Outfits & Interiors. And turning a year older.

A gift for my birthday.

Today is my 28th birthday, which honestly feels wild to write out. I still feel like the little girl standing in line at Office Depot, before her first day of sixth grade, grabbing school supplies, wishing she were a grown-up already. I wanted to be a grown-up so bad. Mostly, because I just didn’t want to go to school anymore. I often reflect upon that exact memory of standing in that checkout line and all the things I was dreaming up in my little twelve-year-old brain; Thinking about who I would be once I had reached this desired “grown-up” version of myself. I had this idea that once I became an adult I would somehow be a confident and fearless version of myself. I do really wish that is how it worked. Unfortunately, it is not.

I often feel like that little twelve-year-old Molly standing in the checkout line, with that intoxicating and anxiety-filled smell of new school supplies surrounding me. Even now, I can perfectly recall the smell of a fresh new plastic pencil pouch. If you know, you know. I feel like that version of myself on days when I am scared or unsure about life. I want to make her proud by becoming a more confident and more fearless version she dreamt up at Office Depot.

Now that I am 28, I have officially entered into my late twenties. With this new era, there is a familiar anxiety that is fueled by societal pressures of who I should be and what I should have achieved at this point in my life. And yet, I also feel like a more well-rounded version of myself. I am processing through issues that used to keep me on a loop. I know myself more intimately.

It is hard to sum up and reflect on 28 years of life in a few paragraphs, but I am grateful to share posts like these with like-minded people who hold a similar point of view. It feels special to have that. I know my twelve-year-old self would be proud.

I hope you enjoy this new birthday batch of “Outfits & Interiors” – thank you for being here.

Interior Details: Paris home of designer Dominique Kieffer Outfit Details: Brown dress by Belle the Label, Skirt by Sea NY (similar ones here & here), Shoes by Social-Work, Bag by Chora Store, Bow by Jennifer Behr

Interior Details: part of Jacqueline Sullivan’s Tribeca Gallery installation more here Outfit Details: Bra by Smith Bowen Sunglasses by Lexxola, Skirt by: Helmut Lang, Shoes by Everlane (in black colorway)

Interior Details: designer Stephanie Barba Mendoza Outfit Details: Top is by ShuShu Tong and unfortunately is no longer sold, Boxers from Target, Bag by: Gucci, Shoes by: Social-Work, Sunglasses by: Delarge

Interior details: art & antiques gallerist Éric Touchaleaume’s Galerie 54 in Paris’s 16th Arrondissement, originally designed by Robert Mallet-Stevens. Outfit details: Top by ShuShu Tong, Skirt by: Danz NY, Socks by Yuhan Wang, Shoes by: Shushu Tong (blue colorway)

Interior Details: Home of Alex Eagle Outfit Details: Jacket is vintage, Pants by: Brooke Callahan, Shoes by: ShuShu Tong (black colorway)

Interior Details: Styled by Galerie Was Outfit Details: Shorts by: Musier Paris, Top old Open Product, Hat by: Ofr, Shoes by: Eytys (black colorway), Socks by: Le Bon Shoppe

*shoutout to my friend Sheyda for editing my chaotic writing. You’re a real one for that*