Looking forward to a quiet family weekend – the kind that involves a lot of cuddles with Lucia, walks with the dogs and slow easy mornings. We are not morning people so weekdays are (literally) a rude awakening. I might even try to carve out some time for a real bath – that would be a treat!

Hope you have a wonderful weekend and thanks for stopping by!

PS: I get a lot of questions about this sold out coat – I found an almost exact lookalike for my Sonia Rykiel gingham trench coat here for $218!

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Jacket – Topshop (restocked! a great buy under $200 here)
Top – Lamixx (here)
Jeans – Mother Denim (finally on sale here | also eyeing this style by them)
Purse – Mark Cross (here | also saw it on consignment for less in a beautiful camel here and in black here, or a similar box bag for under $300 here)
Sandals – Hermes (similar on consignment here)

Weekend attire, solved:

 Good morning and happy Thursday! A few things this week:

• De-cluttering the household is always a “work-in-progress.” One of the best parts about moving was moving on from many of the unimportant things that we had accumulated over the years. Working hard to continue this “life after clutter” moment and hoping that it’s not a fleeting one, ha. The motivation is there!
• Nap or no nap? That is the question of the hour. Lucia (now 4), is struggling between taking on the fun activities of a little kid (camps, longer pre-school days, etc), but having to sacrifice her much-loved naptime as a result. A tired 4-year-old is no fun at all and the first few times she missed her nap there were definitely some drama-filled evenings!
• Speaking of drama… I have been loving voluminous sleeves like this one that I wore recently and have been trying to find ways to add more to my closet. This black dress looks like the perfect vacation dress in cotton poplin. This one is also a fun one in bright, bright pink, plus it’s only $35. Oh, and I did add another white one to my closet: in cotton poplin for $79.

Hope you’re having a wonderful week and thanks for stopping by!

 Lucia got her fill of ballet this summer with a number of ballet camps and classes. Seeing her put on her ballet shoes reminded me of mine from when I was young and practiced at a little studio in Fremont with a wonderful woman named Yoko. All of those years taught me that how you carried yourself was an expression in and of itself.

Decades removed from those pirouettes but still in love with the movement, I was excited to meet the Raymond Weil team recently and learned that they had partnered with Repetto for the Raymond Weil Shine x Repetto collection: their signature Swiss luxury timepieces paired with interchangeable straps crafted in Repetto leather. A perfect match, in my opinion! Both are still family-owned businesses celebrating craftsmanship and are symbols for elegance and movement. Sharing my #EverdayBallet look today with ballet pink straps from the collection.

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Watch – Raymond Weil (here and Repetto leather strap here | also love the simplicity of this style and the decadence of this style. Also love the bracelet on the Tango collection, especially this simple style here and this two-tone style here)
Jacket – Theory (here)
Blouse – Theory (similar here)
Skirt – Helmut Lang (similar here for less)
Flats – Roger Vivier (here in taupe)
Bag – Cuyana (here)