A Katie Holmes spot is sure to send a shiver through any style-conscious woman with a certain affinity for the proto-quiet luxury look. Next, a gentle tip-tap rippling through major East Coast cities, as the girls collectively add to cart whatever Holmes is toting or throwing over her shoulders. Consider the cardigan she wore back in 2019 that instantly propeled a then-relatively little known brand, Khaite, to success.
Her covetable collection of capacious purses and handbags trigger plenty an impulse purchase, too. Some you’ll find in her recent rotation? A classic quilted Chanel 19 Flap Bag, the sleek Perriand top-handle city bag by Métier London, the trapezoid Akris Ai shoulder bag, an iconic Celine Triomphe, and several shapes and sizes from her go-tos Manu Atelier (it-girl staple, Le Cambon, is a fave), Nina Ricci, and the aforementioned Khaite.
This week, Holmes stepped out once again in the West Village. What it-bag was to be anointed this time? A large blue and white canvas tote from the famed Strand Bookstore, illustrated with New York City landmarks. Casual, cool, and devotedly NYC: it’s actually the perfect Kate Holmes bag for a day off-duty.
Earlier this week, Katie Holmes at the American Image Awards.
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The rest of the actor and filmmaker’s was just as dutifully nonchalant: she wore a blue and white Breton striped crewneck longsleeve, high-waisted black jeans cinched with a brown leather buckle belt, and latte-colored ankle boots. She accessorized with a pair of aviator-style sunglasses, blue drop earrings, and a peace-sign pendant necklace. Surprisingly, Katie isn’t a wireless headphones girl—instead, she sported some canary yellow Beats wireless earbuds.
It was a much more pared back look for Holmes, who earlier this week took her place on the red carpet at the American Image Awards. She wore a custom tuxedo from Gap Studio, and a pair of patent black glove-style shoes by shoemaker of the moment Herbert Levine. Never one to miss out on an accessory or footwear trend, Holmes leads the way in the high-vamp, toe cleavage-avoiding shoe’s return.
