Style

Choose your outfits wisely, ladies. If Scottsdale Fashion Square (and their marketing team!) didn’t have enough going on lately with the opening of the new Barneys wing, the unbelievable shopping center is hosting Scottsdale Fashion Week November 5-7, a series of upscale fashion shows that will celebrate all Scottsdale’s shopping scene has to offer. For three fashion-filled days, up-and-coming designers will hit the runways with well-known national brands and international names alike to create fashion magic.

This season, pour on the glamour with vintage inspirations and adornments of diamonds and pearls.

What makes an article of clothing or accessory stand the test of time, moving it from the ranks of trendy to classic to eventually iconic? Although there are no set-in-stone requirements for making fashion history, one thing is for sure: it must be fabulous. Here, we present five timeless fashion statements and the stories behind them - so timeless, in fact, that you’ll find just as many grandmothers sporting these pieces as their teenage grandkids.

Christian Louboutin

John Varvatos gives off an air of timeless rock ’n’ roll—a style that men everywhere have been duplicating since the launch of his menswear brand almost a decade ago. Varvatos, who began his career working for hotshots like Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein, has made himself a respected fashion force by creating clothes and accessories men love to wear, and women love to see them in. AFM chatted with Varvatos and got the scoop on his brand, his inspirations, and his own personal preferences.