Retro Fashion with Timeless Glamour

Coming Up Roses

"In my day, people dressed," sultry show-business legend Eartha Kitt once said. "You left your tracksuits at home." Kitt, who died last year after a six-decade career, always looked unbelievably soigné. Davis evokes her signature sophistication in a well-priced, beautifully tailored suit (Talbots jacket, $189, and skirt, $109), smartly accessorized with a chiffon scarf (Vera), faux-diamond brooch (R.J. Graziano), and long leather gloves (LaCrasia Gloves). The bamboo-handled embossed croc bag (Elaine Turner) signals the return of structured pocketbooks. And in a switch from typically '60s shades, these modified cat's-eye sunglasses (Proenza Schouler) have upturned corners that give the face a nice lift.