Weather Vain: Prague, Czech Republic - 50 With Scattered Clouds
The perfect get-up to say, “Dobrý den, Praha!” —erica
Clockwise from top left:
+ A Cut25 leather jacket that will look at home at the Museum of Czech Cubism.
+ A stack of Iosselliani rings—jazzy enough for dinner at Coda.
+ Vic Italy boots that are ready for a moonlit stroll across the Charles Bridge.
+ A wispy M.Patmos scarf—to keep you warm if a pivo or four doesn’t cut it.
+ A Collina Strada tote, with room for a Czech crystal souvenir.
+ A Joseph cream dress, suited to roaming castles.
+ Collette Ishiyama earrings as slick as the design at Lokal.
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Katie Kime’s Grand Tour of the Coolest Spots in Austin
The North Carolina native takes over the Live Music Capital of the World. That is, Austin, Texas.
The sweet-as-pie furniture and accessories designer Katie Kime lists “doing Austin” as one of her main interests. Here she gives us a run-down of the city’s six best spots. —olivia seely
“The Austin City Limits music festival has always done tapings of artists and bands in Austin at a place called ACL Live. Recently, when the W Hotel was built in downtown Austin, they built an extension, which is the ACL Live Moody Theater. So literally, where I’m sitting in this photo next to the Willie Nelson statue is where they hold unbelievable tapings and performances.”
“Clark’s is an oyster bar. Down to the smallest details, they’ve done the most amazing job of giving it this Southern, prepster flair. Everything from the busboys in rugby shirts to the waiters in boat shoes with handkerchiefs coming out of their back pockets is an ode to where I grew up in North Carolina.”
“Hijo is there newest venture from the people behind a really cool store in Austin is called JM Dry Goods. It’s built in a greenhouse, and the owners are a married couple with amazing taste. The guy makes hand-made leather bags stamped with anchors—an icon I love so much I have one tattooed on my wrist—that are to die for. They curate amazing collections, and I’m always inspired in any of their spaces.”
“So basically every cool thing in Austin has hotelier Liz Lambert’s signature on it. Jo’s is where I go to do work about three days a week just to get out of my office.”
“Hotel San Jose is my go-to place for drinks and my first recommendation for where to stay if you’re an out-of-towner. This is also one of Liz Lambert’s many gifts to Austin. There’s nothing she does that I’m not crazy about. She’s a bit of a legend in my mind, and I have more than a bit of a crush on her.”
“I love Moscow Mules, and the best one in Austin is at Contigo. It’s also the best outdoor-eating space you can find!”
Photographs by Kelsey Shaw.
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Weather Vain: Nashville, Tennessee - 77 and Partly Cloudy
God, what a ridiculously gorgeous day in Music City. Here’s what to wear if you’re lucky enough to be bopping (boot-scooting?) around town. —erica
Clockwise from top left:
+ Madison Harding wedges that would go equally well with jeans from the local hotspot Imogene + Willie.
+ A Rebecca Taylor dress that could hang onstage at the Ryman.
+ Sunglasses from Kate Spade Saturday—beautiful-weather, hang-outside essentials.
+ A IIIBeCa bag the color or a buttery biscuit (with or without the gravy)
+ A Delfina Delettrez ring as hot as a reservation at The Catbird Seat.
+ Earrings—from Vanessa Mooney—ready for a late night at Tootsies.
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Hortense Bonneau’s All-Time Fave Spots in Paris
Where to get a good éclair…and some really spectacular baby clothes.
Although Hortense Bonneau of Hortense Jewelry is a seasoned West Coaster—she hopscotched from San Fran to Santa Monica before finally settling in L.A.—she spent the first three decades of her life in the City of Light. Here, take a tour of the Parisian places Hortense makes a point to visit when she goes back home. —alisha prakash
Dalloyau
“The first thing I have to eat when I go back is a good éclair au café and a religieuse au café—both with coffee inside, not chocolate. I like to buy them at Dalloyau founded in 1682 near the garden Le Luxembourg. I buy my favorite pastries and go to the garden. French pastries are just a dream.”
(2 Place Edmond Rostand)
Bonton
“Bonton is a gorgeous store for kids. It’s quite expensive, but the clothes and toys are so amazing that, just for the inspiration, it feels good to visit.”
(Multiple locations)
Mariage Frères
“Here, you can find wonderful teas. The place is so old and magical. There’s a store downstairs where I buy my teas, and upstairs, there’s a Salon de Thé, where you can sit and enjoy tea with the most amazing pastries.”
(30 Rue du Bourg Tibourg)
K. Jacques
“They have amazing sandals in the Marais area. You can often find a mini selection of K. Jacques sandals in L.A.—but only the flat ones, and K. Jacques offers heels as well!”
(16 Rue Pavée)
Le Bon Marché
“I like to go to Le Bon Marché because you can find a lot of the famous brands in one store. It’s like the equivalent of Barneys.”
