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Darlin Tops: What I'd Actually Wear Today

Darlin Tops: What I'd Actually Wear Today

Darlin is the California label Ava Plasmyer started with her sister Jena, with western references and custom prints built around comfort. I like how little it asks you to dress like a cowgirl while still borrowing the best parts.

Croc-Effect Bags Under $450

Croc-Effect Bags Under $450

Embossed leather, fifteen ways

Brixton Hats: The Styles Worth Knowing

Brixton Hats: The Styles Worth Knowing

Brixton is the hat label three friends started in an Oceanside garage in 2004, with a surf, skate and music streak. I like its caps and brims because they ask for nothing more than jeans and an ordinary day.

Banbe Sunglasses: How to Choose the Right Pair

Banbe Sunglasses: How to Choose the Right Pair

Banbé is an Australian sunglasses label from Susannah Khouzame, with familiar shapes in warm tortoise, gold and smoke. I like frames that finish an outfit quietly, and these do.

8 Other Reasons Jewelry & Bags: Best Buys Right Now

8 Other Reasons Jewelry & Bags: Best Buys Right Now

8 Other Reasons is the jewelry and handbag label Charles Lichaa started in Australia and now leads from Los Angeles, with a playful, after-dark streak. I like accessories with a little attitude, and this edit gathers the ones I would wear most.

Understated Leather Jackets: How to Find Your Favorite

Understated Leather Jackets: How to Find Your Favorite

Understated Leather is the Austin label Jennifer Kassell started in 2014 by customizing secondhand leather and denim jackets. I like it because the western details feel like a person's taste, never a costume.

Where to Sell Designer Bags: Fast Offer, Consignment or Trade-In

Where to Sell Designer Bags: Fast Offer, Consignment or Trade-In

Where to sell designer bags compares instant offers, consignment and trade-in credit, using pre-owned Louis Vuitton, Hermès, Goyard and Dior bags as the examples. I would pick the route by how fast I need the money and how patient I can be.

Wallets for Women: From a Manhattan Loft to Your Coat Pocket

Wallets for Women: From a Manhattan Loft to Your Coat Pocket

This guide to wallets for women covers zip-arounds, bifolds, card cases, wristlets and wallets in color. I started with the closure, since it decides how a wallet lives in a bag all year.

The Great Knitwear: Cardigans with a Point of View

The Great Knitwear: Cardigans with a Point of View

The Great is the Los Angeles label Emily Current and Meritt Elliott started in 2015, all collegiate sweats, lodge knits and western details. I love how lived-in it looks, and this edit is the cardigans, coats and little extras I would start with.

Sunnylife Beach Accessories: Ready for Summer

Sunnylife Beach Accessories: Ready for Summer

Sunnylife is the Sydney beach label that turned Australian summer into chairs, floats and bags with a sense of humor. I like it for a day outside that has a plan, and a game, built into it.

Suki Waterhouse Height, and What She Wore

Suki Waterhouse Height, and What She Wore

Everything worth knowing about Suki Waterhouse Height, and What She Wore is below, starting with the part that changes what you buy. Check where the waist seam sits on the model against your own proportions.

Shopping Large Lightweight Suitcase: Editors' Picks

Shopping Large Lightweight Suitcase: Editors' Picks

These are the Large Lightweight Suitcase picks worth your time, chosen on construction rather than on how often they appear online. Leather darkens where your hand sits, which is not damage; it is the bag settling.

Shopping Exotic Leather Handbags: Editors' Picks

Shopping Exotic Leather Handbags: Editors' Picks

These are the Exotic Leather Handbags picks worth your time, chosen on construction rather than on how often they appear online. Leather darkens where your hand sits, which is not damage; it is the bag settling.

petit moments Jewelry: Where to Begin Shopping

petit moments Jewelry: Where to Begin Shopping

petit moments is the Los Angeles jewelry and accessories label that Alexandria Rosa and Regan Lowe started as a side hustle, and it is wonderfully playful. I like it for the one small thing that changes a plain outfit.

Navy Bags Worth The Money?

Navy Bags Worth The Money?

Whether a navy bag is worth the money depends on two or three things rather than one. I break down what the price pays for, from everyday carries to evening styles.

Melissa Joy Manning Jewelry: Recycled Gold and Sculptural Design

Melissa Joy Manning Jewelry: Recycled Gold and Sculptural Design

Melissa Joy Manning jewelry pairs sculptural design with recycled metals and hand-finished details, tracing the label's artful roots in silversmithing.

Luxury Handbags for Women: A Buying Guide

Luxury Handbags for Women: A Buying Guide

Buying Luxury Handbags for Women comes down to a few checks you can do from the product page. Everything else is preference.

Luxury Gifts under $200 for Her: Editors' Picks

Luxury Gifts under $200 for Her: Editors' Picks

These are the Luxury Gifts under $200 for Her picks worth your time, chosen on construction rather than on how often they appear online. The shoulder seam should sit on the bone, not past it.

LSPACE Swimwear and Beach Bags: Where to Start

LSPACE Swimwear and Beach Bags: Where to Start

LSPACE is the Costa Mesa swim label that started with reversible triangle bikinis and a real obsession with fit. I like it for the bright coastal mood and the clothes that carry you from the water to dinner.

Loren Stewart Jewelry: Gold Safety Pins, Chains and Rings

Loren Stewart Jewelry: Gold Safety Pins, Chains and Rings

Loren Stewart started in 2009 when Rachel Loren began melting down her own vintage gold jewelry to make pieces she could not find anywhere else, later joined by sisters Satya and Annah Stewart. The label built its identity on that idea of transformation, turning safety pins, ID tags, and utilitarian hardware into fine gold and gemstone pieces. Everything is still handmade by small teams of artisans in downtown Los Angeles and a family factory in Italy rather than mass produced.

LELET NY Hair Accessories: What I'd Actually Wear

LELET NY Hair Accessories: What I'd Actually Wear

LELET NY is the New York label that grew from one hair accessory Sara Bieler Sasson made for her daughter. I love how much architecture she packs into a clip, a chain bandana and a pair of earrings.

Le Specs Sunglasses: Frames Worth Knowing

Le Specs Sunglasses: Frames Worth Knowing

Le Specs is the Australian sunglasses label that started as a cosmetics company's side project in 1979 and came back with a sense of humor. I like frames with a point of view, and this edit is for the ones that make a plain white shirt look decided.

Lack of Color Hats: What to Know Before You Buy

Lack of Color Hats: What to Know Before You Buy

Lack of Color is the Australian hat label that grew out of a stash of vintage hats and never lost the habit of playing with them. I think a good brim changes an outfit more than almost anything else, and this is the edit for that.

How Tall is Suki Waterhouse?

How Tall is Suki Waterhouse?

The short answer on How Tall is Suki Waterhouse is below, and the honest version is that it depends on two or three things rather than one. Brand size labels are not standardised, so the measurements in centimetres are the only comparable number.