out of africa

My twin sister and I recently traveled to Marrakesh to celebrate a wonderful friend's milestone birthday, and, as per usual, we hit the ground running. On our first day (and everyday thereafter!), we meandered the Medina's sprawling, labyrinth-like alleyways, ogling everything from ceramics to hand-woven rugs to embroidered dresses, while dodging mopeds and donkeys. One night we made our way outside the bustling city to the Agafay Desert, a vast and dramatic red rock landscape of sandy dunes, gorges and canyons and danced under the stars. We indulged in spicy-meets-sweet tangines at Les Jardins du Lotus, a resplendent, vibrant-tiled 19th-century riad turned restaurant that's off the beaten track and feels like an enchanting secret garden. And we did it all, wearing the most do-it-all dresses and tunics from Tory Burch's new summer collection, pictured here. Our favorites (read: summer getaway staples) include the print shoulder-tie dress, above, the floral smock dress and brass-coin sandals, the iridescent day-to-night lace-trimmed slip dress, the black trimmed silk blouse and striped suit, the striped knit cardigan, and pink crochet bag that stylishly lugged back all of our souk souvenirs! See lots more here and here!