The Rare Clothes That Live Up To the Hype

I’m utterly convinced that there is a version of me in an alternate universe who lives in Los Angeles. How else to explain the strange draw to the Hollywood Hills every time our plane lands? Or the deja vu I feel driving down the PCH. We have cousins in LA. I’ve made friends there. And what can I say? The weather is beautiful. While everyone I knew was freezing through multiple arctic blasts on the East Coast last February, I was hiking, reading, creating this Substack, and sitting by a pool.

I love the bookstores. Book Soup? Diesel? The Butcher, Baker and Cappuccino Maker in West Hollywood. Hiking Runyon Canyon and making U-turns whenever I feel like it. Traffic regulations feel much more like suggestions than rules here.

This July we decided to rent an apartment. For one year. It’s quite temporary. But I spend so much time there, and packing everything up to stay in a different Airbnb every time is a lot. I want a bathroom with my cleanser. A kitchen with salt and pepper. And I want to escape January and February again.

I’ve spent the last few weeks trying to organize my clothes and figure out what I will bring to California, and what I will leave here. I wish I could say I am super organized about this, but I am not. I have a lot of balls in the air right now and think it will be November before I really figure out what I am doing. But it’s fun. I’m so excited to buy books and not have to put them in a suitcase.

1. Jeans (perfect length for 5’4-5’7), 2. Shirt, elbow sleeve details 3. Poof Sleeve Top 4. Bateau neck top