Never Say No To a Cape

Clearly I can’t say no to a cape.

cape: Love Token / leggings: Hue / shoes: Poppy Barley / tank: Old Navy 

Feature: This was an interesting read down a niche costuming blog rabbit hole.

Masked

Somewhat inexplicably, I’ve made it this far into the pandemic without one of my 10 masks (including some Bravo themed ones that only I find amusing) making it into photos.

dress: Simons / shoes: Joe Fresh / cardigan: Simons / necklace: Nordstrom Rack Feature: I really love Cheekbone. Their Sustain Lipgloss is everything for me right now - even if my nouth is covered by a mask half the time.

All the Frills: Another Halloween

I already deeply and painfully miss Halloween…

Weekend Reading:

• This is a great read for those of us obsessed with reality TV. 
  
  
  
• We live in a truly depressing world. John Dee is a fascinating figure. 
  
  
  
• Turns out his spirit mirror is equally fascinating. 
  
  
  
• This is a deeply ironic story. 
  
  
  
• Meet the “Che Guevara of abortion reformers.” 
  
  
  
• I truly loved reading this and learning about all these fascinating people.

Cape Season

After a few days of cooler weather, I got excited and busted out my cape. I totally jumped the gun because it turned out to be a beautiful, warm, sunny day and I was baking in this thing but I regret nothing. I’ll just pop it back into the closet for a few weeks and hopefully by then we’ll be properly into fall weather and I can get fully and comfortably into my cape.

leggings: Old Navy / cape: BB Dakota / boots: Aldo 

Feature: I am very excited to read this!

All the Frills: The Earring Collection

Turns out I’ve apparently been collected climber earrings these past few months … maybe I have a problem?

Weekend Reading: 

• Anyone else fascinated by the Romanovs? Well, this is a fascinating story. 
  
  
  
• This is horrifying drug policy. 
  
  
  
• The prospect of being swallowed by a whale is the stuff of nightmares for me. 
  
  
  
• This is offensively idiotic.

The Key Necklace

I totally forgot to remove my work key from around my neck for these photos. Oops. Owing to the pandemic of it all, my office is open but we remain closed to the public aside from a few narrow windows of time so the door to the office is largely closed and locked, meaning that I have to have my key handy at pretty much all times. Hence my new “necklace.” My co-workers and I come into said office on a revolving basis (wearing masks when needed and always keeping lots of space between us (all of us being fully vaccinated helps too)) and work the rest of the time at home. It's a strange schedule...

dress: Donna Karen / sandals: Steve Madden / actual necklace: Stella and Dot / cardigan: Simons

Feature: I took Eleanor to see the Indigenous Peoples’ Experience recently and it was amazing!

Easing Into Fall

As summer starts to gradually turn into fall, the mornings have been chilly but the afternoons sunny and warm. Now that I’m actually leaving my house again and working in my office (where my five co-workers and I all sit in a giant room with cubicles, spaced out like 10 feet apart), this dress is a great way to navigate those daily temperature changes. It’s long-sleeved so a bit warmer for the cooler mornings but a lightweight material and still a dress, so nice for the hotter afternoons. Look at me, problem solving with my clothes and all…

dress: The Bay / sandals: Steve Madden 

Feature: I just finished Love in Color by Bolu Babalola and, wow, wow, wow.

I'm Ready For Summer to End

Still beating the heat, in my own disturbing, faux leather leggings, way…

Thankfully it's cooled down a little since I did these photos, which is good news for me because I'm back to working daily in my physical office instead of being home all day with my air conditioner cranked.
 

leggings: Hue / top: Express / sandals: Steve Madden / bag: Zara / Necklace: V&A 

Feature: Considering slavery legacies in London's public spaces.

Heat Wave

We've experienced a series of horrific heat waves over the summer and it's been nearly intolerable on many days. As far as I’m concerned, anything over about +25 is a hellscape so I do not at all tolerate 31+ temperatures. That said, I stuck with my black clothes – my privileged ass has A/C at home and, seeing as how I’m still working from home, I was able to make the black keep working for me.

pants: RW and Co / shoes: Aldo / bag: Zara / shirt: Amazon / necklace: Stella and Dot 

Feature: Ribbon skirts are meaningful, beautiful, and have a fascinating history.

All the Frills: The Marble Shelf

Not content with adding some new décor pieces to our bedrooms, I recently did a little reordering of things in my main living area and creating a little display of my growing statuette and “marble” bust collection. I’m very pleased with the results – this remains my favourite little space in my house.

Weekend Reading:

• I want to stay in a castle! 
  
  
  
• This is such a good Housewives-related piece (I’m beyond excited to read Moylan’s book), although I still have a lot of notes of this and think a few RHoNY moments were overlooked. 
  
  
  
• I am always interested in news about Anne Boleyn’s prayer book. 
  
  
  
• Well, this is certainly disgusting and can’t be anything but detrimental to the girls targeted. 
  
  
  
• How have I never heard of this absolutely fascinating historical figure before?

The Weather Is Always My Greatest Foe

Well, it was lovely and warm and summery here (before the recent heat wave struck). And then the rain started. So my plans to wear a cute dress now needed to involve boots and a coat. Sigh. In more exciting news, looks like I might be heading back into my office by mid-August! It’s honestly going to be beyond weird to not be working from home and I will definitely need a bit of time to adjust but I’m excited!

dress: BB Dakota / necklace: Target / jacket: Vince Camuto / boots: Looks Like Summer 

Feature: This is amazing online market that showcases BIPOC creators.

The Oddity of It All

There’s something that still feels fundamentally strange to me about the fact that every morning I dress as though I were going to the office, sit through a couple of morning Zoom meetings in my work wear, and usually find myself in sweats by around 11 am each day. And yet, here we are.

leggings: Amazon (I seriously found the most amazingly comfortable and well-fitting leggings on Amazon) / shirt: Old Navy / blazer: Wilfred / shoes: Aldo / purse: Zara / necklace: Kate Hewko 

Feature: 42 Black-owned beauty brands.