Ana Lerario is the designer and owner of Lerario Beatriz – a beautifully feminine and delicate collection of printed tops, layered outerwear, and loose and flowing dresses and bottoms. Known for her intricate handmade details and embellishments, Lerario’s line is punctuated by fresh shapes and ethnic touches; it’s a staple wardrobe full of modern, sophisticated glamour for the city girl on the go.

Born and raised in Sao Paulo, Lerario attended fashion school in Brazil before moving to New York in 1998 to continue her fashion education at Parsons School of Design. That soon led to a job working with Marc Jacobs, where she was eventually appointed designer — a position she held for four years, working directly with Jacobs on his main line. Launched a few years ago, her namesake line (combining her last name and middle name) is quickly becoming a favorite among both elite fashion-watchers and the young, style-savvy masses.

We love both the vibrant spirit and the timeless look of Lerario’s designs and her clothes have been much buzzed-about among the Corduroy staff. (We have a feeling you’ll fall in love with them too).

We recently caught up with Lerario and asked her to take part in our exclusive online series about “Things That Never Go Out of Style.” Here is her top-ten list:

1. Dries van Noten
2. Sarah Moon
3. Velvet Underground
4. Tim Burton
5. House plants
6. Fresh cut flowers, espcially roses and peonies
7. Gabriel Garcia Marquez
8. Jock Sturges
9. Per Lutken glass work
10. Home cooked food from my childhood

Lerario Beatriz is available in select boutiques across the U.S. and in Japan. Visit www.lerariobeatriz.com for details. And check out some of the exquisite photos shot by Carolina Palmgren for the spring 2010 Lerario Beatriz lookbook below:

- TC

Earlier this year we picked New York electro outfit LCD Soundsystem’s upcoming album as one of our most anticipated of 2010. Well if the anthem they debuted while performing at Yves Saint Laurent’s recent show at Paris Fashion Week is any indication, our selection will be more than justified. According to the band’s label, the song is a reinterpretation of “Beginning of The Heartbreak” a 1979 number by experimental composer Peter Gordon and The Love Of Life Orchestra. Coupled with YSL’s epic seventies-influenced collection, it’s also a sublime example of how the perfect song can elevate a fashion show to soaring new heights. Check out the video below.

-Daniel Barna

Although summer is just around the corner, the fashion world is already into fall. Always one step ahead. The world fashion weeks have passed and videos, photos and media have communicated what we have to look forward to for the upcoming fall season. I know we should always live in the present, but when a collection comes out that is as good as Elise Øverland’s, it is hard to keep from longing for the future. The New York-based Øverland uses raw materials such as leather and silk in rich colours to produce structured, sophisticated and feminine designs. Inspired by rock and roll and performance art, the pieces are edgy and passionate and in a word, stunning.

The clothes inspire some imagination and creativity too. I would love to hang out with a wolf under the moonlight wearing pieces from Øverland’s new collection. Dramatic? Perhaps. But the pieces just seems to call for that sort of dramatic storyline. Check out a clip of Elise Øverland’s fall/winter 2010 runway show below:

- Kara Hornland

Is it possible to love everything in a designer’s collection? Color us naive, but we can’t seem to stop thinking about Patrik Ervell’s latest offerings for fall/winter 2010. After watching the video below, we’re pretty confident you’ll agree with us that Ervell’s line of modern-chic menswear is worthy of admiration. It’s simple and classic, yet unmistakably fashion-forward and sophisticated; it’s the type of clothing we want to fill our closets with and wear over and over again. Check it out for yourself:

- TC

Brothers Chris and Kirk Bray are the founders and creative team behind Billykirk, an accessories line founded on the principles of hand-crafted, classic, quality leather goods. The company’s name is taken from the short-form of Kirk’s full name, William Kirkland, while the company’s aesthetics were influenced by the brothers’ love of vintage, industrial, Americana growing up in the South.

The “Billy Kirk” collection began in 1999 with watch straps, and the line has since expanded into belts, wallets, satchels, travel bags and house wares. Their commitment to making beautiful, timeless goods make them the perfect pair to feature in our “Things That Never Go Out of Style” series here on corduroymag.com. Here are Chris and Kirk’s “top ten” lists:

Chris (on the right):
1. 35mm film
2. American-made tools, boots and folk music
3. Billykirk’s hand-stitched card cases
4. Brooks Brothers Seersucker suit
5. Chivalry (I am a Southern boy)
6. Grandpa’s old pocket knife and Zippo lighter
7. WWII stories of valor and unselfishness
8. My Gokey’s canvas and leather briefcase I got new in 1988
9. Signet rings
10. Monogrammed stationary

Kirk (seated at left):
1. White Jack Purcells
2. 1960’s Omega Seamaster watch
3. Early Stock Ford Bronco
4. John Stewart
5. Good fitting navy blazer
6. Motivation through hard work
7. Bonnie Prince Billy
8. “Catcher in the Rye”
9. Levi’s
10. Experimentation

Find out more about the brand and check out their latest collection online at billykirk.com.

- TC