Sale PSA: Fingerless cashmere gloves from Halogen, now $27, a great cropped hoodie from Sweaty Betty, now 40% off, a great taffeta trench from Joseph, now just $269 (I also like this classic gray Lima coat, now under $600), and a chic pink suede mini tote from The Row, now 30% off.
1. This week, sharing a piece that I have been enjoying that is already on final sale (??) – this half zip fleece, from Everlane.
This is one of my grocery shopping/preschool pickup general schlubby wearing items. Goes great with high waist pants and leggings and because of the crop and deep zip actually looks a little bit more stylish than your usual fleece. I’ve washed mine a quite a few of times and it is still in good condition – I have been trying to go away from fleece (usually made out of polyester) but I’ve worn this probably twenty times already so I think it is worth it. Also has very nice ribbed cuffs.
2. I enjoyed this article, via The NY Times, about finding friends online through shared shopping interests. I have definitely found friends and style inspirations this way! Searching for photos of certain brands I like.
3. You all need to read piece, via The NY Post, about the fashion editor (and casting director for Marie Antoinette!!) who now is a sales associate at J.Crew. Why do more people not talk about this? Where all the fashion journalists go (who don’t have family money, etc)? I admire her for being open and for being proud of her work. Work is work!
4. A serious piece, via The Guardian, about celebrity suicides in South Korea. Can any readers with more information/insight comment? I felt so sad looking at the photos of all these beautiful men and women.
5. This week, I read The English Patient, by Michael Ondaatje.
You remember that Seinfeld episode? With the movie? I generally subscribe to Elaine Benes’s view of life so for the longest time had avoided The English Patient, both the book and film. But finally I decided to start this because I had flipped through it and soon got into it. It’s not terribly fast moving – even though I think there’s a lot of stuff that happens in the book, you have to read pretty carefully. The timeline jumps, characters jump. BUT if you are a lover of language, of beautiful writing and mystery and intrigue all in a historical setting – I highly recommend The English Patient.
PS: my husband, who has seen the film, looked over at me in bed reading the other day and said…that book is a lot thinner than I imagined, based on the length of the film. Ha.
4 Comments
Jen
January 10, 2020 at 10:07 amI loved the TImes piece. I found a lot of my online friends though J. Crew style blogs in the early 2000s and we’re all older (and into Everlane) now. The Post piece was fascinating. I always love ‘where are they now’ type pieces. As a Canadian, I read The English Patient when it came out, since Ondaatje was much heralded here. It was slow moving but quite beautiful. I liked it better than the movie, which I remember as being very slow.
Melanie
January 10, 2020 at 11:39 amThe Post article was fascinating and also interesting timing, as just last night I listened to the first episode of the new podcast from Kim France (of Girls of a Certain Age and Sassy/Lucky fame) and this was one of the things they talked about. The fashion industry is so youth-oriented; where do all of the 40 and 50 something fashion editors and journalists go after they are pushed out? It’s something Kim herself faced after being let go from Lucky. I thought her podcast was excellent and highly recommend it.
QQ
January 10, 2020 at 9:54 pmAh K-Pop, as an old-school fan, the web really changed how net-citizens receive and dissect information. Haters will nitpick on the slightest mistake while the crazy fans string together random details to fulfill their fantasies. I see it here in the US/UK as well, but I think that mental health problems are more widely discussed and supports more accessible. I cannot say the same for East Asia! If you want something more sinister, you can look up Big Bang Seungri’s “scandal”. It is sickening, and it makes me very concern that rapists like him still have fans who believe they’re innocent. What does that say about our judgement as (women and) society?
Rachel
January 31, 2020 at 7:06 amGreat articles, as always! We went to South Korea a few years ago and it’s a very fascinating place. Highly recommend The Birth of Korean Cool by Euny Hong for anyone interested in learning more about the country – the main topic is pop culture, but it really gets into the broader implications of the history and rapid change of the country. Short, easy read.