6 Gems! vol. 25: Secret searches and more

my version of a mid-week love letter

Have I mentioned that I am grateful you’re here? This Wednesday feature is meant to show and not tell that. Quickly. Like a truffle. So let’s get to it.

Real person in the Stripe and Stare bra. I’m in a small. I should have gotten the medium. My boob popped out. NBD, I tossed it back in.

1. The Remake Fashion Accountability Report. Sustainability is confusing.

   Robyn T. Davies
   sent this my way, and I found it clarifying. An answer.

2. Stripe and Stare bra. They reached out, and I was curious because Skims was a Remake Accountability culprit, and Stripe and Stare is a b corp promising they are “made from trees.” Here’s the bra I picked. I think it would look great with a blackless dress; there’s no clasp, and yet it won’t slip like a bandeau. The straps are adjustable; if you have a small body, bigger boobs, size to your boobs and shorten the straps.

3. Men’s bags: The other day I went into Fendi to check out the new Peekaboo Soft. (Research, I tell you!) I heard was lighter than the original, among other things. But the men’s version of the Peekaboo (not new) got my attention. It’s called the X-lite and it’s MUCH lighter. The latest in a series of men’s bag ahas. These bags are often not shown to women as options, and frequently are lighter, less hardware-y, and CHEAPER. Also, if you’re buying detachable straps, the men’s versions are longer. When searching used, too, don’t refine your search to women’s. (Saint Laurent, Bottega both have interesting men’s options.)