Weekend Update

Sale PSA: A great knotted leather tank from Malene Birger, now $147, fun yellow flip flops from Fitflop (!!), now $23, and white penny loafers from Everlane, now $48 (I’d get these if they had my size!).

1. This week, sharing a great white chore jacket, via Madewell (on sale!).

I love white jackets and have been searching for one that’s clean and yet easy enough to clean (ie, in the washing machine). I like this as it’s a nice loose size, has big pockets, and the buttons are white so it’s a nice uniform look. I just only wish it wasn’t final sale.

2. An interesting article, via the NYT, about the closing of the store Tina. The little interview was fun – I’d be curious to see what she does next.

3. I liked this piece, via the NYT, about Sandy Liang. I’ve followed her over the years but don’t have anything. Loving Baggu, I went to the site after finishing the article, but then discovered it was all sold out! Dear lord. It does look super cute though.

4. I thought this NYT piece about how women’s magazine reading has now shifted to social media and Substacks was really interesting. I’ve thought about a Substack on and off over the years but don’t think I have the bandwidth at the moment to do a regular posting schedule. I’ve followed a few over the years (including those mentioned in the article) but always stop after a while. But yes, these are way more convincing (to me) than an IG post by some mega-influencer.

5. This week, I read Strange Sally Diamond, by Liz Nugent.

I liked this a lot. It’s a thriller, not literary fiction, but to be honest the writing is on par with a lot of “literary” fiction and the story is very exciting and fast paced to boot. It’s a thriller/mystery about a woman who has survived a bunch of terrible things – I’d describe as a mix of a thriller with some “Eleanor Oliphant” mixed in for tone. If you’re looking for one more easy, fun read to round out summer, I highly recommend Strange Sally Diamond.