Summer of Color

Summer of Color

We just spent a year inside where designers decided we wanted to wear shades of beige and baby food. But now with a new season and parts of the country opening up, color is returning without sacrificing the comfort we found in those oatmeal and clay-colored sweatsuits. A few things that have caught my eye:…

Weekend Reads #154

Weekend Reads #154

Weekend Reads What has this school Year cost America’s children? (Men Yell At Me) Masks are off — which means men will start telling women to ‘Smile!’ again. (Washington Post) Do I have an aesthetic? (Vogue) When your home Is a hormonal hellscape: puberty and perimenopause are a heady combination. (New York Times) MoMA built…

Weekend Reads #153

Weekend Reads #153

Weekend Reads I was seriously obsessed with Sinead O’Connor as a high schooler and kept my obsession under wraps after the SNL experience. I often think how different that moment would have been taken in current times. Loved reading about O’Connor now and how positively she took being “canceled” back then. (New York Times) Flint…

Alison in an orange and blue linen ruana with white jeans and a white tank and gold Margaux Uptown sandals
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Switch Up Your Wardrobe with 3+ Great Summer Ruanas from Chico’s

Okay, let’s talk about ruanas. I’ve loved ruanas for winter and always have one; they’re great to throw over most everything for warmth without bulk or restriction. But summer ruanas… they can feel a bit cliché, like I should be rocking them with some cropped wide-leg linen pants with an elastic waist, orthopedic sandals, transition…