(24 Rue de Sèvres)
Diptyque
“I also love going to the candle store Diptyque. The one in Paris is the oldest one—I think it’s the first one that opened. The store is so authentic and beautiful.”
(34 Boulevard Saint Germain)
Le Café de Flore
“Summer in Paris is just the best, especially in August when everybody is gone for vacation. I like to sit outside and have a drink around 7 p.m. I like all the cafes in Le Marais or Saint Germain, like Le Café de Flore. It’s kind of cliché, but it’s an old café where all the writers and singers in Paris used to—and still—go.”
(172 Boulevard Saint-Germain)
Le Petit Cambodge
“The Asian restaurant Le Petit Cambodge—my husband and I used to live right next to it, so we were there all the time. On weekends, they have a line on the street that’s crazy.”
(20 Rue Alibert)
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Weather Vain: Miami, Florida - 84 With a Chance of Thunderstorms
Party in the city where the heat is on…or where it’s pouring down rain. EITHER WAY. Here’s what to wear in Mee-ah-mee on a day like today. (Keely! We miss you! Come back!) —erica
Clockwise from top left:
+ A Loeffler Randall clutch, as fun as drinks at The Freehand.
+ The sort of so-easy Raquel Allegra dress that’s happy to live in a suitcase.
+ A Rag & Bone hat, protecting your hair from any T-storming—or, if the clouds part, the sun along the Wynwood Art Walk.
+ Rain sandals! Brought to you by Melissa.
+ Take this clunky-cool Jennifer Fisher bracelet to Joe’s Stone Crab or Yardbird, and don’t worry about getting messy.
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The Insider: Jake Siegal
Jake Siegal is kind of like the Sam to our Clarissa. Or, as he might put it, the spicy bacon to our homemade caramel corn. As the founder of Samplrs and now maestro of food at Fancy, he’s an expert in deliciousness—particularly the type of small-batch goodness that arrives in your mailbox in a bee-utiful package. He also, by the by, gives really good email. Now’s your chance to get to know him—just hope you’re not hungry. —carlye wisel
Q: What unexpected blog can you not live without?
A: I visit the Guy Fieri Dish Generator on Eater at least once a week.
Q: What gadgets or apps are you all about right now?
A: Two phone apps I’m really liking are Timehop and days.am. Days.am is a cool new way to share the highlights of your day, and Timehop reminds you where you were and what you were doing exactly one (or two or three) years ago. It’s a perfect vehicle through which to force some daily introspection.
Q: What’s the last thing you saw that really amazed you?
A: Light Asylum live at Steel Drums. They’re incredible!
Q: You’re into snowboarding, huh?
A: Snowboarding is my favorite activity in the world. I am happiest on a snowboard. Luckily the trees have been good to me, and I’ve kept pretty safe. I sprained both my knees when I was 14, and I fractured my sternum this past weekend visiting my brother in Utah for my birthday. Worth it!
Q: Are you okay? Your sternum?!
A: I’m good! I’m mobile and medicated.
Q: Do you own any Of a Kind editions?
A: Yeah! I have my Maxx & Unicorn Indigo Bi-Fold Wallet on me everyday, my sister got Jesse Kamm’s Beachcomber Sweatshirt as a grad present, and I wish I hadn’t missed out on the Topo Designs Kind Backpack.
Q: What’s the worst thing you’ve ever worn?
A: It’s a tie between a caricature tee of me and with a drum made at a bar mitzvah and a pair of Aztec-pattern fleece shorts that were once my dad’s. I wore the shorts to some Columbia bar where my friend Tiffany was DJing, and the bouncer wouldn’t even let me in!
Q: What would you consider to be your perfect day of New York eating?
A: Breakfast at Russ & Daughters, lunch in Flushing at Lao Cheng Du and dinner at City Grit. It’s pop-up, supper-club-type event run by Sarah Simmons, whose background is mainly in Southern cooking. She also invites the most interesting up-and-coming chefs from around the world to tell their story and showcase their culinary talent through City Grit. It’s a huge treat for everyone involved.
Q: Road trip! You’re heading to upstate New York. What snacks are you packing?
A: King’s County Korean BBQ Beef Jerky, Ovenly Maple Thyme Pecans, Blue Diamond Wasabi & Soy Sauce Almonds, and Brooklyn Hard Candy.
Q: What’s the most embarrassing thing on your bookshelf?
A: It’s a tie between this CD case and a book I bought called Curation Nation.
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Weather Vain: Los Angeles, California - 72 and Partly Cloudy
Tomorrow, I head to L.A. (to meet Claire, who’s already there!). Here’s what I’d be jonesing to wear if I was coast-swapping a day earlier. —erica
Clockwise from top left:
+ A Blk Denim leather jacket that’s just wishing, hoping, praying for warm weather.
+ Hoops! Brought to you by K/LLER and ready for a day of shopping on Melrose, West Third, or Sunset.
