BY CRYSTAL WATTS | STYLED BY SOFIA LUJAN STYLING
HAIR & MAKEUP BY EVELISSE HAHN | PHOTOS BY JESSICA BRATTON PHOTOGRAPHY
Fall brings in the most influential fashion season of the year with the debut of designers’ most extravagant collections—and rightfully so, as we enter the height of the year’s social scene.
This year, designers are, to quote a Vogue interview with Bottega Veneta’s creative director Matthieu Blazy, “making a monument out of the everyday.” Following the current social and economic climate, they are aligning functionality with frivolity—engaging wearable fashion heightened with elevated textiles and trimmings. In outerwear, for example, an opulent mink with rhinestone embellishments raises a warm coat to a work of art.
Our annual fall fashion feature showcases nine outfits by designer Sofia Lujan in the magnificent home of Raleigh interior designer Tula Summerford, owner of Design by Tula. (To learn more about Tula, read “Elegance in Every Detail” on page 40.) Enjoy these elegant ensembles worthy of this season’s fashion trendsetters. These outfits will carry you through the fall and holiday seasons—from evenings spent at “The Nutcracker” ballet or a concert with the Trans‑Siberian Orchestra to cocktail parties sparkling with champagne.
ABOVE: Zanetta Jamison is wearing the Zoya sari skirt set by Julie Patel of Julkee Fashion layered with a demi-buff waffled mink jacket from Douglas Furs. She is wearing Splendida heels by Valentina Rangoni from Rangoni Firenze.
From Bailey’s Fine Jewelry, she is wearing 1.5-inch inside-outside diamond hoop earrings in 14 karat yellow gold and an 18 karat yellow gold emerald cut coil ring, along with a Bailey’s Club Collection Big Girl X Ring. Also from Bailey’s Fine Jewelry, she is wearing a radiant-cut fancy yellow 17-inch diamond necklace in 18 karat yellow and white gold, a 16-inch diamond Riviera necklace in 18 karat white gold, and a three-row, mixed-shape fancy yellow diamond bracelet in 18 karat yellow gold.
ABOVE: Shaun Smith is wearing a Caruso suit in charcoal, a Stenstroms striped yellow dress shirt, a Geoff Nicholson pocket square, a Liles bespoke tie, and Di Bianco dress shoes, all from Liles Clothing Studio.
From Bailey’s Fine Jewelry, Shaun is wearing a 2022 42-millimeter automatic Rolex Sky-Dweller watch in 18 karat yellow gold and sterling silver with a champagne dial and a fluted bezel.
Sophie Lapierre is wearing a dress from Fleur and holding a gold Napa flap bag by Sondra Roberts from Main & Taylor. She is wearing Jenu T-strap shoes designed by Chie Mihara, also from Main & Taylor.
From Bailey’s Fine Jewelry, Sophie is wearing citrine hexagon halo drop earrings in 14 karat yellow gold. She is wearing three Bailey’s Estate bracelets: a mid-century woven intertwined bracelet in 18 karat yellow gold; a Tiffany diagonal link textured bracelet, circa 1960, in 18 karat yellow gold; and a wide-dome mesh bracelet in 14 karat yellow gold. The rings she is wearing are a Bailey’s Estate 18 karat yellow gold pear-shaped citrine cocktail ring and a morganite and diamond emerald-cut bezel-set ring.
ABOVE: Zanetta is wearing a feather top by LaMarque and skirt by Gozel Green from Dress. She is holding a black-on-black mink leather handbag from Douglas Furs and wearing Orb black kitten heels by Jeffrey Campbell from Main & Taylor.
From Bailey’s Fine Jewelry, she is wearing Hammerman Brothers diamond, ruby and emerald button earrings; a San Marco collar necklace; an Italian link necklace; a ring with a pear-shaped 3.15 carat emerald and a baguette diamond halo of 2.74 total carat weight in 18 karat yellow gold; and a European-cut round three-stone 1.45 carat ring, all from the Bailey’s Estate Collection. She is also wearing a 2004 26-millimeter Rolex Datejust watch with a mother‑of-pearl diamond dial and a fluted bezel. Her bracelets include a bolo adjustable bezel-set bracelet in 14 karat yellow gold, and, from the Bailey’s Club Collection: a five-diamond bezel station bangle, a double wrap diamond flex bracelet, a diamond flex bangle, an emerald-cut diamond bezel bangle, and a diamond row bangle.
ABOVE: Sophie is wearing a dress from Fleur layered with a white fox rhinestone wrap from Douglas Furs and Cirques Jeffrey Campbell shoes from Main & Taylor.
From Bailey’s Fine Jewelry, she is wearing Bailey’s Estate interlocking circle earrings and a Seaman Schepps Lightship woven cushion ring in white agate, along with the following Seaman Schepps bracelets: a gold and lapis classic link bracelet, a gold and black onyx classic link bracelet, and a gold and white ceramic classic link bracelet.
