Thank you for all the requests for this post! London was a fabulous family destination — loads to see, do, eat that appealed to Landon and I as well as our children (aged 7 and 9) and I’d give it top billing as a vacation spot for active families. I’d not spent much time in London before but it felt like a very clean and well-groomed New York? Ha! Uber chic, with such rich history. We could easily have tacked on a couple of additional days for more sightseeing, specifically of the museum variety. All in, though, a great vacation. Would love to go back to London with just Landon next — at the top of my “adults” itinerary are the Churchill War Rooms and Wallace Collection for art.
Now, onto the planning of it all. So many of you are traveling to London this year with kids in tow and it is overwhelming to plan a trip if unfamiliar with the city, as it is enormous and there are so many attractions, restaurants, neighborhoods, and hotels to consider. This is, on the one hand, a good thing, as we waited until a month out from the trip to book anything at all, and there were still loads of options on the table, but I found it difficult to figure out which to prioritize first: do we plan out activities and then find a hotel proximal to at least some of them? Do we prioritize hotel and commit to transit? Do we consider neighborhood first?
In the end, we chose to anchor the trip around hotels we wanted to visit that had a) a good reputation for being family friendly, and b) a unique-to-London feeling. Most of the hotels we considered were in a central location anyway, close to Tube stops and good dining, so it seemed safe to pursue this strategy. I always feel like I have to caveat our travel decision-making to the high heavens because I know many of us have different perspectives and priorities depending on life stage, budget, interests, but when I wrote my thoughts on visiting Disney, one Magpie left me a comment telling me I was being overly careful and that it was OK to have an opinion. Ha! So, going to just go forth unapologetically with our logic. In our case, we do end up spending a fair amount of time in the hotels as a family so having a comfortable perch was a priority.
Two kid essentials from our trip: Crocs for long walking days (we averaged 5-6 miles a day, and these seem to never bother/blister their feet, plus are breathable, wipeable, and suitable in wet conditions) and my daughter’s beloved Instax camera!
Family-Friendly Hotels in London: The Goring and Beaverbrook Town Home.
We ended up spending three nights at The Goring and three nights at Beaverbrook Town House. Both had been flagged by multiple sources as family-friendly options in great areas. Someone advised me that the two properties were super close together and that I might consider hotels a bit further apart to experience more of London but these two hotels were so different and had such different immediate surroundings that this didn’t even really occur to me as a demerit in the least.
Three Nights at The Goring as a Family (Belgravia).
The Goring is a gorgeously-appointed, traditional hotel — apparently the longest-running family-owned hotel in the city, and where Princess Kate chose to stay the night before her wedding — with highly attentive service (they know you by your name!), a beautiful lobby and stately dining room, and wallpaper everywhere (including on the interior of the wardrobe in our hotel room; the kids loved finding all the animals in the lobby wallpaper). We found the staff especially kid-friendly. They called my son “master of the keys” (which he loved) as he’d drop the keys at the front desk every time we’d come and go, and the maitre d’ in the bar was constantly joking around with him. They left stuffed animals in the bedroom for the children to keep (“Barbara,” the hotel’s sheep avatar, which are throughout the hotel and its rooms) as well as big plates of fruit and tea cakes on arrival. The rooms themselves were comfortable and traditional with great black out curtains that kept the kids asleep for a looong time. I have to make a note that the housekeeping was truly exceptional here! Like, noticeably exceptional. They’d keep tabs on when you were leaving the premises and clean the rooms while you were out, and their turndown service in the evening was next level — they’d notice if you were drinking still or sparkling and have that at your bedside, they’d leave the radio tuned to a calming classical station, your slippers would be by the bed. 10/10. We were sad to leave! When we visited the hotel for tea on the second leg of our trip (when we were staying at Beaverbrook), the staff still remembered us by name!
One other pro for this hotel: The Goring is a few minutes’ walk from Buckingham Palace and St. James Park, and accessible (via a slightly longer walk) to Hyde Park. This was lovely for unstructured walks on arrival and departure days — great sightseeing with minimal fuss/transit and close to hotel when little legs got tired. Also close to the Victoria stop on the Tube, which we used several times.
And, I’ve already covered this here, but the breakfast at The Goring is a lovely experience and included as an AMEX perk. So easy with jetlagged kids to just tumble downstairs for breakfast in the morning and know they’d have a suite of appealing options for them. We always left for our sightseeing days with full bellies.
