Style / Velvet Touch

Velvet Touch

Fall’s key fabric makes a return in a sharp silhouette that takes its style cues from James Bond—not Jimi Hendrix.

By Samantha Yanks

Brown velvet suit, Domenico Vacca ($3,900). 702 Madison Ave., 212-421-8902

PHOTOGRAPH BY NICK FERRARI

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