Everything I’m buying, wearing, and obsessing over this week.
+LILA + HAYES CHARLES PAJAMAS. These are my son’s absolute favorite pajamas. I have purchased him a few sets that past couple summer seasons, but he wears them year-round. The other week, I realized that he is still squeezing into a pair of 2T, and the top is like a crop top — ha! The 3Ts still fit him fine, but I needed to buy him some more reinforcements! I bought him a few new pairs on sale at Lila + Hayes. (You can see them above on his toile crib sheet, right next to his beloved excavator.)
+CARDIGAN SEASON. Earlier this week, I went out for a cocktail at Julii in North Bethesda (Pike and Rose area). It’s been milder this past week (high 60s one day!), and I have been OVER my winter wardrobe. I wore a SEA dress beneath a chunky cardigan and it felt so good. This is SO my fashion comfort space — I feel more like myself in a dress! So I decided I’m just going to dress for the season I want from now on: cardigans and dresses until the cows come home. I’m wearing an old Zara cardigan, but a few similar ones in a neutral ivory hue that I love for this in between season: this Rails (seen above — on sale!), this Maje, this Sezane, this Doen. If you’re here for color, go with this peony pink Alex Mill or this sea green Sezane. Both are in my cart!!! I need both!?
+HUNTER BLAKE PALM EARRINGS. You can just make out my Hunter Blake palm earrings in the snap above. They continue to be my favorite “slightly dressed up” earrings as they go with everything, and I like the tie-in with the gold hardware on my Chanel. They are bold but not overly so. Love.
+MAREA CASITA DRESS. This brand launched a new collection this week that has nearly sold out at Shopbop, but you can still find the Casita dress on the Marea site. I feel like these breezy pieces are JUST what I want to wear this spring/summer. I anticipate throwing this on to head to the pool / bop around the house. I see it and I want to pour myself a margarita? Be barefoot? Ah! I also wanted to mention that Target launched two dresses that have a very similar blockprint/breezy/coastal vibe that are sure to sell out: I ordered myself this maxi and am wondering if I should snag the mini, too. They are going to fly.
+MILLE EVERYTHING. I guess I’m just having a moment with pastel/spring blockprint styles, but I broke out my Charlie blouse for school pick up the other day and I felt like I was living my best life. The exact print I’m wearing is no longer available, but I love this similar green style from this season. And! They have a few patterns on sale for $130! Also really love these two dresses from their recent launch: this floral mini and this elegant maxi. I own the latter in a different print and j’adore j’adore j’adore. I also just ordered myself this striped everyday midi dress of theirs — the kind of thing I can live in during the spring months. Note that this brand runs REALLY big — you can size down one or even two sizes. I am usually swimming in the XXS, but the style is loose and airy, so I don’t mind.
+ELF MONOCHROMATIC MULTI STICK. Still can’t get over this $5 wonder. I wrote about it earlier this week, but I think I need it in more colors? Like, one in my desk drawer, one in each bag?
+TERRY HEADBAND. This silly little purchase sparks a strange amount of joy? I use it to hold my hair back from my face when washing it and applying makeup. It’s giving Statue of Liberty vibes, and I love it? I’m wearing it, of course, with my Weezie robe. Have I talked too much about the robe?! It is SO delightful — perfect weight, length, color. Love the scalloping and monogram options. One other thing I realized I love about it this week is that — while I LOVE the Weezie aesthetic — I find that the soft terry loops of their usual towels/robes tend to snag on things, but this has a “finer grain” (?) terry loop that does not. It looks brand new all the time. Swoon.
+POTTERY BARN BEACHCOMBER BINS. I am an organized person, but my writing studio has become increasingly cramped and cluttered with items I’ve purchased, items I want to share with you via up close photos, presents for little friends, clothing the children have outgrown, items I need to have tailored, items I need to return — !! We have been so focused on outfitting the first floor of our home, I’ve been loathe to put any thought or money into the second floor (where my office sits). But I realized earlier this week that the chair in the corner of my office has become an inelegant holding zone for ALL THE THINGS. Clothes draped over the back, two purses, Amazon bags, etc. I just treated myself to one of these bins, a simple clothing rack, some gold hooks to hang bags, etc., and this simple neutral rug. Finally going to have Mr. Magpie hang my art, too!
+FIXER UPPER. I am so, so late to the game on this, but I had trouble sleeping this week and tore through almost a full season of Fixer Upper, which is absolutely delightful. Chip and Joanna are so cute and I love the design elements — hers is not really my style, but I love watching and taking notes on the way she internalizes the wants of a client and transforms them into a gorgeous space. My only gripe is the “budgets” their customers report to have. There is absolutely no way you could afford the extensive renovations and decorating projects these customers undergo for under $100,000, which seems to be around the budget many of the customers designate. I mean — NO WAY. Perhaps Jo and Chip and “donating” their services or the labor to these projects and the actual materials are paid for by the customers? I don’t know, but it is so expensive to do anything in a home, and I find the show misleading! We had custom built-ins put into our family room and it cost an arm and a leg! I can’t imagine doing the equivalent, plus outfitting with rugs, window treatments, furniture, across an entire house.