Fashion as Armor: Style and Reinvention at 48
The outfit spoke first.The hair, the makeup, the polish — it all became a kind of protection. And in some ways, I’m grateful for it. Style gave me structure when…
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Style, motherhood, and the work of becoming.
Nurse Jamie UpLift Roller: Why I’ve Used It Since 2016
I’ve had this Nurse Jamie UpLift Beauty Roller since it first launched around 2016, and it’s one of the few beauty tools that’s survived every clean-out of my vanity. One…
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What to Wear to a Dohl: A Korean First Birthday Outfit Guide
What to wear to a Dohl (Korean first birthday) party - my outfit, the hanbok I brought for my niece, and what she grabbed during doljabi.
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Rebecca Taylor Priya Poplin Shirt Dress – Microstyled 3 Ways
I have a rule about a piece like this: if it cannot do three jobs, it does not come home. The Priya at half off on Nordstrom, $66 per outfit slot, three completely different looks.
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Styling Wide-Leg White Parachute Pants, Three Ways
Three ways to wear white volume on the bottom, and a love letter to my favorite Bay Area boutique.
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Cheating in the Carpool Lane
I almost cheated on the 101 driving to meet a friend this week. Running late — again — to meet an old coworker. The lane next to me was crawling…
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Spring Break in Cancun as Family 2.0
I was a hot mess in the weeks before Cancun. New passport for Kina, notary forms I wasn’t sure I needed, a pile of paperwork that made me second-guess every…
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Olive Green Suede Zara Jacket – Off Duty OOTD
Tried this jacket on in Cancun. Kids were hungry, left the store. Then I thought about that suede jacket three days straight. The moment I got home I bought it…
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Outfit Composition 101
A step-by-step process for picking out your outfit — from laying the foundation to wearing it with confidence.
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What Carmel Taught Me About Being Enough
For a long time, I told myself I needed two parents to make a complete family. That belief wasn’t imagined, it was rooted in my own experience of paternal abandonment…
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