Top Five — February 14th, 2020
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
‘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.This print from artist Louis Bicycle
Newly hanging in my home, this encapsulates my attitude.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.This wiggle candelabra
Because my design sensibilities sit somewhere between Versailles and Dr. Seuss.And lastly, Love in 20/20 Vision, available both on Apple Music and Spotify. 💕
Top Five — February 7th, 2020
Two days late, but zero bucks short. Here’s this week-ish’s roundup.
Top 5 for 2/7/2020
Bon Appetit’s Chicken and Rice Meatballs
These were delicious and easy to double for a crowd — good to have on hand for your next group hang.‘Raising a person in a culture full of types’
It’s perhaps incalculable — the way that social media has changed our culture. But this article acutely touches upon the how our digital landscape creates a kind of performance behavior that feeds off of facade, not identity. If we are categorized by type and perform accordingly, who are we, really?‘People, I’ve Been Sad’ - Christine and the Queens
French synth pop angst? Oui, merci beaucoup.Fashion week is upon us, and I’m smitten with Christopher John Rogers’ latest. The silhouettes are huge, the colors are bright, the drama is palpable.
‘The Man Behind Mister Rogers, Away From The Neighborhood Of Make-Believe’
Fred Rogers has been the subject of many articles, a recent documentary, and the film starring Tom Hanks. I’m not sure what about Fred Rogers rings so true with people these days — it could be the simplicity and heart of his message, or seeing how the generation of ‘Mr. Rogers’ was a challenge, one that Fred embarked on sincerely and history now remembers fondly. For whatever reason, I found these portraits to be particularly joyful and mark not only the legacy of the entertainer but also the man behind the make-believe.