Three Nights at Beaverbrook Town House as a Family (Chelsea).
The second leg of the trip, we stayed at Beaverbrook Town House, which is the sister property of the well-regarded Beaverbrook Country House in Surrey (on my hotel wishlist). I’ll be candid: our initial impressions upon arrival at the hotel were not superb. The lobby is tiny (basically a small desk off a front corridor), there was no one waiting to help us with our bags, and it is loud — music playing, and a bustling dining scene right off the entrance at their Fuji Grill. Landon and I exchanged nervous glances. But. If you can accept that the hotel is really meant to be a town home type perch, where you are not spending a lot of time lounging in common areas and instead going straight up to your room, the payoff is huge. It felt like we had a private, spectacularly-appointed apartment in Chelsea for three nights. We booked two of their “family rooms” and couldn’t stop marveling over the spaciousness, and the room’s furnishings are very design-forward, heavy on pattern and color. Really fun rooms. The suites adjoin in a wide foyer, and the rooms themselves are huge, with lounge areas (couches, coffee tables, arm chairs, etc!) and ante-rooms for storing luggage. My kids were charmed by the fact that the TVs extend and retract from ottomans at the end of the bed and can be made to turn 360 degrees so you can watch from the couch or your bed. Landon and I were delighted by the space. We felt unencumbered the entire stay there and had room to spread out, lounge, read, have lots of separate space for everyone. The bathrooms are also noticeably enormous in the best possible way — this really cannot be overstated after ten days of living out of a suitcase and feeling sort of trammeled up. (P.S. — The shower there might be the nicest one I’ve ever used — a showerhead that must have been a foot long and wide, and none of that European shower business where water goes everywhere (lol) because there is no curtain/door.). Long story short: we loved the rooms there. We also loved the location. I preferred it to The Goring’s location because we were right across from a gorgeous park and on a fabulous street of shopping (N. Peal, Anya Hindmarch, Smythson, etc!) that ends in Sloan Square, where you can jump on the Tube. We were also a minute’s walk from Pavilion Road, which was one of the most charming corners of London we encountered — it’s like an old-village high street with independent purveyors (cheesemonger, butcher, paper shop, ice creamery, pharmacy!) that is closed to cars and packed with chic Londoners. We made heavy use of this little alley of boutiques for coffee, grocery, pharmacy, etc. It’s also adjacent to a tony but quiet residential area that was delightful to stroll through on the way to dinner.
TL;DR: At The Goring, we had much more of a sense of hospitality from the staff, and loved the premises and amenities, but BTH had gracious, design-forward rooms that made it feel like we had a private apartment in London, and I preferred the location. Both felt distinctively London. BTH had minimal amenities (although they do offer gratis mini bar with sodas, milk, water, crisps, chocolates, etc) and felt very “adult” downstairs — pulsing music in the afternoon/evening and restaurant patrons coming and going — so take that into account.
If I were visiting London with just Landon, I’d look into 11 Cadogan Gardens (in the same stretch as Beaverbrook) and also The Connaught.
The other hotel we seriously considered as a family was The Rosewood London — have heard great things. We ultimately decided we wanted to stay at properties that had more of a “boutique, unique-to-London,” non-chain feeling.
Our London Family Itinerary, with Annotations, for Leg 1.
Day One: Land, Acclimate, Explore Hyde Park.
+Landed at Heathrow, called an Uber XL to take us to The Goring, were able to check in immediately (hallelujah, a great Amex perk) and settle in. We spent an hour or two just resting, enjoying snacks, unpacking, etc.
+Walked through Hyde Park (rose garden was the highlight; kids also enjoyed a playground there);
+Dinner at The Grenadier (charming and delicious pub — we booked a reservation a few days before flying to London so we’d have something waiting for us / anchoring the day; this was a bit of a gamble, as travel could have gone haywire, but we really wanted to have a focal point to keep us going and this particular pub required reservations; more on it here.
Day Two: Tower of London + Borough Market.
+Hotel breakfast at The Goring.
+Walked to Victoria Station (5 min) to catch Tube to Tower of London. Tube was definitely the way to get around. It was so clean (!), at least in the touristy circuits (although we are accustomed to the NY Subway, and anything is cleaner than that — lol) and easy to use. You can just use Apple Pay at the turnstile to access, no tickets needed. Kids under 10 ride free, so you just need to go to the wide turnstiles on the ends to get in while holding your little one’s hand. Some stations do not have elevators, so heads up if you still travel with stroller.
