What Cute Things Have You Enjoyed Lately?

This week, I was walking down the street with my friend Andy, when I told him, “The babies in the neighborhood have gotten even cuter lately.” And it’s true — with the start of spring, the general adorableness factor seems to have leveled up. What have you swooned over recently? Here are four things… My…

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5 Alternatives to Wearing a Blazer + Outfit Examples

How to create modern looks in an increasingly casual world. We live in this weird crossover time, where a blazer still feels like the appropriate default in certain social situations but we rarely see most other men actually wearing blazers. The result is men today find themselves in one of two camps: He never wears…

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7 Versatile Spring Wardrobe Basics to Add to Your Closet in 2024

This post is brought to you by Sézane.See more of my favorites from Sézane here. Happy spring! We’re kicking off our 2024 collaboration with Sézane with this month’s picks: spring wardrobe basics that are anything but. This collection features exciting new silhouettes that are both vintage and retro while still feeling on-trend. While Sézane is known…

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7 Pieces I’m Packing for My Next Trip (Plus, a Big Sale)

What do you like to wear when you’re traveling? We’re heading to Chicago next month for a Big Salad event (on April 25th, details forthcoming!!!), and I’m thinking about what to pack. For example, this soft, gauzy button down (above) looks so easy for walking around museums and stopping for lunch. When it comes to…

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In Town? Come On By!

In the exhaustive pros-and-cons list I drew up last year, as my husband and I were wrestling with the decision to move back to New York from the suburbs, I had overlooked one giant pro… Which is this: People are always swinging through town! Friends from college, friends from our pre-kid 20s, old coworkers, world-traveling…

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What Are Your Five Most Rewatchable Movies?

Earlier this year, when I went to Paris with friends… …I wrote that we often watch ’90s movies on trips, like The Fugitive, The Firm or Sleeping With the Enemy. They’re fun and familiar, so you can chat or pack or doze or eat your weight in cheese while watching them. Then a reader named…

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Week of Outfits: Mya Gelber

Last summer, in a book of short stories, I came across a character “wearing a little vintage sundress the color of excellent butter.” Doesn’t that sound just right? I’m still waiting to find that dress in the racks at a thrift store. In the meantime, I found Mya Gelber, a law student in Brooklyn who…

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A Parenting Realization That Really Moved Me

The other day, the boys and I went to the park when a realization hit me… Sun poured over the playground, as Toby grabbed a basketball and Anton ran across the track. “Mom, watch this!” one of them shouted. “Mommy, check this out!” said the other one. They weren’t looking for feedback or coaching. Interestingly,…

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