Splurge on your favorite mom while you're at it, with pin-tucked Plume organic peasant tops and screen-printed hipster hoodies that look nothing like standard-issue momswear.

At MaxMara on Saturday, peasant tops were scissored in strips and gathered with ribbons.

Ditch the heels for flats and the mini for maternity jeans and a peasant top.

This peasant top (a), $1,255, and Jacquard pants, $665, are at Henri Bendel.

Rebecca Taylor's peasant tops are gently gathered at the décolletage ($138 at Bergdorf Goodman).

Still, the collection had strong points, notably the unadorned peasant tops and the suede skirts with hems of fringe or patchwork.

Which meant vintage prints, crepe de Chine peasant tops edged with lace and exotic jungle prints.

"Meadow has that everyday college vibe, lots of Juicy jeans and peasant tops," Ms. Sigler said.

Ms. Sigler, 24, also likes peasant tops, but that's where the overlap in taste ends.

For Marissa and many others in her age group and a little older, the store-bought, assembly-line jeans and peasant tops have no excitement.