august 1

Today's date--August 1--hit me like a ton of bricks this morning. Summer's whizzing by! I haven't metabolized my warm and sunny buzz yet! Nooooo! But then I thought about the new and fun fall clothes I'll soon be wearing: pretty knits and different dresses that would soften the cold blow a bit, such as the fall-ready Ganni leather dress, above, on sale, no less! These plush, statement knits by Asos and Cinq a Sept are also mood elevators (in fact, I retail therapied both this AM!). Topshop, thank goodness, is also helping to mitigate the summer-to-fall transition with its just-launched pre-fall collection, featuring wear-now-and-later standouts like this leather jumpsuit, these western-style boots, and this lace-trimmed maxi dress.