Notice Fran Lebowitz doesn’t try to soften her look at all with an accessory such as a brooch.
I’m interested in the profoundly superficial; people’s innermost thoughts are never as revealing as their jackets.
Fran Lebowitz, American writer.
Fran Lebowitz is known for her signature style of suits paired with wingtip cowboy boots and button down shirts with french cuffs. Or on more casual days – Levi’s 501 jeans.
She found her style early in life as a twenty-something newbie to New York City. It was 1970 and she crossed paths with Andy Warhol, who soon asked her to write a column for his magazine – Interview.
In her youth she sported jeans, Oxford shirts, pullover sweaters, and penny loafers. A simple preppy look, which was not uncommon at the time. At some point she decided that was “too childish” so she dumped the sweaters and went looking for men’s jackets and suits. A foot problem led her to cowboy boots, which she has to have custom made as they don’t come in wingtips.
A social commentator with a sense of (dry) humor and a sharp wit, Ms. Lebowitz has written two books and numerous essays mostly on American society. Law and Order fans may have spotted her playing Judge Goldberg in several episodes.
She’s a regular at NYC Fashion Week and hobnobs with the likes of Carolina Herrera and Diane von Furstenberg. She shares her tailor, Anderson & Sheppard, with Prince Charles and her shirts are from Hilditch & Key on Jermyn Street in London. (If Beau Brummell were alive, he’d be impressed.)
In 2007 she was inducted into the Vanity Fair International Best Dressed Hall of Fame.
So what does Lebowitz’s suit jacket say about her?
- She likes things just so.
- She’s confident.
- Willing to spend on quality.
- She does things her way.
- Completely committed to the masculine look.
- She likes her jackets a little on the big side.
Vain trifles as they seem, clothes have. they say, more important offices than merely to keep us warm. They change our view of the world and the world’s view of us. 
People laugh at fashion. ‘It’s just clothes,’ they say. Right. Just clothes. Except, not one of the people I’ve heard mock fashion was naked at the time. They all got dressed in the morning, picking clothes that said, ‘Hey, I’m a successful banker.’ Or, ‘I’m a tired teacher’ … a decorated soldier … a pompous judge … a cheeky barmaid … a lorry driver, a nurse … You could go on for ever. Clothes show you who you are, or who you want to be. 
My little bunny is a copy by the Museum of Modern Art for their 1996 Faberge in America exhibition. That exhibit came to the de Young (the old building) and 
I always need a hat. Whether I’m traveling, drawing, or going out to a show, whether I’m keeping the sun out of my eyes or the rain off my head, I have a hat for each occasion.
When you’re dealing with an audience that is all about experience versus product, it leads to a redefinition of certain categories … She’s seeking experience over tangible items, which has led to what I call fast beauty. She wants the ability to grab one thing she can try once because she doesn’t want to be locked down forever. In the end, her shopping basket is going to be just as high, but the difference is instead of having a gigantic bottle of one thing, she is going to have a variety of single-use, travel-size, quick items. She wants to be mobile … 