Weekend Update

1. For anyone looking for a great date night/statement top – I’d like to submit this one below, from WAYF, for consideration.

First of all it’s sub $70, which is always a welcome development in an age where I can click on something random on Moda Operandi and find out it’s over $2K. It comes in a variety of colors, has just enough to make it interesting without looking like you’re wearing the pirate shirt on Seinfeld, and plus the fabric has a great feel and drape. Very nice.

2. A nice little post from InStyle (my first time linking to them I think), about what it’s like being an editor at NYFW.

3. A great, snarky little article from The NY Times about the spectacle (and relative lack of true substance) seen at NYFW – A Lot of Sound and Supermodels, Signifying Not Much. Vanessa Friedman is one of the few fashion journalists who will still dare criticize designers… increasingly rare these days.

4. I’m embarrassed that this article was the first I’d heard of the scandal at SoFi and the recent resignation of its CEO. This NY Times article is an excellent primer and analysis. Also, a companion piece I’d highly recommend, an excerpt from Ellen Pao’s new book, via The Cut. Long but 100% worth it.

5. This week I finished Less, by Andrew Sean Greer.

Less is the story of Arthur Less, who is about to turn fifty and whose (maybe) love of his life is about to be married. Partially to drown his sorrows, he goes on a tour of various activities around the world. This is the sort of book I’d describe as a little “quirky” but I don’t think that’d do it nearly enough justice – it’s a beautifully written love story, quite light hearted but with real sorrow and sadness at times. I found myself rooting for Less as the book went on, and was more than satisfied by the ending (that’s all I’ll say). Recommended!