+Tower of London. We’d booked tickets in advance and followed Rick Steves’ advice to show up as early as possible. We arrived at 9:55 (Tower opens at 10) and were basically able to walk right in and through the Crown Jewels. I feel like this was really important to our pleasant experience and can’t underscore this tip more, because by the time we were wrapping up (around 90 minutes after we arrived), things were getting unpleasantly crowded, with people trampling over our kids / wedging themselves in front (!). And by the time we’d left the Crown Jewels (around 10:30, after arriving at 10), there was a long queue outside that exhibit, whereas we’d been able to waltz right in. So def make a beeline for that first! The kids LOVED this. They were engaged, excited, curious the whole time. I think it fits right into their storybook fantasies of crowns, jewels, swords, prisoners, Robin Hood! Fun to see the beefeaters, too!
+Walked across Tower Bridge. This was fine for us – I wouldn’t go out of your way to see just this but it’s a good extension of The Tower of London. I believe there is a museum there that is interesting but we’d depleted attention spans for exhibits by that point, so we just walked across. Very crowded, lots of people stalling for pics.
+We walked from there to Borough Market, which was highly ambitious. Our kids were definitely losing steam by this point, and the market is wildly crowded. But we had a plan to try the sausage rolls at The Ginger Pig and it was worth it once we were able to park in a quiet, secluded little area next to a Miraval wine cart. Landon and I enjoyed a midday glass of wine and the kids took in a French bike race on the big screen. Great moment to refuel and reset and charming once you’re out of the central melee.
+Uber Boat to Big Ben. We’d heard the Uber Boats were a great way to see the city and get around. Candidly, we didn’t love this. We had to wait 20-25 minutes for the boat (the first one that pulled up was too full), and the boat we did get on was packed, so we could barely see anything anyway. The kids were underwhelmed — overall, just a meh experience. I wish we’d just booked a cab home! I also don’t think we necessarily needed to make a specific trip to Big Ben itself, which was also insanely crowded, but we got the obligatory photo (which charmed Emory), walked around Westminster Abbey a bit, and then called a black cab back to the hotel. I was going to write that this pit stop was a miss, but I do think finding some way to see Big Ben / Westminster is a good idea. It’s just iconic! We did enjoy wandering around once the crowds broke up a few blocks away. BTW, the black cabs are the way to go when looking for cabs/taxis. The drivers are friendly and knowledgable, and they can drive in bus lanes, which means quicker transit. They’re also super clean and spacious for families. You can hail these on the street or download the Jump app to call them. We just hailed them on the street — one less app to manage.
+Siesta in the hotel room.
+Cocktail at The Goring — they have a lovely lounge with delightful (gratis) bar snacks and we brought a card game to play with the kids. In general, I found the cocktails in London too sweet (like, everywhere we went — this wasn’t specific to The Goring), so we learned to prioritize glasses of champagne/wine. Curious if anyone else has this experience or if it was flukey to us? We then walked to a neighborhood spot for dinner recommended by our concierge, which was just medium, and I wouldn’t recommend so not sharing the name here. This experience led us to prioritize booking dinner reservations 1-2 days before so we’d have something we knew we’d be excited about.
Day Three: The Globe, Tate Modern, and London Eye.
The Tate Modern // The Globe Theater // The London Eye
+Hotel breakfast at the Goring.
+Tube to The Globe for a guided tour. We’d booked tickets in advance for this at the 10 AM time spot. I don’t think the tour was close to capacity so this might be something you could book more last-minute or just walk up to do. The tour itself was a bit advanced for our kids’ ages (7 and 9) and was more anchored around the history of the theater versus Shakespeare, but we all found it fascinating nonetheless, and the kids hung in there the entire time. It’s an operating theater, so we got to watch all the stage hands and crew putting together a complex set for the evening’s performance, which Hill was transfixed by. The self-guided exhibit at the beginning of the tour was wonderfully put-together and the kids really enjoyed that, even trying on costumes.
+Visit The Tate Modern. We knew we wanted to visit at least one art museum while in London, and this one was literally next door to The Globe so it was more a visit of convenience vs. strategy, but this was a fantastic pit stop. The kids were very into it, though we probably lasted about 45 minutes. It had been a long morning of listening and looking, and the kids were ready for something else by the end. The critique I’ve read of The Tate is that they place lots of different pieces from different periods alongside one another without much explanation, but we found the thematic rooms interesting and conversation-sparking.
