You’ll notice a lot of repeat elements this week. I have not taken these new Dorsey Margaux earrings off since the Dorsey team sent them my way. They’re marketed as a statement earring but I have worn them everyday and love the way they add elegance/polish to any outfit. The scale is not as intimidating or overstated as I’d anticipated — I’d thought I might cosset them away for my holiday evening attire — and instead have been delighted to find they work for any occasion, from daytime to night. You’ll see them in many of the photos below. The other item I’ve been wearing nonstop (at the other end of the dressiness spectrum) are my Ugg Tazz slippers (more sizes here and here), which finally arrived. They are dreamy-cozy and I love that I can wear them outdoors for quick dog walks / runs to the postbox / pick-up or drop-off, but also have been sitting at my desk wearing them all the livelong day. Just fun hygge! These run the tiniest bit small. I took my true size (a 5 – I have pixie feet) and they still work great but might be challenging to style with heavier gauge socks.
HALLOWEEN PARTY
DORSEY EARRINGS // TALBOTS COATIGAN // GAP JEANS // PAM MUNSON BAG (OLD, BUT LOVE THIS SIMILAR SHAPE BAG FROM HER NEWEST COLLECTION)
THE GRINCH WHO STOLE HALLOWEEN — I LOVE CLOTHES BUT JUST CAN’T FLEX THE CREATIVE MUSCLE REQUIRED TO WEAR A COSTUME…SO I WORE THIS
ALICE WALK CAPE // GAP JEANS // GUCCI BOOTS
TRAVEL DAY
CHANEL FLATS (SIMILAR HERE) // GAP JEANS // VB FERAZIA JACKET // LESET TEE // MZ WALLACE TOTE
DAY TWO WINE TASTING, CALISTOGA, CA
SEZANE PIERRE CARDIGAN // PATTERNED TURTLENECK (OLD J. CREW, SHARED SIMILAR OPTIONS IN THIS Q+A) // AGOLDE 90S PINCH WAIST JEANS // SCHUTZ FLATS (RESTOCKED IN MY COLOR) // AMAZON BAG
DAY THREE IN CALISTOGA: POST-SPA, PRE-WINE TASTING
ALICE WALK WRAP // SEZANE BLOUSE // GAP JEANS // MODAFLEUR EARRINGS
STANDARD WORK DAY
J. CREW STRIPED TISSUE TURTLENECK // UGG SLIPPERS // SEZANE OSCAR COATIGAN // AGOLDE RILEY JEANS // DORSEY EARRINGS
THE FIRST OF MANY TARTAN NAP DRESS DAYS
NAVY TISSUE TURTLENECK (NOT SEEN) // TARTAN NAP DRESS (OLD, CURRENT SEASON HERE) // UGG SLIPPERS
A BIT OF A CHEAT BECAUSE I JUST TRIED ON / DID NOT WEAR, BUT IT WAS TOO GOOD NOT TO SHARE*
VERONICA BEARD TOPCOAT // VERONICA BEARD METALLIC JEANS (RUN SMALL/NARROW – I SIZED UP) // TALBOTS RIBBED SWEATER // TALBOTS COATIGAN
*These were sent to me as a part of an upcoming project I’m working on with Veronica Beard. I am SO, so excited. I love this brand, if you can’t tell!
P.S. A tiny mercy. (An essay on medical anxiety and self-care.)
P.P.S. Thoughts on moving from NYC to Bethesda.
P.P.P.S. Small home and travel improvements.
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