For me, Black Friday is the day I can justify buying things impulsively. Because they're on crazy sale! Hence the purchase of this statement Hunza G bikini, which should fit once I metabolize all of last night's pumpkin pie! I'm also about to pull the trigger on this Creme de la Mer moisturizer (almost never on sale!) and this Sea patchwork jacket.
Can't stop, won't stop sale shopping! I think I'm compensating for all the Covid clothes still stuck in my everyday rotation. I'm pressing wardrobe refresh with the Sea New York blouse, above, on sale. Other scores gleaned from the Thanksgiving sales: this Cult Gaia dress, these Isabel Marant Etoile socks (great stocking stuffer, BTW), these super versatile wide-leg leather trousers by Rohe and this Something Navy shearling coat, below. If money grew on trees, I'd also snap up this hooded Love Shack Fancy sweater, these perfectly-cut Slvrlake jeans, these Jimmy Choo suede ankle boots, and this statement Sandro coatigan! Happy Thanksgiving!
Not only is it the Gobbler Bowl today at my son's school, the annual and always exciting pre-Thanksgiving flag football game, but it's also the day when Net-a-Porter and Shopbop preempt Black Friday with their epic sales, in which I gobble up gifts for all my peeps (this, this and this)--and, okay, a few for myself, starting with the 40%-percent-off Ulla Johnson sweater, above. (P.S. If you are a fan of Ulla Johnson, you must check out sale situation at Neiman Marcus, featuring the latest and greatest styles for less!) I'm also seriously tempted to indulge myself at My Theresa, offering primo designer pieces at super discounts, like this gorgeous forever knit from The Row, this Dolce & Gabanna print dress and these classic Gianvito Rossi boots. Gobble, gobble!
Photo: Ulla Johnson
I'm loving how LA girls are pairing this season's knit dresses with high-knee boots. The look is polished yet laid back-Cali--one I could pull it off in NYC or anywhere else for that matter. So, I looked around some exceptionally good dresses and found these flattering options from Glamorous, Paige, Lioness, Proenza Schouler and Loulou Studio. And I got these easy-on-the-wallet pair of boots to go with!
Photos: Megan Adelaide Vega, Jen Azoulay
Seems like the universe really wants me to add to my sweater stock, because I keep stumbling across so many excellent options at excellent prices! A few options I want to share with you include the Mango bandana knit, above, with the cute detachable scarf, the ribbed H&M, below, this cropped Sokie turtleneck, this Free People tunic sweater, and this cut-out Astr the Label.
Okay, so Bottega Veneta's newest sunglasses are like Celine's must-have cat-eyes, and the coolest girls I know are all wearing them! Translation: I am going to rotate them into my non-stop Ray-Ban Wayfarers wearing! I prefer the black version but Jen Wonders, pictured here, makes a compelling argument for white!
Photo: Jen Wonders
Last week had me social butterflying more than I have in ages! There was Hermes' Grand Soir, staged at Frank Sinatra's former home in Chatsworth, a catch-up lunch with a British friend at The Draycott, a vegan sit-down charity dinner in Brentwood, a Topanga Canyon barbecue, and on and on. Thankfully, my new dresses were ready and waiting! Among them, the Reformation, above, along with these from Self-Portrait (poised to be on the holiday party circuit), Skin (going on future trips to Hawaii, for sure!), and Jonathan Simkhai (already stolen by my sis!). Also on my new out-and-about agenda: my new favorite fragrance Byredo's Gypsy Water, Beauty Counter's mascara (already on Black Friday sale!), which makes my eyelashes look long and robust (which, I assure you, they are not!), outfit-punctuating jewelry by Maison Mayle (pics taken by my twin!) and Thatch, plus these sparkly kitten heels. Party season has begun!
In Maine several weeks ago, my twin sister photographed J.Crew's fall collection, the first from head of women’s design Olympia Gayot, debuting now. Not only is the beautiful picture, above, from the campaign going to be hanging on my office wall, but I'll be wearing the featured clothes, as well! I'm telling you the flattering cut of the year-round white boyfriend jeans is spot-on, and, you know, I've never met a stripe I didn't like. Also amazing: this shawl collar puffer jacket that's nicely nipped in at the waist (no Michelin man here!), this cut-out Liberty print dress, and this updated cable knit sweater. See all the pretty pics--and fall pieces--here!