Happy Wednesday! It's time for our weekly installment of new arrivals. In case you're unfamiliar, every week, I search high and low to find the best in designer and fast-fashion pieces—all of which just hit stores—so that you can be the first of your friends to wear them. After all, if you're going to buy something, why not beat everyone else to it?With spring finally in full swing and summer so close I can taste it, it seems like every time I get around to checking my favorite shopping si...

When it comes to summer trends, none draw my attention quite like cool crochet. While in recent years, the handicraft had become increasingly synonymous with a certain granny aesthetic, for the past few seasons, we’ve seen a resurgence in the ’60s and ’70s trends on the runways, which brought the colorful, retro fabric back into the limelight. Undoubtedly, crochet has been gaining popularity among the fashion set, with free-spirited pieces spotted all over Instagram. In my eyes, cr...

I scroll through shopping sites on a regular basis as I’m doing market research for my stories. And today, I wanted to share with you some of the key pieces that caught my eye recently. Specifically, I thought I’d provide an edit of three stores I pull from on the regular that I think might be favorites of yours as well. I’m talking about Madewell, Free People, and Nordstrom.This trio often stands out because of the wide array of products stocked at each of them. There’s more or less ...

Exciting news, readers: Staud is having another one of its epic (and rare) online sample sales. Because we care, we're filling you in on how to get early access so that you can get the goods before they inevitably sell out when the sale launches to the general public on Monday. Starting today (as in April 24 at 9:00 a.m. PST), you can access the sale here, using the code SAMPLESALEVIP.I was lucky enough to get a sneak peek at the sale and I can confirm that it's filled with fun items and basic...