Frances Sola-Santiago

New York

Fashion Editor at InStyle

🇵🇷 Fashion Editor @instyle. Author: The Little Book of Bottega Veneta. Words in @nytimes @thecut @rollingstone @bustle + more.

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Articles

8 Ways to Style a Tie Beyond the Traditional Power Suit

1 week ago | instyle.com | Frances Sola-Santiago

The barn jacket has taken fashion by storm over the past year. And while the utilitarian jacket style is far from the traditional outerwear befitting a tie, that's exactly why they work so well together. The contrasting styles provide a unique take on power suiting that knows how to get dirty. A pinstripe pant and tie combo is not new, of course. But what's so 2025 is adding a flirty mini skirt to this uniform.
What to Wear and Shop in Copenhagen, According to a Fashion Editor

2 weeks ago | instyle.com | Frances Sola-Santiago

Fashion Month is a famously long marathon of runway shows, events, and presentations across four cities and two continents. But what if I told you it's actually longer than you think? Or, at least, that's what Copenhagen Fashion Week organizers are attempting to do: Position the Danish capital as an integral stop on the international fashion circuit by hosting their biannual event a week before New York Fashion Week kicks off. It's working.
Meet Joe Ando-Hirsh, the TikTok-Famous Fashion Designer Behind That Ella Emhoff Dress

2 weeks ago | instyle.com | Frances Sola-Santiago

There was once a time when becoming a fashion designer required going through a challenging field of gatekeepers—editors, buyers, investors. Even as fashion turned into entertainment, aspiring designers on shows like Project Runway’s had to make it past Tim "Make It Work" Gunn and his panel of experts; that's who would decide their future—it was never really up to them.
Rihanna Wore the Animal Print Trend That Took Over 2025 Runways

2 weeks ago | instyle.com | Frances Sola-Santiago

The desert is on everyone's minds this time of the year. Whether you're headed to the Coachella Valley, scored tickets to Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter tour, or just wish you could go to either, the West is gaining steam as fashion's go-to source of inspiration. Take Rihanna's latest look, for example, which heavily featured one of the year's top Western-inspired runway trends: snake print. Rihanna. On April 6, the singer-turned-mogul was spotted in Santa Monica wearing a full California desert outfit.
5 Spring Jacket Trends to Welcome Transitional Weather in Style

3 weeks ago | instyle.com | Frances Sola-Santiago

In case you haven't heard, the '80s are back. And so are the decades voluminous takes on outerwear. The spring/summer 2025 runways showed a plethora of evidence. Bally upped the volume on sleeves, while Saint Laurent went for an oversized, bulbous approach. Meanwhile, Gabriela Hearst opted for puffed sleeves on leather jackets. After seasons of oversized and longer jacket silhouettes, this spring, it's all about the cropped styles.
Let Naomi Watts's Suede Jacket Inspire Your Spring Jacket Wish List

3 weeks ago | instyle.com | Frances Sola-Santiago

Let's face it: the jacket is spring's sartorial protagonist. Whether it's a trench or a leather number, a light jacket is what carries most people through the weather and turns of spring and into the summertime. Naomi Watts clearly knows this, as evidenced by her latest look, which proudly displays spring 2025's hero silhouette: the cropped suede jacket. Naomi Watts.
10 Ways to Wear a Brooch for Major Maximalist Energy

3 weeks ago | instyle.com | Frances Sola-Santiago

Valentina Frugiuele/Getty Images A floral red brooch is one of the best ways to fire up a traditional suit. The contrast makes for a unique take on androgynous dressing that is a standout for both the boardroom and play time. Claudio Lavenia/Getty Images Denim on denim is already a decadent form of styling. Add to that a multitude of brooches stacked all over the jacket and you've got a regal-like take on Americana fashion that's sure to turn heads.
Clogs, Snake Print, and More 2025 Spring Shoe Trends to Wear All Season Long

1 month ago | instyle.com | Frances Sola-Santiago

No, it's not the early 2010s. But yes, peep-toe shoes are back on the trend cycle—just not how you remember them. This season, they're cooler and less business casual than in past decades, with designers like Tory Burch, Acne, and Miu Miu endorsing the style. At Miu Miu, metallic versions were styled with legwarmers, while Tory Burch pushed the silhouette with barely-there pee-toe details. Acne went all in, with peep-toe style heeled boots throughout the collection.
Kendall Jenner's Trench Coat Is a Not-So-Traditional Take on the Classic Staple

1 month ago | instyle.com | Frances Sola-Santiago

I have no problem admitting that I am addicted to trench coats. The Inspector Gadget comparisons give me zero doubt whenever I choose to wear one, which is nearly every day in the spring and fall. Whether it's a white leather version or a borrowed-from-the-boys olive green one, no trench coat escapes me. But year after year, they start to look boring—the same double-breasted look with the same belt as always. But Kendall Jenner's latest look gives me hope of a trench renaissance this spring.
The 6 Fashion Trends You Need to Wear This Spring, From Bloomers to Polka Dots

1 month ago | instyle.com | Frances Sola-Santiago

September may be the January of fashion. But after a particularly brutal winter, the spring 2025 fashion trends feel like the beginning of a whole new life. The possibilities are endless, it seems. And the runways had no shortage of inspiration to breathe new life into our wardrobes. From bubbly shapes to ruffled frocks, there's a newfound sense of freedom and abandon. Similarly, power suits are being made to walk out of the boardroom and into the more relaxed and playful scenarios of everyday life.