The ballet flat has simply taken over. And not just taken over, but reinvigorated a sense of creative design. For women are not frolicking the streets of Los Angeles or Manhattan wearing blush pink ballet flats or the classic JCrew or Tori Burch flat of the early 2000s. No, women are exiting their apartments in […]

I quite literally have a physical reaction to art that strikes me as beautiful. I gasp and my jaw drops, my heart beats faster and sometimes I clutch my fists in little balls into my chest. It hits hard. I felt that way most recently when the May edition of Vogue landed on my coffee […]

Outwear begs luxury. Similar to shoes or bags, outerwear does not lend itself to fast fashion quite as much as other articles of clothing. One does not need twenty jackets. One needs one quality jacket or coat per weather-merited occasion: a cropped leather jacket, a trench, a brisk fall evening long coat, a light jacket, […]

It is a desperate feeling; one that is deep like a well and tender like a bruise. It is the way we time travel and it is the way we do not accept the present – escaping it, rebelling it, retracting into it. It is the romanticization of a lost past that is currently brutally […]

“According to tradition, this storied weaving process gives the textiles magical and protective qualities. The finished pieces are considered shields from the evil eye.” As we adorn our rooms and decorate our homes, there is one guiding principle that we can thank the Big Lebowski for solidifying into our culture: the rug really ties the […]

When future-tripping is getting you nowhere… fast Time is freaking me out. Never have I been so acutely aware of it. It’s gotten to the embarrassing point that I’m horrified, mortified, even petrified to admit that sunsets—the beautiful moments that brought me so much joy, that I’d drive to any lookout to watch—now bring a […]