+Casual lunch in the Bankside area. Not going to mention restaurant as it as in the process of closing its doors, but we had a lovely Caribbean lunch at a little spot with outdoor seating. There are tons of food trucks and stalls in this area, though, and it was fun to meander down alongside the Thames on a lovely sunny afternoon. We stopped for ice cream and Emory got to try an Eton Mess flavor, which was fun.
+London Eye. At the top of Emory’s London wishlist, so we indulged, as the meandering walk along the Thames deposited us at its foot. If this is a priority for you, I’d rec booking the fast lane ticket if you can in advance — it was sold out both times we checked. I should note that I have developed an acute fear of heights at this stage of my life, so the London Eye was completely miserable for me, but the kids loved it and got some good photos. (Hill was so worried about me, he sat and held my hand the entire time.) I’d skip if you’re afraid of heights. 30 minutes long!
+Black cab to Harrods. The biggest swing and miss of the trip! I would definitely skip this if you’re traveling with kids (honestly, would skip if you’re on your own, too). It is crowded beyond belief, with people trampling over your kids to get to the Jellycat section. I feel like I shaved a year off of my life trying to get Emory a Harrod’s bear — lol! I heard that Harrods was bought out by a private equity firm a few years back and so I think things have changed (for the worse) in recent yaers? The main thing for me was that I mainly saw brands that you can buy in America? The displays are lovely, but there just isn’t much there that you can’t find elsewhere. What am I missing?! I actually went in hoping to buy myself a new London perfume, and even went up to the top floor “perfume hall” but it was all Dior, Diptyque, etc — brands you can buy anywhere. We were all deeply overstimulated by this point and couldn’t wait to get back for an afternoon rest. (N.B. A travel agent told me later we should have skipped Harrods and just picked up the teddy bear from the Heathrow storefront! But I feel like — do I even need the bear at that point?! If you didn’t even go? IDK. Just not sure about the hype here!)
+Siesta in the hotel room.
+Dinner at Quality Chophouse. Worth the 15 minute cab — THE best meal of the trip. More on this here.
This Harrods Bear shaved a year off of my life — lol
Day Four: Buckingham Palace, St. James Park, + Depart.
Buckingham Palace
St. James Park is a avian sactuary!
+Hotel breakfast at The Goring;
+Walked around Buckingham Palace and through St. James Park. Probably my favorite morning of the trip personally — we just walked around with no specific agenda. You can go inside the palace (major tourist attraction) but we simply walked up to peer through the gates, run around the Victoria statue, and wander through the park. I think St. James Park was a top highlight for Hill! There were so many birds to see — he was beyond excited by the pelicans and black swans in particular! — and he was sprinting around with excitement. (My little birder!) We’d decided we didn’t want to anchor a part of our trip around the changing of the guard because we’d heard it becomes so crowded, but we still got to see the royal guards marching around in front of Buckingham Palace (it was surprisingly quiet when we were there, probably because there was NO changing of the guard on that particular day) and a trio of three horseman in full regalia (I’m sure there is a name for this) trotting down the street.
+Candy and postcards — we found a little shop on the walk home with a huge selection of British candies, and we loaded up to bring some to Norwegian cousins and to send postcards home to grandparents.
+Back at the hotel, the kids wrote their postcards while we packed up. The hotel graciously offered to mail the cards for our kids. We then took a black cab (arranged by hotel) to the airport.
Our London Family Itinerary, with Annotations, for Leg 2.
We spent a week in Norway after leaving The Goring, and then returned to London. Our notes on the second leg:
Day One: Land Late and Crash!
Landed in London late (7:30pm), took Uber XL to Beaverbrook Town Home, ordered a light snack from room service, went to bed!
Day Two: Greenwich.
+Hotel breakfast at Fuji Grill at Beaverbrook Town House — this is a Japanese restaurant in the evening but serves a full English breakfast in the morning, and was nearly empty every day we visited; it almost felt like a private dining room for us.
+Tube to Greenwich — this was a long schlep for the kids, with multiple transfers, but energy is always high in the morning, and we made it! We played a lot of games on these rides.
+Cutty Sark — historic clipper ship important to the tea trade! We’d booked tickets for this, which I’d recommend just as an anchor/fail-safe in case busy, as it’s a bit of a trek out there. It wasn’t crazy busy when we were there, but we appreciated having a timed entry. The kids LOVED this and the curatorial notes / presentation are fantastic. Kids can go inside the cabins, and there are lots of interactive elements. I think this was Landon’s favorite attraction of the entire trip.
