dress: aritzia + babaton // flats: dolce vita
Introducing my favorite LBD, the Babaton, "Bennett" dress - 100% silky goodness. When I lived in Vancouver, every 20 something year old girl I passed on the street seemed to be adorned in Aritzia - TNA leggings, that perfect olive jacket we all know so well, and Rachel Comey ankle boots. If I could afford it, it'd be my goto place for drapey basics and silk items too, but I'll mostly be window shopping here for like, ever.
On another note, I received Junot Diaz's "Drown" short stories yesterday for my birthday - so perfect! The short stories focus on his early life as a Dominican Republic immigrant in the suburbs of New Jersey and explore issues related to identity, community, and race. Titles include, "How to Date a Browngirl, Blackgirl, Whitegirl, or Halfie" and "Edison, New Jersey", where I lived for a year!! Ok technically it was Highland Park/New Brunswick, but whatever. Yay for central Jersey. If any of you are interested, Diaz has a bunch of appearances coming up soon (mostly East Coast - some in the PNW), more info can be found here. Contributor Carla will also be focusing on more book reviews in her future posts so be sure to check in with us for those!
On another note, I received Junot Diaz's "Drown" short stories yesterday for my birthday - so perfect! The short stories focus on his early life as a Dominican Republic immigrant in the suburbs of New Jersey and explore issues related to identity, community, and race. Titles include, "How to Date a Browngirl, Blackgirl, Whitegirl, or Halfie" and "Edison, New Jersey", where I lived for a year!! Ok technically it was Highland Park/New Brunswick, but whatever. Yay for central Jersey. If any of you are interested, Diaz has a bunch of appearances coming up soon (mostly East Coast - some in the PNW), more info can be found here. Contributor Carla will also be focusing on more book reviews in her future posts so be sure to check in with us for those!
