Hanging out in Soho after a delicious, avocado-filled lunch at Jack's Wife Freda (a favorite of Man Repeller's founder Leandra Medine). Make a trench coat fit for a gray summer day by pairing with a classic Breton striped shirt and summery white jeans, inspired by an article on summer trenches on Man Repeller.

trench coat: Burberry
striped tee: Saint James
jeans: Frame Denim
shoes: Bensimon
purse: Fendi
bikes: found on Lafayette Street (unfortunately I couldn't steal that adorable baby blue one)

Sunglasses: Comptoir des Cotonniers
Shirt: Matta
Jeans: J Brand
Sandals: Revolve Clothing

Breezy Summer Style

Sunglasses and sandals: Comptoir des Cotonniers
Shirt: Saint James
Shorts: J Brand

Dress: Vanessa Bruno

Blazer: Vanessa Bruno

Sneakers: Comme des Garçons for Converse, found at Barneys

Pantry coin purse: Blue Tree 

Ring: Kisan 

Yesterday, I took part in a drawing and sculpture workshop at the Brooklyn Navy Yard hosted by SITU Studio and The Drawing Center. First, we traced images projects onto large boards. The images would only remain for a minute and then change, resulting in various overlapping drawings. Next, these large, thick boards went through a machine that cut them into squares that bent and fit into each other like puzzle pieces. The boards were drawn on again and then fit together on top of a 50-foot long wooden frame.

Critique of the Charles James exhibit at the Met

This spring, the Metropolitan Museum of Art presents an exhibit on renowned courier Charles James, on view until August 10. The exhibit boasts his extravagant gowns as well as many of his gorgeous, feminine coats. Well the actual pieces are astounding, sadly the exhibit fails to do James justice. For starters, it is set up in two different spaces which are at opposite ends of the museum. It took me ten minutes to get from one part of the exhibit to the other. The portion of the exhibit in the Egyptian wing is hidden and cramped, and both rooms are far too dark to properly see the detail of James's work. The exhibit also includes high-tech cameras that revolve around the pieces and enable viewers to see on a screen what the inner structure of each dress looks like. However, this technology only serves to distract from the beauty of his dresses and coats. Yet despite the poor set up of the exhibit, it is still worth visiting. James's carefully structured ball gown skirts, delicate seams, and luxurious fabrics are truly inspiring. While viewing the gowns, I could see elegant customers wearing them at stylish parties during the 1950s. http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2014/charles-james-beyond-fashion

I highly recommend visiting the Kara Walker exhibit at the old Domino Sugar Factory (http://creativetime.org/projects/karawalker/). While I would not call the exhibit beautiful, it is successful because of its wit, massive size, the artful curves of the sculpture, and the social remarks it makes. Incredibly large, it is a statue of a woman with emphasized feminine features who lies in a sphinx position. The entire statue is cleverly coated in 80 tons of sugar donated by Domino and it lies on a bed of white sugar. The sugar and large feminine body parts speak to African American woman working in the sugar cane fields. While we traditionally think of Sphinxes as ancient Egyptian half lion- half man sculptures, the Greek sphinx had the head of a woman. The exhibit also includes several smaller statues of young children covered with brown sugar who are carrying large baskets filled with more sugar. With its history, high windows, and location by the water, the building itself also contributes to the exhibit.