The Cutty Sark
+Maritime Museum — you could skip this (exhibits/displays were just OK); I wouldn’t make this a destination point unless you’re at the neighboring Cutty Sark, but this was a really nice addition for us. The kids loved this one virtual reality installation where it’s like you’re steering a ship yourself. They have a really cute playground on the backside that was also a highlight for them. The museum is free so even if you just stop for the playground to get some energy out, a good itinerary point! You can see the Prime Meridian from this museum, which I think was cool to notice but we decided not worth visiting for kids at ours ages.
The Maritime Museum London
+Fish and chips for lunch. Landon found a little hole in the wall spot that had good reviews. Delicious. Kids were mainly impressed by the extensive soda menu — lol.
+Tube back to Chelsea. A long, fussy ride. Kids were tired. We made the mistake of making a little trek out of the way to Hagen coffee shop after we disembarked at Sloane Square through a really cool design district area in Chelsea — we wanted afternoon cappuccinos! (and they were delicious, would rec this coffee spot) — but this really pushed the kids over the edge. We had hoped to just sort of wander around and shop, but the kids had hit their limit; Landon took them back to the hotel rooms and I enjoyed a solo hour of shopping around Sloane Square, which was a true delight. One of the main things I observed with my kids is that they were totally fine with long walks and treks (we’d average about 5-6 miles each day) en route to and in the midst of attractions, but they could not stand when we’d “just explore” with no destination in mind. They’d ask us every other minute “how much longer?” and “where are we going?” and “how many more minutes?” This is either something to do with their age or we need to work with them on building up a tolerance/appreciation for just “seeing what we see.”
I loved this N. Peal cashmere shop right on Sloane St! I had no idea but it’s “a thing” — my mom and her mom both made a point of purchasing cashmere cardigans from here (“they last forever” my mom said). I just happened to walk in and left with this gorgeous cable knit as a memento!
+Dinner at a Cadogan Arms. Another chophouse that earned great reviews (I wrote more about why we prioritized chophouses on this trip here!). Quality Chophouse was better / I don’t think this is “go out of your way to eat here” category but we had a really lovely family dinner here.
Day Three: London Zoo + Afternoon Tea.
+Hotel breakfast;
+Black cab to London Zoo — Emory absolutely adored this and I think she’d say it was her favorite part of the trip! However, not putting it at the tippy top of the list because you can visit zoos all over. I do think this was particularly kid-friendly — almost has a Disney vibe to it with the displays and signage — and she loved visiting the installation referencing the scene in Harry Potter where he shatters the glass at the snake house. We booked tickets the morning of, again just to give us peace of mind / have an achoring time, but it seemed fairly flexible and open.
+Tea at the Goring. We took a 1:15 pm reservation and used the tea as our lunch — they offer hearty portions! — and my daughter also loved this. She kept saying “this is my vibe.” Ha! (More thoughts on tea here.)
+Long stroll back to Beaverbrook and then we really tucked in to our hotel rooms this afternoon. A lot of walking and a heavy tea lunch will do that for you! We got a little packing done, showered, but mainly just read and watched movies for a few hours. Landon made an excursion to Pavilion Road (mentioned above — absolutely charming, my favorite corner of London that we visited!) to pick up a bottle of wine for us to enjoy in the room.
+Walk to dinner at Daphnes. Such a lovely stroll through a gorgeous residential area, and this dinner was another memorable one for us.
Day Four: Chelsea Physic Garden + Pavilion Road.
+Breakfast in hotel room (picked up supplies from Pavilion Road Grocer and coffee from a little shop in the same strip);
+Black cab to Chelsea Physic Garden (a three-hundred-year-old apothecary garden!) — they had a really charming bee and bug guided tour catering to kids, and they loved it! It was such a nice way to get some open air / nature time before a long travel day.
+Black cab back to Pavilion Road and neighboring Sloane Square areas, where we strolled around some of the stores (including John Sandoe books, where the children picked out new books for the plane home) and Kujten, where I procured a new cashmere bandana scarf (less expensive there than buying and shipping to US). On Pavilion Road, we picked up pizza slices for lunch, which we enjoyed outside while people-watching.
+Back to hotel to pack up and check out. Black cab to Heathrow!
London Must-Dos with Kids.
