Designer: Billy Reid

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Real men wear Billy Reid. And with striking clothing like this, who wouldn’t want to? The designer has an affinity for creating beautifully tailored jackets and vests, fitted trousers and jackets with unique details. Reid gets his charming, southern gentleman style from working in his mother’s Amite, Louisiana boutique during his youth. Three years after launching his signature the collection in 1998, the designer won the CFDA Perry Ellis award for Menswear. His sophisticated flagship store stays true to his roots, housed in a historic antebellum home in Florence, Alabama.

But what about the ladies? We want a little Southern charm in our lives and draping off our shoulders as well. Luckily, Reid recently launched his women’s collection, and it couldn’t be more appetizing. Sexy office wear that can easily be worn to the cigar bar with the boys in muted shades of black, gray and brown should make an appearance in every working gal’s wardrobe. Tailored suits and structured wool coats are here just in time for fall along with a cowlneck sweater dress that is absolutely divine. And don’t worry about jetting to the dirty dirty to buy your winter wardrobe; you can purchase Reid’s line on the Web.