When Public School sent their Fall 2017 Collection down the runway last February, designers Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne clearly considered the climate in which their garments would be worn - both temporally and politically. Within the framing of their signature, sports-minded and streetwise aesthetic, the duo skillfully piled hard-to-miss political overtones atop cozy, oversized proportions and deconstructed basics. Defiance resonates in reinterpreted military-inspired pieces like this oversized, olive jacket with matching stripe details. What should be a tailored, two-piece suit has been reformed into a large hoodie disrupting the very legacy of a uniform in its standardized and regimental structure. I pulled the look together with a Chloe Faye bag and checkerboard Old Skool vans, matching the black and white color way to the stripe detail on the jacket. You can find these items IRL at Gretta Luxe in Wellesley, MA or continue your escapade through cyberspace and find them in the bar below. XX - A