Iâm a huge fan of Garance Dore, a photographer, writer, illustrator and all-around incredible human being. (I have this print hanging in our house!) Recently, I read a blogpost of hers that resonated with me deeply. In her latest post about summer ending, she said, âI donât know why Iâm so obsessed with summer, and so freaked out about fall. Before, I loved the idea of autumn - wearing coats, drinking hot chocolate - but now, it sends chills up my spine.â
I stopped. I had never read something that articulated my exact feelings like this before and Iâm so so happy to know that Iâm not alone. Fall fashion? Give me all the YASSSSes. But cooler weather? Shorter days? Iâm gonna go with a hard pass on those. Because Iâm obsessed with summer too! The sun on my face, the long evenings eating al fresco at our favorite spots, the imaginary convertible rides I wish I were takingâĶnights like the one when I wore this outfit. Hanging with your best girl friends, drinking the yummiest champagne at a new store opening (welcome to Mosaic, Madewell!) and refusing to let go of summerâs final weeks.
Let me be straight with you - Iâm not saying goodbye until absolutely necessary. Thus, purchasing this white dress so late in the season. WHAT ARE YOU THINKING, JULIEN?! I donât know, ok?! All I know is that I donât want summer to end. Not yet. Not here. Not now. Maybe not ever.
On Julien: Dress, Ellery. Purse, Clare V. Cuff, Sophie Blake NY. Mules, J.Crew. Lipstick, Makeup Meltown x Claire Ashley in Anguilla (launching September 1!)