The Lilly Pulitzer world was shook on Thursday when press releases abounded with news about the newest collaboration. (Just me...?) Hanky Panky, Target, Starbucks, Swell, and now, Goop. It should not come as any surprise that the lifestyle brand that is frequently critiqued as out-of-touch teamed up with the resort line which outfits the very [...]
Month: June 2018
Paprika Seared Flounder + Chilled Spicy Noodles // @2souschefs
"Hot and cold, sweet and sour, soft and crunchy: contrasts are what drives the imagination of chefs and home cooks alike. We have hot, pan seared fish with cool, spicy noodles, and fresh broccolini in this week's offering. At the restaurant we enjoy playing around with contrasting flavors and techniques, and the same goes for [...]
Tour de Shirtdress
Lately, I have been crushing on shirtdresses. I love that they are classic. I love that they never go out of style. I love that they are modest enough to wear to work and still look polished, but they also are perfectly acceptable for brunch. As mentioned yesterday, I have a few miles to run [...]
Ultra Violet
Last fall I got really into purchasing items from eBay (eBae) circa 2007 - 2009 from a few contemporary labels that I discovered upon working at Cusp during that timeframe. It was the first job I had after I moved to the District - as of last Sunday, that was TEN years ago - and [...]
Chicken Chili // @2souschefs
"Last summer, Joe and I made the conscious decision to change the way we eat. We were plateauing with our respective weight and could not figure out what we were doing wrong. Our trainer told us if we wanted to see results, we need to change the way we eat. We adopted a lifestyle change. [...]
Aqua and Omega
Earlier this year I purchased a sage green Banana Republic x Olivia Palermo flared cuff jacket. I was quite jazzed that it was available in the tall range. Though I found it to run a bit big and I may not have been in love with it, I kept it. At the time, I had [...]
America’s Next Top Bottle
Who else missed out on the Starbucks x Lilly Pulitzer x S'well bottle collaboration? I know that I did not peel my ass out of bed at the buttcrack of dawn to hit Starbucks in time. The gentleman managing Starbucks the morning of the release incredulously informed me at 7 am how there was an [...]
Let There Be Bright
Last Saturday the husband and I went to brunch at Maison 208 and then to Ritz Five for Hotel Artemis. Over the course of the afternoon, we walked over five miles. And y'all, it was hot out. The temperature topped eighty-six degrees. We were sure to hydrate: myself with bubbly rose, the husband with beer, [...]
Spaghetti & Meatballs // @2souschefs
"Whenever I take Andi back home to Vermont, we have a bucket list to complete: Visit the Ben and Jerry’s Factory, have a spinach and bacon pizza from Positive Pie in Montpelier (our first date), enjoy a Long Trail Brewery Blackberry Wheat, and have my stepmother's spaghetti and meatballs. Her near-baseball size meatballs are a [...]
Look Before Blue Leap
It has been raining a lot in Philadelphia lately. Right now I have one bright turquoise Patagonia raincoat and one khaki Calvin Klein raincoat, both of which I love for different reasons. The turquoise one is excellent for folding up and keeping in my purse for an afternoon rainstorm. The khaki one is fabulous for [...]
My Summer Power Suit
Seersucker is my go-to summer fabric. If a style is available in it, I will buy it. If a tall style is available in it, I bought it yesterday. The scarcity of time that it is permissible to wear seersucker makes the time that you can wear it all the sweeter. While today was in the [...]
Knit’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
I still cannot believe that a brand that was established in San Francisco and so quintessentially American has pulled out of operations in the United States. Did you know that the same gentleman who founded Esprit also founded The North Face? Regardless, since then, I have found a way to get Esprit contraband into the United [...]