted or knitted, knitwear is even cooler if layered. Taking care to combine cardigans and vests with the same patterns and colors, as Molly Goddard proposes for the Autumn-Winter 2023/2024 season.