When people ask how I would describe my style, I tend to say things like “timeless,” “classic,” and “simple with an edge.” If I’m asked what kind of shopper I am, I respond with phrases like “not a trend follower,” “investment value shopper,” and “instinctive.” Scanning my closet, my self-reflection is confirmed as I gaze at pieces I’ve collected over the past couple of decades— lovingly curated so that items that are now considered vintage hang happily next to my latest purchases.
Read MoreThe first Phillip Lim event I went to marked a transformational time in my family’s life. It was November 2017. Having sold our second home in Tahoe that past January, we found ourselves free to explore new and familiar places we hadn’t visited in some time. When friends invited us up to Napa Valley to attend a Phillip Lim trunk show, we said “Why not?!” During this quick trip of less than 36 hours, my husband and I enjoyed the company of good friends, met new ones with whom we instantly connected and perhaps most dramatically, decided to buy a place of our own in St. Helena.
Read MoreSo, the holidays are over and the new year has passed. The constant ping of your cell phone has finally quieted down and your feet are back in Golden Gooses after weeks in Louboutins. However, once the post-holiday peace has passed, a nagging sense of FOMO starts to creep up, but not the kind of FOMO that one would expect coming off a busy social season. The FOMO I’m talking about is Fashion FOMO.
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