The top four things our family enjoyed the most —
+Tower of London
+St. James Park (preferred this to Hyde Park! — that pond with all the birds is like an avian sanctuary!)
+Cutty Sark
+Afternoon tea
What to Skip / What to Add.
+I would skip Harrods and Uber boat and don’t think you need to go to Big Ben, but just find a way to see it from afar at some point, i.e., London Eye.
+If we’d had more time, the shortlist of attractions: the Natural History Museum, Westminster Abbey, and the V+A.
What to Book in Advance.
+Tower of London — and go as soon as it opens in the morning!
+Tea — Claridge’s was totally booked by the time we got our ducks in a row, and that’s the traditional experience I’d wanted. We booked The Goring instead, which was lovely and had more availability. But I say use the afternoon tea as an anchoring experience for one day (if this is, ahem, your cup of tea) and book early. I’d also heard Sketch is fun but a bit sceney. The Mad Hatter’s Tea at the Sanderson came up several times for a kid-themed option, but that wasn’t really our vibe.
+London Eye — book the speed ticket if this is an interest / you can get access to one early enough (the speed lane tickets were sold out both times we checked) as the lines here are long
+Cutty Sark — just in case; it’s a long trek out to Greenwich from central London and this was a highlight of the trip, so wouldn’t rec winging it!
+Reservations for dinners! — big learning from the trip is that our flow is typically explore from breakfast til late afternoon, enjoy quiet time in hotel, and go back out for dinner, and it was SO HELPFUL to have a place already settled. Plus, a lot of spots require reservations.
Post-Scripts.
+Some of the other itinerary stops/considerations while we were planning this trip here. (Lots of recs in the comments section!)
+How do you plan a great family vacation?
+Our three-night NYC itinerary with the kids in tow.
Shopping Break.
+Gorgeous new arrivals at ME+EM: this bias cut dress (swoon) and these barrel leg track pants. Just love this brand! Track pants reigning supreme as a nano-trend for fall.
+Speaking of – did you see Rag+Bone released new fab colorways of our favorite featherweight denim track pants?! J’ADORE. Think I need that color combo for fall. These were a bestseller last year among Magpies. Sweatpant level comfort but so chic. Love them paired with a button-down.
+This jacket is in my cart as my potential first fall purchase. LOVE the pattern, the self-tie waist, the shape! Actually love quite a few things from their just-released “Bibury Ramble” capsule, especially this blouse with these pants.
+Reminder that the sale at Kilte is still ongoing! One of my favorite small label knitwear brands. I snagged this crochet tank set but how fab is this skirt/cardi combo?! I saw it on my friend Caitlin and swooned.
+Majorly relied on this tinted undereye cream while traveling (and post traveling) — hides a whole manner of sins.
+While on the subject of skincare: I actually packed my led mask for the trip, which was in earnestness scarcely used because we’d usually sleep in as late as our kids would permit (7-7:30) and then rush to get ready and out the door, but I’m so glad to be clipped back into the regimen at home! I really feel like it helps with skin recovery, like if you have a blemish, it heals much more quickly! I really notice a big difference in the clarity of my skin when I use this regularly. I find it easiest to use first thing in the morning. Reminder that my code JEN10 is still active!
+Cutest new arrival for girls at J. Crew! Meanwhile, for us, these fun Nili Lotan-esque bandana pants are on sale plus an extra 40% off. Pair with a white tank and leather sandals now and a chunky knit and flats in the fall.
+Truly couldn’t be happier with the new cropped Colbys. I got mine in the navy crepe and am obsessed. So chic with a flat sneaker, a simple sandal, etc! The fit is perfection. A great travel piece for fall, as they can be dressed up or down. My other travel wardrobe staple: shirtdresses! This is my preferred outfit for sightseeing. Loose, breezy, but polished. A striped shirtdress like this was exactly my vibe in London.
+Ooh, into this a-line twist on a barn jacket to wear now through late fall — love it in that dark wash denim in particular.
+Been noticing rugby shirts/sweaters everywhere as a pre-fall offering. LOVE this cashmere take from Alex Mill. In my cart.
+One of my longtime favorite pairs of jeans for under $150. A classic, easy fit, and comes in petite inseam. Super flattering on the leg.
+While you’re there: new colors in my favorite everyday tote. Splurge for the monogram — makes it so special! — or for one of the limited edition “collectors” versions with a taxi or Big Ben embroidered on the side!
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