Fall Denim & Other Staples

It’s no surprise that I have been gravitating towards certain pieces in my closet this time of year.  The weather is cooling down here in KY, days are getting shorter, and we’re starting to gear up for fall. I’ve been reaching toward my favorite AGOLDE jeans from Shopbop.  They might be my favorite pair I’ve ever…

Read More

The Defining Swimwear Trends of Miami Swim Week 2025

Miami Swim Week 2025 unfolded as a vision of refined coastal glamour, where innovation met indulgence and swimwear was elevated to wearable art. The runways shimmered with texture, color, and conceptual silhouettes that captured the essence of luxury living by the sea. From marine mythology to unapologetic hues, here are the five defining trends of…

Read More

Chocolates, labeled

So much of current AI-generated stuff is derivative sludge that I’m enjoying the pockets of weirdness where I find them. One of my favorite things right now: DALL-E3’s attempts to label things in the images it generates. Here I asked “Please generate a cross section of a gourmet chocolate with each layer labeled.” I was…

Read More

Faux Fur Coat | Alterations Needed

*This post contains affiliate links. Coat – Ann Taylor // size xxs petiteTank – H&M // size xsJeans – Madewell // size 24 petiteBoots – Isabel Marant (old) // size 35 Faux fur in 75 degree weather while my husband flings five dollar bills. I think we’ve been cooped up too long 😑 Wow! This coat JUST went down to…

Read More

European textile and clothing imports accelerate

While remaining stable in 2024, at a slightly lower level than in 2019, European clothing and textile imports accelerated by 21% and 16% respectively in the first quarter, on the eve of the Sino-American trade war, according to data from the French Fashion Institute (IFM). Shutterstock In the three months preceding the announcement of Donald…

Read More

DALL-E3 generates candy hearts

I’ve experimented a couple of times with generating candy heart messages using various kinds of machine learning algorithms. Originally, short messages were just about all the original text-generating neural networks could handle. Now we’ve come back around to approximately the same performance, yet with orders of magnitude more computational resources consumed. (although I don’t have…

Read More