HeyJaredFwd: from a friend
Current musings, hyper-fixations, and finds I typically text my friends — from the founder of cupcakes and cashmere.
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Middle school is harder the second time around (opens the original)
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10 more purchases I regret (and what they taught me) (opens the original)
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My most popular Substack of the year, by a landslide, was when I shared 11 big purchases I regretted. Which...I get. It’s reassuring and validating to watch someone who’s spent nearly two decades recommending things admit she doesn’t always get it right.I’ve thought a lot about that post since then, both because I’m trying not to repeat the same mistakes and because I keep catching myself making new ones.So here we are again, with 10 more things I probably shouldn’t have bought, what went wrong,
18 things I’m very into for fall (opens the original)
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It’s currently 103° in LA, and I have approximately 25 tabs open with loafers, trench coats, cashmere sweaters, etc., none of which I can wear for the foreseeable future. September is always a particularly confusing month in Southern California. It’s back-to-school, Fashion Week is happening, fall clothes are everywhere, but we’re still dealing with relentless heat.But I’m very ready to move on, sartorially speaking. Even if I can’t wear most of this stuff until well into October, all I really w
Everything worth eating, shopping, and doing in New York right now (opens the original)
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I just got back from four very full days in New York and somehow managed to fit in a truly unnecessary amount of food, shopping, and my first US Open. I came home with a full suitcase, a few new favorite places, and a reminder that there’s no better place than New York at the beginning of fall, humidity and all. Here’s everything I wore, ate, bought, and loved from my trip.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Z7WG!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progr
August favorites: The $9 phone case everyone asks about, the pajama shorts I’m wearing out of the house, and the 10-minute salad we can’t stop making (opens the original)
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I arrived in New York last night and am so excited to be capping off the month with a few days in the city (plus my first time at the US Open!!!). As soon as I get back, I’ll share a detailed guide to everything I ate, bought, and did, plus all the spots actually worth going back to.<div class="image
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