SUNDAY BITES 021
Bookstore chic, coveted collabs, flushable wipe revelations, navigating the terrifying thrill of learning-to-read, and the naked dress that's currently living rent-free in my mind
Hello hello...reporting live from another chaotic Saturday. Adam’s off to SF, leaving me solo parenting all weekend (yay?), but honestly—it's weirdly manageable? Happy he’s getting a break, though I love how work trips now count as "breaks" around here. Anyway, he totally deserves a few days of not being relentlessly needed. He’ll return to my insanity refreshed and grateful—win-win! Ps: my final words to him before taking off..
Had the loveliest chat at Zibby's Bookstore on Thursday—so fab to spot a few of your gorgeous faces there! Honestly, nothing better than my worlds colliding: my ex-grad-school Tamil wife, the brilliant Gertrude Lyons , and all of you in one place. Kind of magic, actually. Missed it? No drama—you can catch my chat with Dr. Gertrude HERE.
Speaking of... I wore my new Marie Oliver set and—full disclosure—it absolutely crushed. Was aiming for that "respectable literary type, but make it fashion" vibe, and dare I say, nailed it. Particularly with my new St. Agni belt (current obsession; fully blame-worthy
Popped by Tania Sarin’s lush new home collab with Anastasio—can confirm, it's as annoyingly perfect IRL as it looks on your feed. Rare to find a collab that doesn't feel forced or filtered, but this one's genuinely very her (+ very covetable). Go drool over the full thing HERE.
We have officially entered the learning-to-read phase in this household (petrified). Gotta say, I’ve been a longtime Lovevery stan—obsessed with their intentional, zero-frills et beautifully design approach—and their reading course is genuinely impressive. Atlas is fully hooked, convinced it’s the best game ever invented, and frankly, I'm just counting down the days until he's reading solo and I can finally stop narrating princess stories on loop
Réalisation Par just dropped a collab with Frankies Bikinis and—oh my god—it’s too good. Honestly, unclear who I think I am, but this went straight into my cart, this suit is under serious consideration, and if I’d already had my tummy tuck, you'd better believe I'd be strutting around in this one.
Coterie just blessed flushable wipes, and the fact that this qualifies as headline news in my household says absolutely everything about the state of affairs chez moi. Glamour is clearly thriving.
Shop the Saks Sale Rack with me
The ultimate white top that'll effortlessly get you from brunch to dinner, fancy footwork you didn't know you needed, a dreamy 1930s-inspired dress for under $120 (you're welcome), a baking dish set so chic I might actually bake something,the perfect black blazer to end all black blazers—and, plot twist, a Dyson (which, let's be real, is never on sale).
MANGO x SUPRIYA LELE
I know I've been Mango-obsessed lately, but honestly, can you blame me? This collab is serving everything I didn't even know I needed: a naked dress, a micro belt moment, see-through shoes that somehow go with everything, and an XL bag to stuff all my hopes and dreams into.
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Besos,
Victoria
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That text thread kills me ahahahaha
I've been purging my apartment but now I think I need that gold spoon! Fewer but better things! Gorg!