Weekend Update

1. Just ordered – this linen blend Nordstrom dress to try out, for under $60.

I know I just talked about natural fabrics but this is kind of one of those blends that confuse me – 50% linen 50% viscose, do I do it? I finally decided that if it’s an item that I’ll use a lot, I try – and this is a dress I think I’ll use a lot, bra friendly (hopefully) and a cool design and decent length.

2. I’d love to know what you all think of this fascinating think piece on Ivanka Trump, via the Atlantic. Do you think her and Jared can return to NY afterwards and re-enter society as if nothing happened? New Yorkers, let me know!

3. Next, I want to know your thoughts on this piece, via The NY Times, about whether the Birkin can survive the resale market. My answer….yes, it has survived the Kardashians and a lot worse.

4. Loved and laughed when I saw this video via SNL, Fashion Coward.

5. This week (on my flight home from Toronto, hi Canadians!) I read Normal People, by Sally Rooney.

So this book is getting a lot of acclaim (unless you read the Amazon reviews, and honestly I never read Amazon reviews for literary fiction) and as a fellow author and jealous creature I was predisposed to dislike Rooney, who has TWO acclaimed books and was born in the highly disturbing year of 1991 (!!) . The book was also described as kind of a “millennial love story” which honestly doesn’t sound like something I’d be into, but I gave it a try anyway and unfortunately (but mostly fortunately) in my opinion it was worth all of its hype. The book is about a couple and their getting together, breaking up, getting together, breaking up, during high school/college – believe me, not the sort of thing I usually go for but I loved it and the novel in my opinion is timeless and will speak to anyone who was ever in love at a young age. Beautiful, thoughtful, and a page turner -I highly recommend Normal People.