Happy Valentine’s Day! This week, I’m coming to you a little early since included below is my annual Valentine’s mix. Aptly, this week’s roundup is filled with things I, you guessed it, really, really, really like. So check it out, give the playlist a spin, hug someone you care about, and here’s to love.

Top 5 for 2/14/2020

1. ‘The North Face quest? Clothes that last forever’ via Fast Company
   There’s so much to appreciate about this story. The designer featured proposed sending the in-house team off to the garment rehabilitation facility to study what wear-and-tear was most prevalent, and then take that knowledge back to better inform design from the outset. Upper management not only supported the idea but put it into action, effectively creating small residencies for their design team to go and study the clothes after they’ve already seen some life — and challenged them to take these discarded items and find new uses for them in future collections or as patches for existing items.
   

2. This print from artist Louis Bicycle
   Newly hanging in my home, this encapsulates my attitude.
   

3. Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl).
   Girls everywhere deserve the chance to be themselves, free from expectations and ideologies about what they are capable of. For these girls, that meant picking up a skateboard. This now-Oscar winning documentary explores what happens when someone sees their horizons expand infinitely, beyond both circumstance and culture, toward a future where they can be in control.
   

4. This wiggle candelabra
   Because my design sensibilities sit somewhere between Versailles and Dr. Seuss.
   

5. And lastly, Love in 20/20 Vision, available both on Apple Music and Spotify. 💕