I love the retro, surfery vibe of these denim shorts. #musthave

1. Karl Lagerfeld open-weave sweater,
2. Illesteva mirrored sunglasses,
3. Sophie Hulme tote bag,
4. Soludos espadrilles,
5. Pixie Market denim shorts,

All the easy dresses, wide-leg pants and culottes I've been wearing lately have demanded block-heeled sandals. Here's a beaut I'd like to put into the current rotation.

I'll admit there are some bags on my closet shelves that don't get as much play as they should. One of them: an old Gucci weekender, which fell out of rotation due to a broken zipper that I never bothered to fix. Recently though I had it upgraded with the help of LA-based upstart , which vibrantly hand-painted my monogram on it. It came out so beautifully that I thought it would be fun to transform/personalize a simple everyday bag, specifically a leather . Since DTLA Custom could paint anything my heart desired, it took me some time to decide what kind of artwork to do. After some back and forth, we settled on doing some eye-popping trompe l'oeil bag charms. The result, below, is so excellently spot-on and cute. I also love how the bag is now more of a statement and less of a practical staple. In other words, a bag that is bound to get major play!

This little black dress appeals to both the worker bee and party hopper in me!

I just snapped up this short and sexy dress for summer's steamiest days.

It'll be a while till I get to throw on this fall-perfect shearling cape but, once I do, it will be so good! (I will also sub in one of my own leather buckle belts to up its game even more!)

The cool detailing on this wrap skirt makes it a summer standout.

A week-long photo shoot in London had my sister working alongside the city's most in-demand stylists, all of them, she says, wearing lace-up flats. She returned home to the States yesterday with this cool pair.

Sunshine bottled in a seriously cute dress!

So much cooler than your average denim skirt, thanks to the buckle detailing and wrap silhouette!