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Aera


If there’s one thing Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy and Bad Bunny would agree on, it’s that python print is a neutral. And thanks to Aera, the purveyor of high-quality vegan- and B Corp–certified footwear, it can also be carbon neutral. (I deserve either an award or jail time for that pun.) I’ve sung the praises of the Italian brand before, but its newest animal-print collection gets bonus points for comfort, thanks to its pillowy-soft, quilted footbed. ($630, aeranewyork.com) —Clara Molot

CARRY

Gucci


Congratulations, you survived winter. If that’s not grounds for a new handbag, then we don’t know what is. Let Gucci help. The new Softbit Small shoulder bag is a looser, less structured version of the house’s signature Horsebit bag. Hugging the shoulder, it tucks neatly under the arm and fastens with a magnetic closure. While diminutive in size, it’s roomy enough for a full-size wallet and perhaps even a small paperback. It comes in all sorts of colors, but why not go for a springy one, especially since the grainy, textured leather will deter smudges and stains? ($2,900; gucci.com) —Ashley Baker

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Valentino


It’s almost like he’s trying to bankrupt us. Alessandro Michele, the new creative director at Valentino, has unleashed his first collection for the house, and difficult choices must be made. A quilted floral Jacquard jacket? Yes. Fisherman’s sandals studded with pearls? Those, too. A fringed suede shoulder bag? Something’s got to give! But we’re starting right here with the Bowow Slingback Pumps, a 40s-style pump made of moiré fabric that adds some ladylike kitsch to the overly boring corpcore suits that we now feel silly for having bought (but that’s another story). A little Michele goes a very long way when it comes to boosting a look—and improving one’s mood. ($1,151; valentino.com) —Ashley Baker

VISIT

Nili Lotan x Alison Mosshart x She Is the Music


Alison Mosshart, the lead singer for the Kills and the Dead Weather, is also an accomplished painter. She brings her art to Nili Lotan’s men’s store in Tribeca with a solo exhibition running through April 17. Expect to see a mix of experimental pieces—some created from expired makeup. Additionally, Nili Lotan continues her support of women in music this month with a partnership with She Is the Music. In honor of International Women’s Month, she has created a limited-edition T-shirt, with 100 percent of the proceeds benefiting the nonprofit. The T-shirt will be available through the end of March. Art, fashion, and philanthropy? Yes, please. ($125, nililotan.com) —Jen Noyes

READ

Paradise Logic


Set in the Eden that is Gowanus, Brooklyn, this book follows 23-year-old Reality Kahn in her primordial mission to become the “greatest girlfriend of all time.” (She meets a greasy musician—who smokes crack—and a few other dodgy characters along the way.) A luscious, eccentric tale Sophie Kemp’s Paradise Logic sits somewhere between Basic Black with Pearls, by Helen Weinzweig, and what you might get if the late Tom Robbins had been a modern, delusional woman. Prepare to read it at a frenetic pace, because it’s just too good to put down. ($27.99, amazon.com) —Andie Blaine

EAT

Natoora


The story goes that, in December of 1999, Franco Fubini was at Citarella, the high-end New York grocery store, when he overheard a woman asking for peaches. Peaches in December. Fubini took this to heart and started his company, Natoora, in order to connect people to their food again. Twenty-five years later, operations across the U.S., U.K., France, Australia, and Denmark have made good on that mission, delivering boxes of the freshest produce from local farms around the world to customers’ doorsteps. Right now, that means Yorkshire forced rhubarb, ​white asparagus, ​baby artichokes, green garlic, and oro blanco grapefruit; next week, it’ll be a whole new selection. The farm boxes are relatively affordable—I find I spend less on them than I would at my local farmers’ market—and they encourage you to try foods you otherwise would never think to. I discovered pomelos this December. Unlike peaches, they were in season. (natoora.com) —Julia Vitale

Issue No. 298
March 29, 2025
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Issue No. 298
March 29, 2025