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Good morning! I have been sleeping through the night recently (as opposed to waking up at 3am for no reason) and it feels so wonderful. What are you all up to this weekend? I'm so excited to head to the Poconos with my good friends. We'll be seeing our friend Liz perform in Rent at the Britstol Valley Theater, and spending a lot of time by the lake (if the weather holds out). What are you all up to? Here's hoping you have a great one, favorite links below!

The picture above is part of the Bisou Sessions. We'd love to work with you!

I don't want to take away from her speech, buy Caitlyn Jenner in Atelier Versace? Perfection.

How to travel with just a carry on.

This new to me fine jewelry line has me swooning.

Considering this dress for my bachelorette party...thoughts??

Then again, this one is also so fun! (ps Nordstrom anniversary sale is on)

Garance Dore x Equipment. Match made in heaven.

True Detective season 2, why? [spoilers!]

See you Monday!

xoxo,

image by Victoria Gloria.

time to invest

The Nordstrom sale is happening. Well, early access if you have a Nordstrom card. Which you should / should not have. It is a useful tool when wielded correctly, but can be mighty dangerous. Beware. Let's talk about investments. A sale like this? Is the exact perfect time to invest in pieces that you've had your eye on for a while, but whose price tag makes you go:

You don't need clothes. You don't need to shop. Let's get those obvious statements out of the way. You don't need but you will do, so let's do it correctly. These are the pieces that are Allie approved for your consumption during this Nordstrom sale.

A great cardigan.

Something to take you from work to off days, and will transition beautifully from Summer to fall and then Winter to Spring. It can be a lightweight blazer or structured sweatshirt, too. Just let it be comfy and versatile.

A sexy yet functional rain coat.

This year, I've been kicking myself for not having a great shell with all this rain we've been having. It's not hard to do a raincoat really wrong (they can be boring or too sporty), so I love seeing this option at such a great price. Something to hand down to my niece or baller nephew one day.

Chambray all day.

You can never have too many denim shirts, in every shade. I wonder when I'll kick myself for saying that, but for now, scoop 'em up.

A silk shirt.

No one does structured silk shirts like Equipment. White is the most versatile but I just love the mossy color of this one.

Skinnies for shawtys.

I own these in black (seen here) and I think they may be eclipsing my Rag & Bone jeans for MVP. So good, not too long if you're short like me.

Best booties.

Do yourself a favor. Really.

Questions? Please, please have questions. Invest wisely, friends. Until tomorrow!

xoxo,

picture of the week

Vince shirt // Baublebar necklace

Hi friends! Friday again, with a long weekend ahead, no less. What are you all up to? Raven and Charlie and I are headed up to Old Lyme, CT for the weekend. We'll be eating plenty of fried food and drinking plenty of wine over nightly board games. We'll also be spending the weekend with my brother and SIL as well as their son, Elliot. I cannot wait for some one on one time with my nephew! Here's hoping you have an exceptional Memorial Day, and as always, here are my favorite links of the week:

A Jon Hamm (love him!) interview about the Mad Men finale.

Would you book a hotel room just for a good cry?

ASOS is 20% off with code LONGWKND! I want this.

Wine ordering tips.

Nordstrom is also having an enormous sale! I could use some new workout pants.

This is amazing. (via Refinery29)

For all you horndogs (or horncats, hornturtles, hornrabbits) out there...

xoxo,

photo by Julia Elizabeth.