ABOVE: shaun is wearing a Sartorio red houndstooth sport coat, a pink plaid Stenstroms Glen dress shirt, PT Torino gray flannel dress pants, a Simonnot-Godard pink pocket square, and Santoni loafers, all from Liles Clothing Studio.
From Bailey’s Fine Jewelry, Shaun is wearing a 40.5-millimeter sterling silver, automatic Seiko Presage watch with a brown dial and strap; a Gabriel & Co. sterling silver faceted signet ring; and a sterling silver Miami Cuban chain bracelet.
ABOVE: Sophie is wearing the Aliya wide-leg jumpsuit by Julie Patel from Julkee Fashion and Veronika kitten heels designed by Valentina Rangoni from Rangoni Firenze.
From Bailey’s Fine Jewelry, she is wearing the following necklaces: an Ippolita Paillette 33-inch chain, an Ippolita Classico oval link necklace, and an Ippolita mother-of-pearl polished rock candy mixed-shape necklace. Her earrings are Ippolita Classico small puffy hammered hoops. She is wearing the following rings: a Bailey’s Heritage Collection Windsor ring, a Bailey’s Icon Collection 5-row wrap ring, and a Bailey’s Goldmark Collection rainbow sapphire ring. She is wearing the following bracelets: a Wendy Perry Gemma amethyst bracelet, a Wendy Perry beaded stretch bracelet, an Ippolita Glamazon reef bangle, an Ippolita Gelato rock candy mother-of-pearl 5-stone bangle, an Ippolita rainbow sapphire Starlet superstar bangle, an Ippolita Stardust 28-stone bangle with diamonds, an Ippolita Stardust starlet bangle with diamonds, and an Ippolita Glamazon bangle.
ABOVE: zanetta is wearing the Zara skirted pant set by Julie Patel from Julkee Fashion with Anara black suede platform sandals by Pelle Moda from Main & Taylor. She is holding a pleated clutch by Sondra Roberts, also from Main & Taylor.
From Bailey’s Fine Jewelry, she is wearing Marco Bicego Lunaria drop earrings, a Julie Vos 24 karat gold-plated Bee signet ring, and a Marco Bicego large Lunaria ring. She is wearing the following bracelets from Julie Vos: a 24 karat gold‑plated mother-of-pearl Catalina hinge bangle, a 24 karat gold-plated iridescent champagne Cannes cuff, and a 24 karat gold-plated Nassau hinge bangle. She is also wearing a 39-inch 24 karat gold-plated coin pendant by Julie Vos.
Sophie is wearing a Sandro dress from Dress. She is holding a clutch by Whiting & Davis and wearing Simply by Valentina Rangoni, both from Rangoni Firenze.
From Bailey’s Fine Jewelry, she is wearing a pear-shaped emerald and diamond necklace, an oval diamond halo drop earring set with 1.86 carats of diamonds, a ring with a 1.70 carat yellow sapphire and 12.56 carats of diamonds, a Bailey’s Club Collection Daphne ring, a 2 carat baguette channel-set band, a graduated radiant diamond line bracelet with a 3.16 carat bezel-set emerald and 12.56 carats of diamonds, and the following bracelets from the Bailey’s Club Collection: a diamond flex bangle, a double‑wrap diamond flex bracelet, and a diamond link bracelet.
Elegance in Every Detail
Inside the home of interior designer Tula Summerford
By Crystal Watts | Photo by Jessica Bratton Photography
Walking into Tula Summerford’s home, the location of our fall fashion feature, you will find her approach to design represented in every square inch of her space. Summerford, who owns Design by Tula, utilizes an aesthetic that draws inspiration from all over the world. She juxtaposes layers of vibrant color, textiles and textures, inspired by mementos from her travels—and has a shelf dedicated to these treasures in her office foyer.
Summerford believes fashion and interior design overlap in many ways. She’s dedicated to selecting the perfect drape fixtures for a space or selecting the ideal shoes for her own wardrobe, and this impeccable attention to detail is what distinguishes her work in the design world.
Originally from New York, Summerford attended the Fashion Institute of Technology. After traveling for work to North Carolina, she decided to move here. With over 30 years’ experience in textiles and interiors, she has brought countless projects to life for clients—one of her favorites being designing a passenger train car!
Summerford believes that anyone can make an impact with simple statements and choices—from painting a door to choosing vibrant wallpaper or bold wall paneling. Her attention to textures extends to her having a closet dedicated solely to fabrics in her home. It’s clear that Tula’s keen eye brings each of her visions to life, with precision down to the last luxurious detail.
SPECIAL THANKS TO
Gaston Williams
And our models:
Zanetta Jamison
Shaun Smith
Sophie Lapierre
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