gracias

 

I wasn’t exactly on the guest list at Delphine—just planning to sprawl out on a chaise at the music-thumping beach club when a guest at a long, sun-drenched table waved me over. The host, a Dallas-based designer with LA roots, turned out to be someone I knew. It was her husband's birthday and everyone was festively dressed to the nines in Valentino, La Double J, and Missoni. And there I was in H&M, uninvited, under-$100 dressed—and yet I was warmly welcomed and showered with compliments on my outfit. So, consider this a thank-you note to my host and her friends, one filled with my current favorites from H&M’s new summer drop that will surely sell out by the time another beach club lunch rolls around. These pieces--the fringed dress, above, sandals, crochet tunic, tie-dye mini, cactus-shaped bag, and draped dress--look three times their price and play nicely with a tan, a spritz, and even a surprise invite.