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A couple months ago, Dominic and I jumped in the car and headed to Portland, OR. I hadn't been to the city since my my move to Pittsburgh, PA three years prior. Portland is such an amazing city, not only are there unique fun restaurants, bars, arcades and the usual meanderings of any great city, there is also amazing North Western scenery and nature to be had.
Here's a little video we put together and I hope there will be a lot more to come in the new year!
Read moreI studied art and literature in college, and I'm often surprised to find how much fine art inspires my wardrobe. I've spent afternoons wandering the Metropolitan Museum of Art and in the morning, found myself unknowingly rifling through my drawers in attempt to channel Degas' "Little Dancer" or John Singer Sargent's "Madame X" whose slight frame and black dress is in reference to Tolstoy's Anna Karenina.
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One of the wonderful things about growing up in my rinky dink home town of Northern California is the strong and beautiful sense of community. It is an unique and eclectic region, one I’m proud to be from. It is also where I met Thira Gilbert, photographer, digital connoisseur, author of Thirmisu and co-creater of The Daily Dorothy.
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A couple years ago, friends of mine had their first baby. Shortly afterwards, they visited. For the first time in knowing this couple, I saw sheer defeat in their faces. Eventually, these looks dissipated into the joyful and positive faces of two amazing parents. But the memory stuck with me. Here were two strong, capable adults who seemed completely broken by this adorable blob of an infant they had created.
I went through my own version of this transition this fall. Boundaries were tested, authority was established, and I’m finding strength within myself that I never knew I had.
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Though this is the second fall in which I haven't gotten back to school, I still start eyeing fresh supplies and crisp button downs every October. This is the fourth fall I've spent in New York City, yet I'm still completely enamored with the changing leaves in Central Park and the rushing of the wind down the avenues.
Though I'm happy to be free from classes and homework (at least for now), I miss the excuse to update my wardrobe, buy a new journal, and dig into War and Peace. (Really, I love Tolstoy).
Who are we kidding? I'm going to do all those things anyways.
For school-girl inspiration, I often turn to Rebecca of The Clothes Horse. She's always pairing wonderfully quirky details with classic pieces. Nora Ephron movies also always put me in the fall mood. When Harry Met Sally, anyone?
I've put together an outfit using a few recent #ShopLu items. I may have also thrown in a book recommendation. I'm sorry. I can't help it! Don't forget to join in on the #ShopLu fun every Monday-Thursday from 9-11pm PST.
Mallory Brand is the social media manager for Lu Curates, overseeing the #ShopLu late-night shop hour on Twitter. She is a graduate of The King’s College in New York City. An Atlanta native, she moved to Brooklyn at age 17. Since graduation, Mallory splits her time between traveling and living in Brooklyn with her cat, Pushkin.