I can’t get enough of sailor-inspired bottoms lately, and had lots of fun wearing these ivory culottes during fashion week. I’ve currently got my eye on this very fall-friendly denim pencil skirt which I can see paired with booties and a chunky sweater throughout the season. Take a spin through lots of other sailor-inspired beauties below…
Thanks everyone for your sweet comments about our big news yesterday! Rich and I are super excited for the move, and can’t wait to get back to the Big Apple. We’re going to be spending lots of time cleaning our apartment and purging our my closets this weekend in anticipation of the move which will be no easy task. Yikes! Hope you have a wonderful weekend!!
While San Francisco holds a very special place in our hearts, Rich and I are so excited to announce that we are moving back to NYC! Sheesh it’s crazy to put that down in writing, and so wonderful to finally share it with all of you!
There’s LOTS to discuss today, including info on some hiring we’re doing at Trove (scroll down to the bottom of this post if you’re interested!) but let me first tell you a little bit about how this all came to fruition. (That was a Big Apple joke. Get it? Fruit? Apple? Maybe not.) If you’re new-ish to this blog, you may not know that my husband Rich and I actually met when we were both living in NYC right after college six years ago. After dating in NYC for two years, Rich had to move to San Francisco for a new job, but I stayed in NYC and we did the good ol’ bicoastal long distance thing for the next two years.
After two years of long distance, (sheesh, it’s like we only do things in two-year increments…) I left my job in finance in New York to launch Trove with Rich. He was also just starting an MBA program at Stanford, so six months after leaving my job in NYC, I moved myself and the new business from New York to San Francisco about a year and a half ago. (There! Broke the two-year trend! Bold moves!) Since Trove is a mobile app, the Silicon Valley tech scene was a fantastic place to launch the business, and while I was heartbroken to leave NYC and my best friends, I quickly fell in love with San Francisco. It’s such a special city, made all the sweeter by Rich’s family being nearby and my aunt and uncle living just a few blocks away from our apartment.
However, after Rich’s graduation from Stanford this spring and the public launch of Trove, all fingers seemed to be pointing us back in the NYC direction. With two fashion-centric businesses (Memorandum and Trove) the Big Apple offers unparalleled opportunities and is really the best place for us to run our businesses at this point in our lives. There’s no city we love more, and no place we find more inspiring both personally and professionally, so we are absolutely ecstatic to head back to our beloved NYC! We just wish we could bring all of our west coast family and friends along with us…
So, while we’re devastated to move away from family and friends here in the bay area, we are thrilled about the opportunities and adventures that lie ahead in New York. We’ll always be coming back to visit San Francisco for holidays and other vacations throughout the year, so the departure is made much easier knowing that we’ll be back often!
Rich and I are just starting to look for apartments in NYC, so if you know of any spacious two-bedroom apartments for rent in Tribeca, shoot me a message at mary@memorandum.com, and I promise we will name our first child after you. Even if your name is Matilda and our first child is a boy.
ALSO, if you live in NYC and you’re awesome or you know someone awesome and either or both of you are looking for a job, Trove is hiring! We are particularly on the hunt for some more talented developers to join our ever-growing team of engineers, but are filling several other positions as well. Click here for more info!
While I’m always up for a seasonal refresh of bags and shoes, the accessories I’m most excited about this fall are actually in the hair department. In the last several months I’ve been spotting loads of awesome barrettes, headbands and hair clips springing up across retailers, and guys, I am straight-up jazzed about ’em. While there are some 80s and 90s hair accessory trends that I’m not quite ready to bring back yet (my most terrifying nightmare prominently features a yellow scrunchie), beauties like this sleek leather barrette, this circle hair clip, or this chain link ponytail holder are the kind of hair accessories I can definitely get behind. I wore this favorite thin gold barrette during fashion week in NYC as pictured today, but I’ve got a shopping cart (or two) full of the below favorites that you’ve gotta check out. I promise there are no hair jewels or bun cages. You know I wouldn’t do that to you.
This knit midi dress was another favorite from Fashion Week, and served as a super comfy, easy ensemble for running around the city. Sweater dresses make for wonderful fall transitional pieces, and this one in particular is a fantastic option especially if you live in warmer climates. The mock neck and rib knit makes it read very Fall-ish, but the dress’s light weight and sleeveless silhouette keeps you nice and cool. I look forward to pairing it with tights and booties and layering a long-sleeve turtleneck underneath as temperatures drop.
Sharing another favorite look from fashion week with this drool-worthy Self Portrait lace midi skirt. The detailing on this—and all—Self Portrait pieces is really spectacular, and I’m swooning over the color combination of pale lavender and pale aqua, foiled by the stark black. If you’re a fan of the style but not ready for the splurge, feast your eyes on this beauty that’s much more reasonably priced—and is an extra 40% off right now! I also love the similar dress version here.
I’ve been wearing bodysuits for years and am so thrilled that they’re super on trend right now. Especially for working girls, there’s nothing worse than constantly worrying about the front and/or back of your shirt popping out of your pants or pencil skirt at the office. Bodysuits ensure that you’re always perfectly polished and tucked in, without the fussing everytime you stand up or sit down at your desk. A few favorite bodysuits below:
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