LE CATCH

One of the most fashion-y people I know, a super famous stylist responsible for the best-dressed red carpet looks, invited me to dinner on Tuesday night. The caveat: it was "not a fashion dinner," she emphatically declared in an email. Twice. Which meant: wear whatever you want. It definitely made going out on Tuesday night easier. But it also made getting dressed a little harder, because I still wanted to look...good. Intuitively, I grabbed my new pair of new Isabel Marant khaki pants, pictured below on Sara Loura. They are polished yet casual--and, well, perfect for non-fashion dinners--and, as seen here, parading around Paris! I also could work these options from Mara Hoffman and Alex Mill.

The shorts suit reaches its apogee this summer with the latest options offering a polished full look as well as thorough ease and comfort. (Notice: blazer not mandatory. Monochrome is key.) The ultimate mix of business and pleasure, in my book! My newest favorites come from Anine Bing (love and have!), The Frankie Shop, Mango, Veronica Beard (on sale), Rosie Assoulin (on sale), and J.Crew.

Oh, hey! Did you see the just-launched Kule x West Elm collab? It's super cute, not surprisingly, featuring tons of stripes and smiles (not surprisingly!) that will perk up any room. I love the playroom to living room-friendly floor cushions and cheerful bath mats. P.S. Kule's newest stripes to sport are also very cool (below).

My Instagram friend Courtney Grow introduced me to Finnish mother and model (and avid tennis player!) Vilma Bergenheim--and her stylish penchant for relaxed, slightly oversized silhouettes, breezy neutrals, and classic stripes. She tends to pull all of this together with simple black leather flip flops (like these and these), proving that they really do go with everything and look polished, and Bottega Veneta's mini leather tote. I also appreciate her fondness for shorts, especially the linen ones, above, and the silk satin Vince, second pic below. And I'm inspired to throw into my summer rotation this super versatile Loulou Studio beige blazer, these cropped knit By Malene Birger pants, this oversized Reformation button down, and this striped La Ligne.

Photos: Vilma Bergenheim

$180, london velvet

Gucci-good looks with a slot for my headphones and three pockets to hold my credit cards and driver's license. I'd call this pouch perfection.

1. Toteme crinkled dress, $710, netaporter.com

2. Kenneth Jay Lane earrings, $75, shopbop.com

3. Kiehl's Love Oil for Lips Glow in Cherry, $20, bergdorfgoodman.com

4. London Velvet leather phone pouch, $140, londonvelvet.co.uk

5. Staud sandal, $250, shopbop.com

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You can find me shopping at Erewhon pretty much everyday--always with some new and yummy vegan, gluten-free or organic edibles in my basket. Yesterday, however, I left with something I can't actually ingest. While I was waiting on line to pay for my groceries, I noticed the above stunning blouse on a woman just ahead of me. I assumed it was Zimmermann, but asked her just to confirm. No, she replied. It's by Aqua and it costs $61. Of course, I bought it on the supermarket spot!

Seriously, I really did find the best-ever white t-shirt (pictured here). It's structured, boasts an ideal sleeve length, is 100% cotton-light--and it's $13. You're welcome.

Photo: Emily Labowe

My crochet craze continues with this cutie!

When a closet rack heaving with blouses suddenly crashed down on to the floor yesterday, I took it as a sign from the universe that it was time to do some cleaning out. But now that there's some extra space on the rack, I'm looking to fill it! Of course, I have already found lots of options--way more than will fit on that rack, so I thought I'd share a few with you. Let's start with the billowy Love Stories, above, and print Aureta Studios, below. I also adore the ruffled vintage-looking lace Sezane blouse in the last pic. In New York, my sister and I both snapped up the lace silk charmeuse Mayle blouses, below, in black and white, so we can swap when the whim strikes! Then there are these summer outfit-makers from Alemais, Ganni (on sale!), Jonathan Simkhai (wow!), and Valentino.