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.

(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