Diane Birch - Stand Under My Love

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Getting through heartbreak and disappointment is just, you know, exhausting. It takes everything out of you and sometimes you don't want to talk about it because you just want to file everything away in the past so you can keep going. So you can move on to someone who will fully accept you.

I will say that it was the middle of Summer when everything unfolded. And the only thing that brought me peace was walking around late at night, under the stars, listening to Diane Birch sing Bluebell, a rejected track from her first album, Bible Belt.

Her voice has this magical quality, with fullness and clarity unlike anyone I've heard. You could say it came from her upbringing in the gospel, but I also believe it came from learning to make peace with her own losses in life.

Anyway, her latest album is also the first one to be released under her own name and I'm beyond happy to hype it. 'Nous' debuted last week on Bandcamp and is available on iTunes pre-order.

Timo Weiland - Designer Spotlight

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SHOP: Timo Weiland // SOURCE: Vogue 

SHOP: Timo Weiland // SOURCE: Vogue 

You may have noticed that runway fashion tends to push in a lot of extreme directions. But not everyone wants to be the punk rock Parisian princess, or look like an amorphous asexual art-deco blob, or be draped head to toe in feathers. In fact I'd say—and I know I'm getting out of line here with the other editors—that women want clothes they can actually wear and still look likeably human.

Trumaker Taylor Belt

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SHOP: Trumaker

SHOP: Trumaker

I love a full-grain leather belt with a matte frame buckle, I really do.

But I'll be the first to admit that I don't know what makes Belgian leather so special.

Maybe they feed their cows waffles and Stella Artois with all those sweet EU agricultural subsidies they get.

Hermès - Spring 2016

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There's a reason why Hermès occupies a special place in the fashion world. It's one of the few labels that truly understands the meaning of the word elegance.

Sarah Mower over at Vogue has a terrific write-up of their latest collection. She's right though, it's hard to explain their work in English without sounding like a bit of a stiff.

The Art Spirit - Robert Henri

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"...the goal is not making art. It is living a life. Those who live their lives will leave the stuff that is really art. Art is a result. It is the trace of those who have led their lives."

I love this book. It reminds me to be honest about what I find is beautiful in this world and how I should never be afraid to show that in my work.