Summer Style Dispatch

A Warm Weather Round-Up

Hi friends!

Breaking my code of silence to explain the absence…I’m opening a café and wine bar in Los Angeles! It’s been a year in the making and a personal life-long dream and project… and I can’t wait to share Seco’s opening date along with the story and process very soon. In the meantime, I’ve missed Substack and having the headspace to maintain a writing practice. Now that we’re in the final phase of construction, there’s finally breathing room to think and write again.

As a soft landing, I’m returning with the Sunday Style series to recap the what I wore’s and where I went. Summer is my favorite season in the sartorial calendar, simply because nothing feels more liberating than sliding into a slip dress and sandals on a hot summer night. Sharing a dossier of what I’ve been loving as of late in the round-up below.

From a Vince dinner in Los Angeles: Vince Appliqué Slip Dress, Savette Bag, Vintage Gucci Sandals from TheRealReal

Lunch at Gucci Osteria: Sophia Buhai Silver Hoops, Tove Bodysuit, Chelsea Mak Garden Silk Skirt

Valet at the Chateau: Guizio Tank and Midi Skirt, Vintage Manolo Blahnik Sandals from The RealReal, Hermès Plissé Scarf tied to a Savette New York Woven Bag

Happy hour in Maui: Sophie Buhai Silver Hoops, Gestuz Malinegz Dress, Celine Triomphe Shoulder Bag

At the loo inside Prada Foundation in Milano: Camilla and Marc Marjorelle Bodysuit, Vintage Prada Silk Skirt from TheRealReal, Celine Triomphe Shoulder Bag, Reformation Bethany Ballet Flats

Reformation’s Bethany Ballet Flats are my MVP’s of spring-summer wardrobe staples: They’ve endured 15,000 steps a day during Milan design week, seamlessly go with everything (from vintage Prada skirts to last-minute leggings for Pilates class), and even inspire foot-fetish fans with its sheer and slightly suggestive silhouette. I love them so much I re-ordered another pair.

At the Noguchi Mural at Mercado Abelardo Rodríguez in Mexico City: Reformation Rio One Piece Suit, Mansur Gavriel Crossbody Bag, Gil Rodriguez Lou Pants that I own in three colors.

From a Tory Burch press trip at Fairmont Grand Del Mar. Left: Agmes Gold Hoops, Tory Burch Clip Tank Dress Right: Tory Burch Clip Tank Swimsuit and Jessa Leather Slides

Last but not least, at LA’s chicest new design gallery by Trevor Cheney: Agmes Gold Plated Hoops, Victoria Beckham x Mango Draped Halter Bodysuit, Camilla and Marc Trousers, Sapir Bachar Gold Figurine Chain Bracelet