+ An Eayrslee wallet that proves you aren’t scared of those sunny, Cali hues.
+ A just-nautical Whit dress—take it out for some peel-and-eat shrimp at Son of a Gun.
+ The kind of House of Harlow shades that dot the pages of Us Weekly.
+ Cool girl, I-live-in-Laurel-Canyon shoes (boots? sandals? both?) from LD Tuttle.
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The 3 Very (Very!) Best Places in Portland, According to Caesy Oney
Try not to be jelly that they’re all crazy-convenient for the Draught Dry Goods designer.
If you happen to be skulking around Northeast Portland, you just might catch a glimpse of the Draught Dry Goods main man, Caesy Oney. All his favorite haunts happen to be within walking distance of both his studio and his apartment—but they’re all worth a trip if you aren’t quite as lucky. —jackie varriano
Nong’s Khao Man Gai
“This is hands-down my favorite lunch in Portland. There’s a food cart downtown proper, but I generally visit the spot in lower SE, as I can walk there from the workshop. Their Khao Man Gai, commonly known as ‘paper chicken,’ is a really simple dish of broiled chicken and rice, and their house-made sauce is a garlic-ginger-chili combo that is mind-blowing.”
(609 SE Ankeny St., Suite B, khaomangai.com)
Club 21
“This is my neighborhood dive—standard bar fare and stiff drinks. Lots of shit on the walls. Great neon sign out back that is from a long-forgotten steak house.”
(2035 NE Glisan St.)
See See Motor Coffee Co.
“This is the coffee-slash-motorcycle shop that is run by my friends. It has delicious coffee and snacks—and of course tons of motorcycles and motorcycle things. They are also really active in the community and have events and parties often. A true Portland treasure.”
(1642 NE Sandy Blvd.; seeseemotorcycles.com)
Caesy’s made-in-OR edition is here! You don’t want to miss his made-by-hand iPhone wallet.
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Weather Vain: Las Vegas, Nevada - 77 and Partly Cloudy
It’s always a hot one in Vegas, right? Today’s no exception. And while there are more and more places to hit off the strip, this is not the town for classic neutrals. Here, a party in a suitcase. —erica
Clockwise from top left:
+ The sort of Kain dress that can go big—barMASA? Hyde Bellagio?—if you want to.
+ Jenni Kayne flats fit for exploring the CityCinter’s crazy art collection…or strolling the up-and-coming downtown scene.
+ A Clover Canyon jacket that can compete with the neon AND the desert chill.
+ You need a lucky charm at the blackjack table, right? This Alyssa Norton bracelet will do it.
+ Lizzie Fortunato earrings are ready for the whole pool cabana-to-drinks outfit change.
+ A little Acne wallet, for the things that can’t be paid for in poker chips.
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Noah Guy Shares the Best Places to Bike to in All of San Fran
The spots you’ve gotta hit on a pair of wheels.
For Noah Guy, traveling through the streets of San Fransisco on his custom eighties bicycle—American-made, just like his bags for Joshu+Vela—is oh-so-much better than driving his truck. And that’s only partially because of his bike’s rad graphics. For Noah, an ideal trip starts out in the Mission and ends up at the coast—with the stops below on the way. —carrie neill
Adobe Bookshop
“I’d start out at Adobe Books at the corner of 16th and Valencia. It’s an independent bookstore, a sort of San Fran institution, and it’s struggling to stay alive. It shows a more relaxed side of the city—they have punk concerts, poetry readings, and art shows in the back. It’s kind of a relic of the pre-money age.”
(3166 16th St.)
The Wiggle to the Conservatory of Flowers
“Then I’d take the Wiggle—SF’s mile-long, zigzagging bike route—into Golden Gate Park, and check out the Conservatory of Flowers. They’ve recently painted bike lines and bike symbols on the roads. It seems like there are more bikers in San Francisco per capita than anywhere else.”
(Conservatory: 100 John F. Kennedy Dr.; conservatoryofflowers.org)
Happy Bakery to de Young Museum
“At Happy Bakery, just south of the park at 24th and Irving, you can get the best vegetarian steamed rice buns. I’d grab a couple of those and then head to the de Young museum, which is a really interesting building. I saw the Vivienne Westwood exhibit there a few years ago. It was cool to look at the things she was doing right out of art school, when she was just making things with her buddies, and to think that years later, those pieces ended up in a museum.”
(Bakery: 2253 Irving St.; Museum: 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr.; deyoung.famsf.org)
Trouble Coffee Company to Ocean Beach
“After that, I’d head out to Ocean Beach, stopping for some cinnamon toast from Trouble Coffee. The surf at the beach is a bit rough, so the surfers there are really good. It’s a very relaxing place—a real stress-reliever.”
(Coffee: 4033 Judah St.; troublecoffee.com)
Score Noah’s adventure-ready edition: A sturdy, so-cool denim weekender.
