Archive for February, 2017

Don’t need, must have

These Day of the Dead correspondence cards from Smythson are simultaneously badass and elegant.

Tuesday trifecta

I keep seeing circle bags everywhere, and I’ve decided they’re kind of fun. They don’t take themselves too seriously, but at the same time aren’t perilously wacky. A good bag for bopping around on the weekend. This first one is rather sleek.

I like the neutral hue here.

 

A nice, slightly rugged option.

Monday links

• These photos of massive waves crashing in Australia are rather awesome. (Colossal)
• I found this piece, about the clothing of grief, to be quite poignant. (Racked)
• 18 of the most political moments in Oscars history. (Elle)
• The highs and lows of last night’s Oscars. (Vulture)
• And finally, the best and worst of the Oscars red carpet. (The Cut)

 

Things I bought, things I want

I’m pretty much over splurgy sneakers—give me some Vans or Nikes and I’m perfectly happy most of the time—but I did go in for these, because they are dead ringers for a beloved Isabel Marant pair I have that is now completely busted. Plus, they’ve got a subtle platform, which is nice for a little height. And they’re wicked comfortable.

I think the blue on this silk button down is to die.

Just a nice pair of boyfriend jeans in a good wash.

Lately I’ve gotten it in my head that I need a pair of pale pink sunglasses, and I think these would do just fine (there are also these, which are a good bit cheaper).

Friday links

• Seven of the coolest rooms anywhere. (Mental Floss)
• 25 notable women on style. (The Cut)
• This supercut of the early roles of some 2017 Oscar nominees is not unentertaining. (Flavorwire)
• Hideous. (Jezebel)
• These photos of gangsters, prostitutes, and drag queens in Tokyo’s red light district, circa the late 60s-early 70s, are rather intense. (Dangerous Minds)

Shall we take a moment to consider backpacks?

I like the idea of a backpack a lot—they seem like the choice of smart, cool women who have more important things on their minds than what bag to wear. And if you’re shlepping a lot around, they’re so much more comfortable than a big, heavy purse. I think I will go crazy if I try to write my entire book in my apartment so I’ve been scouting out other places that I can work, and thinking about bags I can carry my computer in too, and a backpack just seems to make a lot of sense.

There is something quite appealing about a super-basic, no-frills nylon version.

But this buttery leather pouch-shaped option is quite nice too.

Extremely minimal and super-chic.

A gorgeous, splurgetsatic blue suede choice from Mansur Gavriel.

This one kind of looks like the one from Mansur, but it’s super-cheap.

And I like that this looks like a bucket bag.