Fashion

A Postcard from the Coast

Outfit Details: Pucci Bikini Top and Bottoms, Ciao Lucia Shorts, Loeffler Randall Scarf (similar here), By Present Belt, Briony Raymond Earrings

Certain pieces just feel like they were made to be worn on vacation. Not because of where you are, but because of where they take you. A scarf print drops you somewhere along the coast. A sandal trimmed in sequins belongs to warm nights with nowhere practical to be. Patterned swim carries a whole afternoon with it, striped umbrellas, painted tiles, salt air. Even a digital camera in a bright color feels like a promise that there will be something worth capturing. That is the feeling behind this edit, pieces that make you want to book the trip, or at least take one in your head, each a little like a postcard from somewhere far away.

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Fashion

The New Proportions

Outfit Details: Laganini Top, Zimmermann Pants, Miu Miu Flats (similar here), Cordera Bag (sold out, similar here), Sherman Field Necklace

I love starting an outfit with shape. When the silhouette is the point of interest, the proportions do the talking before color even enters the conversation. A tailored peplum sharpens a bold balloon pant, its structure balancing the billow so the whole look reads polished rather than overly relaxed. Volume becomes the excitement itself, bringing an attitude that only gets better once you layer in color.

This is the proportion play I have found myself coming back to all summer: more swing, more shape, more room to breathe, while the outfit still feels put together. The reason it works is simple. One piece brings the movement, the other holds the line, and the result feels like a fresh pairing that happens to be temperature-friendly too. An outfit like this is really the whole idea behind polished maximalism, expressive and full of personality, but always intentional.

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Amazon Sundays: Summer Finds Under $50

This week’s Amazon Sunday is the last call for the little summer things, the fun, low-lift pieces you can throw in a bag for a long weekend or a last-minute trip before the season slips away. Nothing here asks for much of an investment. They just add a pop of color, a bit of joy, or the kind of pool day extra that makes an afternoon in the sun better.

There are crochet cover-up shorts and easy matching sets to pull on at the end of a long day outside, along with the pool accessories worth having on hand: a waterproof deck of playing cards, a to-go coupe for a poolside drink, and a pink and green float to drift the afternoon away on. And to capture it all, a fun reusable film camera for the last moments of the season. Browse the full edit below, and explore more in our JB Amazon Shop and Amazon Storefront, refreshed weekly.

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Where Pattern Meets Interior

OUTFIT DETAILS: Emporio Sirenuse Dress, Valentino Bag, Ancient Greek Sandals, Sherman Field Necklaces

One of my favorite things about the villa we stayed in in Mallorca is that I don’t think a single surface went unpatterned. There was print on the bench in the dressing room, on the canopy over the bed, in the linens, even on the tile I caught on the way to breakfast. One pattern handed you off to the next, and instead of feeling like too much, it felt exactly right. Print on print on print, and I have never felt calmer or more inspired.

That richness follows me straight into what I want to wear. A dress that could just as easily be upholstery, a tasseled hem that belongs on a pillow as much as a mini, a bag that picks up the color of a painted room. The line between fashion and interiors blurs in the best way here. Print, texture, fringe, embroidery, glass, and linen all start speaking the same language, and I want to answer in every one of them.