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Color of Summer: Putty

UPDATE! This suit is back and available here. Y’all. Putty. It’s not white, it’s not gray*, it’s the best summer color ever. White is so … white. Putty is super fresh, less prissy, and all around utilitarian and sexy. So. This suit set is from Elizabeth & Clarke’s summer suiting box. It’s available here, and…

Weighing in on Equal Pay Day

I missed Equal Pay Day last week because it was a different important day for me to discuss, but let’s hit it up now. Top of mind all the time and all. First: Then, check it: theskimm.com’s Guide to Equal Pay. And finally:

Pepperita & Sweet, Sweet Texas Tea

When a bottle of this arrives on your doorstep, you thank the blogging gods: Treaty Oak Rum When you bring a bottle of this back to Aspen to enjoy a little taste of Texas, you get nostalgic for 100-degree days. Only for a moment. Graham’s Texas Tea. My favorite sweet tea vodka yet–it actually tastes…

Now, a Diatribe on White Pants*

*And other fashiony things I need to get off my chest It’s really hot in Austin, I know. A “cold front” came through tonight and we all got excited because it dropped to 80, but by the time I’m walking around downtown at noon tomorrow, it’ll be 1,956 degrees again and I’ll be sweating through…

No more phonebooks, hooray!

I was just having this conversation with a friend yesterday: Him: “What’s up with phone books? They’re stupid, they go straight from my doorstep to my recycling bin. I wish they’d stop sending them to me.” Me: “I used mine to hold up my bed frame for awhile … but I agree. No one uses…

LOVIN’ LANAI!!

The new bar opened last night, and I LOVE it!! It’s pretty awesome–rooftop, open sides, retractable glass roof, stone and water decor everywhere … and of course, the best bartenders in Austin! (A good friend is the GM, and he brought the best of the best with him from stints at Brown Bar and Prague)…

Moonshine Brunch

So I’ve been talking about Moonshine’s brunch for over a month now, and finally went yesterday. It was awesome! We arrived around noon (the brunch runs 10-2:30), and they told us the wait would be about 45 minutes to an hour for a table of 5. We snagged spots at the bar and were seated…