Jeans and a "Going Out Top"

Your Stylist leans into the formula

There’s nothing like travel to remind us that what works in one time zone just doesn’t fly in another. After a week of ‘dressing for dinner’ in Paris, I came home to LA facing basic sartorial choices - a dinner with friends, back to school night… and each led me to the same conclusion; jeans and a “going out” top. A look I’ve been perfecting since 1998! So I’m leaning into the local uniform of my native land. Let’s get into it!

Dinner with friends in this Anine Bing silk top, old Nili Lotan tux blazer (similar one here from Banana Republic - size up for the same oversized vibe) these Mother jeans (wearing a 26, truly tts and absolutely day to night appropriate) these Larroude mules (they’re navy!) and my Zoe Chicco snake necklace

Another dinner look in these Joe’s Jeans (wearing a 26, they have a little stretch which is nice if you also like to eat the dinner) belt from B-low-the-belt, (wearing a small) and this Joe’s jacket

A workday look goes straight to dinner: Agolde ‘90s jeans, jacket from Stradivarius bag from Veronica Beard, and these incredibly comfortable loafers that I’ve mentioned before because I love when they come pre-pennied! Code ABBY15 for first timers. Take your regular size in these - they run a smidge big.

What do you wear to the kid’s school? I went for this red Free People top (felt dressier than a T!), these Citizens jeans, and this Thatch necklace

Back to the school! I wore this Kule sweater (in a small), Amazon jeans (I got a 4 and they looked very small when I opened the package but they’re delightfully stretchy!) and Alaia slippers which of course Target has copied quite accurately

Other things I’m loving right now:

Have you read/listened to the Miranda July book All Fours? I’m always the last one on the cool new book train, but it’s great and her voice on the audiobook is enchanting.

Goop, but like for real

Glide this vibrating device slowly over your skin and watch the blackheads pop out of your pores in real time. Sounds crazy but you need to try it! It’s wild and so satisfying. My friend Monica Corcoran Harrell turned me on to this and she always knows what’s up. She shares precious secrets like this in her free newsletter, Pretty Ripe which I SAVOR when it lands in my inbox.

‘Til next time fashion friends!

xo

Abby