Here’s the second edition of this monthly installment of what I’ve been up to for the past month; enjoy!
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[Himalayan sea salts, as used at the Breathe Easy Dry Salt Rooms; image via Breathe Easy]
Writing: Sadly, I haven’t had much time for freelance work this month, but just in case you missed them, a few of my favorite pieces for FPD this month are this, this, and this. I’ve begun teaching the Fashion Merchandising & Retail Management Capstone in the Graduate Studies Program at LIM College for the summer semester, and am prepping for the Summer Fashion Lab on Fashion Blogging that I also do at LIM College (open to high school and college students; come take my class! You can find out more about it here!).
Reading: This week, I saw a fascinating presentation at FFANY‘s New York Shoe Expo by Paco Underhill, founder of Envirosell, the NYC-based behavioral research and consultancy firm that works largely in retail with numerous prestigious fashion clients, with Paco himself being someone I’ve read about and looked up to for a large portion of my career. He handed out signed copies of his latest book, “What Women Want: the Science of Female Shopping,“, and I can’t wait to crack it open this weekend. I’m also almost done with Ernest Hemingway’s A Moveable Feast, a posthumously published memoir of his life in Paris in the 1920s. It is a relief to hear that an author as gifted as Hemingway expressed doubts about his talent and also agonized over his work, and the act of writing itself.
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[Boozy brunch with the ladies…and Columbia Crest; photo via the TFDiaries.com]
Planning: Colorado, here we come! Since Fashion Pulse Hubby and my birthdays are relatively close together, we will be celebrating them via our first trip to Colorado in August. We’ll be staying at the Four Seasons Hotel Denver and visiting the Denver, Colorado Springs, and Boulder areas, so please send any suggestions my way!
Loving: My new asymmetrical Earthwork Earrings made by my friends at Studebaker Metals, the Kosmatology Botanical Bliss Lotion Bar in Lavender Eucalyptus (you just roll it on – great for lotioning legs and arms!), Sephora’s Orchid Eye Mask and Sleeping Mask (such great packaging, so cute!), Garnier SkinActive Clearly Brighter SPF30 Anti-Sun Damage Daily Moisturizer, and the Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge.
Shopping: Um, I’m buying, EVERYTHING, because…it’s my birthday month, and you know, #TreatYourself!
Thankful: Since Father’s Day is this month, I’ve been thinking about my dad a lot, and I know that you may feel that I’m biased, but my dad is really the best dad there is! I’m so lucky to have him, and there’s no card or gift on the planet that could express how much he means to me. He always helps me out with whatever I need, even if it entails him trying his best as an amateur foot model for some test shots.
Full Disclosure: Some items mentioned in this post were gifted to Fashion Pulse Daily.