In trying to recreate the childhood she remembered, one mother discovered that its greatest gift wasn’t a slower, trendier decade. It was a hot and sticky summer afternoon when my husband left to take our four young boys over to the local swimming pool, and I sat there on the couch while our baby girl napped upstairs. It had been a long few months trying to give my kids a “90s summer” - the viral parenting ideal that had been portrayed throughout social media. If you’re raisi

Limiting myself to twelve new pieces in a year helped me rediscover my style and the joy of getting dressed. Like many women, I have felt a lack of satisfaction despite owning a big closet full of clothes. I would buy something cute, be excited about it for a week, and then throw it to the bottom of my closet. And then I would want to buy more, in a never-ending cycle where it was rare for me to feel good when getting dressed in the morning. As a result, I decided to challeng

Fashion is more than the latest trends. It is an art form that we live our lives in. What we choose to wear tells the world who we are, who we admire, and even who we long to become. Clothing can express an identity, an attitude, or an aspiration without saying a word. At its most imaginative, fashion can also take us beyond the ordinary. That is why fashion still needs fantasy. Fantasy gives both designers and wearers freedom. Inspiration does not have to begin with the late

For as long as I can remember, my grandma and mother were sharing their love of tea time with me. Together, their love of this pastime brought me to elegant tea experiences as we traveled in Bangkok to the Oriental and Shangri-La hotels, but they also instilled in me a reverence for a cup of tea in a comfy chair at home. As I grew, tea time slowly transformed into church events and a way to host friends and family. We found holidays obviously needed the tea time magic sprinkl