COS Is Really Not Messing Around With These Designer-Vibe Winter Buys
I was at an event in NoLIta on Tuesday, and for first the first time in a long time I was compelled to actually stop and ask someone where their sweater was from. I braced myself to hear Khaite or Toteme or another spendy brand—but instead I was *delighted* to be told that she’d picked it up on a whim at Cos that very afternoon. The vibe was that it had happened completely unexpectedly, almost against her will. “But it's just so weighty and soft!”, she said, and insisted I touch her arm. The hallmarks of a much more expensive knit, we solemnly agreed as immediate friends.
If the question is whether I could bop into Cos on any given day and find a truly solid purchase, the kind you wear on repeat all season long, it's never a no. I live dangerously close to the Cos store in Williamsburg, which makes walking home down the south side of North 6th St risky business—so you can imagine how it went when I popped by yesterday in the name of research. I’m proud to report that I fulfilled my editorial duties, and have identified all the best winter fashion they have in stock right now, for you to enjoy scrolling and shopping at your leisure. Did I also perhaps arrive home with a new knit? Again, not no. But in my defense, she was right—it is very soft.
The sweater had me interrupt a stranger. (It's the side profile that got me.)
Faux snakeskin accessories are really growing on me. If I bought a belt last week, is it too soon for a bag?
An ideal everyday ankle boot. And if you're thinking, man, this heel would be perfect as a knee-high style...
Really into these earrings—a little soft pink pairs so beautifully with burgundy.
If your bag is decidedly not quirky, this charm brings some personality.
Okay, let's do some great black winter dresses real quick. This may as well be designer.
Everyone's favorite quilted crossbody now comes in an on-trend leopard print.
It's so windy and chilly today in NYC, $135 to wrap my head in cashmere honestly sounds like a great deal.
Natalie Cantell is an NYC-based style director, creative consultant, and contributing fashion editor. She was the executive director of Who What Wear and Marie Claire’s brand studio until 2023, and now freelances globally on shoots, stories, and special projects across fashion, luxury, beauty, home, and travel.
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