I am feeling a big energy this week that I want to forward along to all of you Magpies: life is short; do the thing. I know that each and every one of you reading that sentence has a different, but crystal-clear, interpretation of “the thing.” It could be getting bangs (“a woman who cuts her hair is about to change her life”) or starting tennis or quitting a job or telling someone what they need to hear or weaning your baby or starting a new fitness regimen or putting your foot down or putting pen to paper or finally making the time to interview a babysitter or applying to a moonshot program or making a reservation for a family trip or signing up for Mandarin lessons or or or. Whatever it is —
this week,
let’s do the thing!
Rooting for you.
On a lighter note: so many Magpies headed to fabulous-sounding weddings in the upcoming months. My top pick for a summer garden-to-cocktail-attire wedding is this yellow Fanm Mon, which I mentioned yesterday (and is seen below), and several of you wrote to say “You MUST GET THAT DRESS!” (Including my mom!) Perhaps conditioned by that epic golden frock Kate Hudson wore in “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days,” I’ve always loved yellow for formal occasions. I owned a yellow cocktail dress my senior year of college and I felt like a million bucks in it. A frat boy messaged me after I posted a picture of myself in it on Facebook and wrote: “Yellow is your color, baby.” Yikes (!) but also — he wasn’t wrong? I’ve never forgotten that random message. I think yellow is my color!
For a more formal occasion, I am obsessed with this dandelion print Agua Bendita. I really must buy it. I love dandelions! Waiting surreptitiously for it to go on sale. Also — yellow again!
For black tie, I’m swooning over this Toteme. It is so fabulously dramatic and architectural. A true Audrey moment. It definitely has a perspective. I’d wear with simple black strappy heels and big earrings.
If I were looking to snag a budget buy, I’d pick up this ice blue ASOS. I love the pleating and unexpected color.
Below, some more chic options.
01. AGUA X AGUA BENDITA // 02. REBECCA DE RAVENEL EARRINGS // 03. REBECCA VALLANCE // 04. BRINKER AND ELIZA EARRINGS // 05. ASOS // 06. CARA CARA // 07. CULT GAIA // 08. AQUAZZURA HEELS // 09. LARROUDE SANDALS // 10. BRINKER AND ELIZA // 11. AMAZON PEARL CAGE BAG // 12. RASARIO // 13. NICOLA BATHIE EARRINGS // 14. HUNTER BELL // 15. LARROUDE SANDALS // 16. J. CREW // 17. REBECCA VALLANCE // 18. NICOLA BATHIE EARRINGS // 19. SACHIN AND BABI // 20. FARM RIO // 21. TARGET HEELS // 22. TUCKERNUCK EARRINGS // 23. PAM MUNSON CLUTCH // 24. LIZZIE FORTUNATO EARRINGS
Wedding Guest Dresses Under $300.
And, an entire collection of options under $300.
P.S. Let’s live this week, not visit it.
P.P.S. What was the first book or movie that made you cry?
P.P.P.S. On looking for signs. (Do you believe in them?)
Coming at it late, but I so appreciate the exhortation to do the thing! Love it! I’ll be taking this energy into the busy second half of the week.
The dandelion print Agua Bendita is so beautiful … and that architectural Toteme dress is on my longlist for my wedding dress (!) — in ivory, though. I love the structured shape of it.
(I also love that bright orange Rebecca Vallance — I saw a friend wear it recently and it looked so gorgeous!)
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Yay!! Onward! Do the thing!!
The Toteme would be SO good as a wedding dress!
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PS: Re: Yellow — YES! It’s such an underrated color, I think. Even when I was in my mostly neutral clothing phase, I made the exception for yellow and loved wearing this yellow wool blazer over my neutral outfit in the fall. It gives such a joyful energy.
And speaking of that iconic yellow gown in How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days — somebody needs to get this yellow dress marked down in N-A-P. Check out the back! https://www.net-a-porter.com/en-us/shop/product/michelle-mason/clothing/midi-dresses/open-back-crystal-embellished-silk-satin-midi-dress/665933302786204
And also this Emilia Wickstead on super sale! https://www.net-a-porter.com/en-us/shop/product/emilia-wickstead/clothing/midi-dresses/cleo-open-back-cloque-midi-dress/25185454456045432
SUCH good finds. Love the Emilia Wickstead!!!
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“Do the thing.” This is such great encouragement! Every now and then I think about what that “thing” is and what often comes to mind for me are the fun ways I engaged in movement as a child and throughout adulthood before becoming a parent. I miss that part of me. The other day I was watching my daughter’s gymnastics class and I was struck by the unbridled joy in the kids’ faces. I took gymnastics as a child and one of my first jobs was teaching children’s gymnastics for a few years. I found out this same school has adult classes as well! I am extremely rusty and worry about my 40 year old hips and joints (haha) so I’ll have to take it VERY slowly. The other thing is martial arts. My daughter and I observed a kids martial arts class to see if she’d be interested in trying a class this summer, and I realized I missed that too. I miss how strong I felt. I’ll have to channel my mom’s energy — she learned to swim at age 70+ and is now swimming laps 3x a week!!
I love this!! Do the thing, Mia!!! xx