Grace O'Neill Dougherty is a writer and actress living in Los Angeles. She authors the popular Substack Jelly Sandwich.
It is shocking to think, as I look out on gloomy, grey Los Angeles, that soon the jacaranda trees will start to bloom, as they always do in late March, and spring will show its first signs of arrival once again.
As we ease into rising temperatures, I look to the pieces in my closet I know I'll be wearing: dresses over denim,continues to impress with their Pre-Spring collection, though I’d be swayed to buy anything that Lexie Smith wears. I need to urgently get my hands on thisbefore it sells out . The shape is everything I look for when going out for errands, dinner with friends, or a trip to the grocery store . I have neverbeen a blazer person in fear of looking Unapproachable and Too Serious, but as I near 30, I'm thinking about my style in a more refined way. Dare I say I want to lean in? Plus, my hair is quite long as it stands, and we all know about the. Brittany, Elora, and Juliette have created a special familiarity to getting dressed, one that is especially nostalgic for me growing up on the East Coast.Their latest collection, West Coast Ivy, is described as “an unbuttoned take on Ivy," which should be the tagline of how I describe my style from this point forward. The campaign was beautifully shot by Morgan Pilcher and styled by Caroline Newell in my old neighborhood of Hollywood Heights, right by the High Tower Elevator, a Los Angeles landmark that has been around since the 1920s. If you’re a cinephile, you’d knowPhilip Marlowe lived in the apartments at the top of the hill—a big part of my reason for locating myself in the neighborhood some years ago. My picks: this oversizedfrom Buck Mason for months now. The silhouette is flattering, and the wrap cinches my waist in the best way. I plan on continuing to wear it through spring with my plethora offrom Baserange, a brand I have adored for many years for their dedication to sustainability. It reminds me a lot of) and his big, low slung V-necks. I’m excited to play around with the big V this spring. Plus the cashmere is recycled and still to die for.is a great shade of beige that’s reminiscent of the shade that pings memories of Margiela’s Hermès, too.Get exclusive access to fashion and beauty trends, hot-off-the-press celebrity news, and more.Elevating basics is one of the cornerstones of my style philosophy—not necessarily a unique take, but a necessary one. I fear Frances de Lourdes may be giving the Flore Flore girls a run for their money with their $260 a popmade with 70 percent cashmere and 30 percent silk. Also seems to me they are great for layering. I love a see-through, silky, sexy!) is what I imagine when I think of no-fear spring dressing. I’d go all out and pair it with these All the It girls have hopped on the Tory Burch bandwagon, and rightfully so. I remember one of my first pair of designer items as a teen were a pair of Tory Burch ballerina flats. I wore them into the pavement. This reimagined
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