Project Social T bodysuit // Rachel Comey jeans // Zara pumps (similar here)
Quay sunglasses /// 3.1 Phillip Lim x Target scarf

It may have been the leftover energy from Comicon, but when I slipped on this striped bodysuit, I felt it needed a little something extra.  My Phillip Lim x Target superhero scarf did just the trick.  I had originally planned on wearing it as a belt, but it looked so much more chic when draped effortlessly through a belt loop.  These little surprises are one of the things I love most about getting dressed.  It’s fun to open a drawer and find something you don’t get to wear very often; bonus points if it comes with a great origin story (superhero pun intended). On top of that, surprising yourself with new ways to style older pieces always breathes fresh life into our sartorial choices, and our confidence to try it again.

As I think about new ways to get dressed or what pieces in my closet deserve to rotate to the front, I’m reminded that today marks T-minus one month until NYFW begins.  Actually, let me be real.  You never need to remind me about NYFW.  It’s always top of mind.  For those of you who’ve been following me for a while, you know that the planning and packing of NYFW outfits begins, well, today.  For the next 30 days our guest bedroom will turn into a makeshift personal styling studio with rolling racks, shoeboxes, accessories trays and some seriously nerdy Excel analysis.  I hate packing.  Yet for this specific occasion, I live for it.  I guess, when it all boils down to brass tax, what I get to decide is who I want to be every day of this crazy, chaotic and creative week. And that is F-U-N.

So, what will the second week of September hold for me?  A French woman strolling through the city?  A cross between Sir Elton John and the purple Prince?  Stay tuned to find out.

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