I prefer fall florals to spring and summer ones—they just seem more textured and interesting to me, and they’re easier to mix with the dark-skewing items in my closet. This one from Allsaints has such a lovely, antique-y feel.
There are ruffles here, yes, but I still find myself liking this one.
How gorgeous is this Liberty of London shirt? The color combination is just so perfect, and desperately chic too.
Here’s one that you could easily mix with autumnal hues now, and more summery ones later.
This yellow is maybe more suited to summer, but it’ll mix surprisingly well with your navys and army greens.
We’ve got writer Carmen Rita Wong on the show this week. Carmen’s most recent book, Why Didn’t You Tell Me?, is a memoir about her own complicated (and, quite honestly, fascinating) family secrets and we’re talking all about complex family dynamics, finding peace vs. granting forgiveness, emotional —and financial— survival, and why it’s better to wait until mid-life to tell our stories. Tune in on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts.
These are currently very much having a moment, but what I like about them is that even when that moment passes they’ll still be wearable because they’re so classic too. This waffle-stitch alpaca blend number looks quite cozy, comes in several other good colors, and is pretty well-priced, especially considering how luxe it looks.
A simple navy cashmere specimen, for throwing on instead of something black.
This is the only cardigan of the bunch, and it’s from Vince—who make the best cardigans, according to me. It’s not cheap, but it is 100% cashmere, and I’m seriously considering pulling the trigger on it. I feel it would go into heavy rotation.
I was born in Houston, Texas in 1964 and have lived in New York City since 1988. I had a long career in magazines, working at Sassy, Elle, New York, and Spin, and in 2000, I founded Lucky magazine, which I edited for ten years.
