Move over DVF… People Tree has perfected the jersey dress. I just love the shoulder pleats, flowy sleeves, and simple cuffs on this Marie dress. And it comes in black too.
How about this tea dress in breezy cotton? Pretty, feminine, sexy and proper all at once.
Stuff like this is giving me fun thoughts of Fall, crisp air, crunching leaves and the back-to-school season, but for now we’ve got a whole glorious last month of summer to enjoy. Happy warm weekends!
For my sister Rosy’s 30th birthday, she got a little rose quartz necklace hidden inside one of these great deep Roberta Roller Rabbit beach bags.
Each block printed bag is crafted by founder Roberta Freymann with the help of artisans in India. And their work goes way beyond bags. Don’t you just love the pom poms on this scarf?
And these cushy beach towels.
Pretty kurtas and flowy shirts too.
And at long last I’ve found curtains for our house in RI. Breezy and bright to dress up our white washed walls.
At my sister-in-law’s relaxing bachelorette weekend at exhale a few months ago, a friend discovered a little bowl of stretchy tie-dye hair bands, and we couldn’t resist. Three months later, they are now my most favorite things. They hold hair so well, without pulling at odd places, and they look as put together as a little ribbon.
I’m not sure where exhale gets them, but I just stumbled upon Mane Message, out of Berkeley, CA, which produces some especially sweet ones. It doesn’t look like they are giving any proceeds to charity, and no word about earth or people-friendly production or sourcing. But I do know that instead of going through pack after pack of 50 hairbands from the drug store, and losing and leaving elastics all over the place, I’ve used and kept just two blue and green bands all summer. Seems more sustainable to me.
Hope you can enjoy a few, maybe even this shoreline collection, for summer!
And I’m back, inspired by the new FEED India Collection. I’m obsessed!
These block print beauties are handmade by artisans working in India, and their proceeds provide school meals for children there.
I hope you’ve all been enjoying the summer. I’m headed to Kennebunkport tonight to celebrate my little sister’s 30th, and then home to RI tomorrow to watch the Olympics. Happy Friday!
I’ve been (1) feeling uncomfy in my work clothes today and (2) recently been wishing I had some more wearable skirts. It must be my lucky day because Fashioning Change just came across my desk via The DailyGOOD. Don’t you just adore this skirt’s hemline?
At long last, TOMS shades come polarized, for real protection against bright summer sun. Hurray for squint-and-headache-free driving, iPad reading, and long days on lakes and oceans.
TOMS has declared this the Summer of Sight, aiming to restore vision for 100,000 people through medical treatment, prescription eyeglasses or a 15-minute cataract surgery. Each pair of sunglasses purchased gets them one person closer to that goal.
Have you heard about the genius of aluminum, as opposed to traditional silver, serveware? We got several aluminum Mariposa pieces as wedding gifts. I always loved their look, but it wasn’t until last night when I was throwing some spinach into one of the bowls that I realized each one is hand made by artisans and comes 100% from recycled materials.
I also just discovered that they make great bar gifts – maybe even suitable for a sophisticated gentleman? Man-caves, beware.
We’ve got our tenth college reunion coming up this weekend, and I am getting excited to meet our friends’ new baby and catch up with other friends who are expecting. So, in their honor, today’s post is the Hatch Collection, which supports Christy Turlington’s Every Mother Counts. Hello, saucy mommas.
Speaking of Christy Turlington, has anyone seen Edward Burns’ Newlyweds? I will be downloading it pronto when it becomes available tomorrow. I think Edward Burns is one of the coolest cats around.
In honor of my mom’s birthday today, I share an email she sent me a couple weeks ago, on her way to China with my dad:
To: Meg
From: Mom
Subject: You know you’re in California when..
…you step off the plane into the airport and almost immediately a woman rushing by stops, squeezes your arm, looks earnestly into you’re face and says, “thanks so much for wearing Toms!”
And another text that sent a couple days ago… Even our tour guide was wearing TOMS.
Pretty cool how the TOMS message has spread all over the Globe. Thanks for helping, Mom!
I’ve been looking for a product to inspire a good post, and here it is. Without fail, Kate Spade’s Women for Women International collection gets better each season. All made by women survivors of war, and all pretty hip.
As for playing hooky, it’s a beautiful Thursday in Boston so I would be tempted, but today we have a Holocaust survivor coming into our office to speak as part of national Holocaust Remembrance Day and as a kick off for our 18th Holocaust Remembrance Project. I wouldn’t miss it for the world. He’s got a powerful story, much like the women who have labored over the Kate Spade beauties above.
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