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The Essential Mom Uniform

Wearing timeless shapes, vibrant color, and exuberant prints, mom and model Chandra North transforms a trip to the grocery store with her 12-year-old son, Hayden, into a glamorous enterprise.

by Joslyn Taylor

Published 9.19.2012

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Marc Jacobs Sutton purse, $1,195, Stanley Korshak
photography by Maxine Helfman



(clockwise from top left) Kenneth Jay Lane Gold chain toggle bracelet, $90, Tootsies; Alexis Bittar necklace, $395, Neiman Marcus; Celine pony pumps, $720, Forty Five Ten; Roberto Cavalli sunglasses, $430, Tootsies; Celine leather pouch, $690, Forty Five Ten
photography by Maxine Helfman



Nicole Miller cocktail dress, $1,100, and Alexis Bittar lion ring, $245, both Tootsies; Gold & Gray wire-wrap pyrite tooth necklace, $264, Elements Hayden: SGT Fletcher striped rugby, $42, Peek; Zara Boys jeans, $30, Zara
photography by Maxine Helfman



Sachin + Babi button-up blouse, $374, Elements; Alaïa fitted croc skirt, $5,610, Forty Five Ten; Nancy Gonzalez croc clutch, $1,300, and Alexis Bittar bangles, $295, both Neiman Marcus
photography by Maxine Helfman



Chloé purse, Tootsies, $2,295; Manolo Blahnik patent leather heels, Neiman Marcus, $735; Sachin + Babi Olivia dress, $770, and Treasures of Old India rose-cut bracelet, $6,800, both Elements Hayden: H&M chinos, $25, H&M; Zara Boys plaid shirt (wrapped around waist), $30, Zara
photography by Maxine Helfman




CHANDRA’S SHOPPING LIST
Eleven style, food, and beauty items that make it into her cart.
(clockwise from top)
1      Chocolove Cherries & Almonds in Dark Chocolate bar
2      Oribe Dry Texturizing Hair Spray
3      Rick Owens jacket
4      Dr Pepper Lip Smacker lip gloss “Great natural tint.”
5      Nori Maki Arare (rice crackers wrapped in seaweed) “Hayden loves these."
6      LD Tuttle boots
7      R13 jeans
8      Peanut butter “For eating with apple slices.”
9      Spry Power Peppermints
10    Laura Mercier tinted moisturizer
11    Crazy water