y’all, my summer travel was beyond insane. like even for me- a base-level insane person. but due to all of this time on the road, i have picked up on some v.v. good things! like globally great.

next step, world peace! ok, enough of my nonsense.

my tens of things for this sweet little almost fall, still kinda hot, but sweata weatha loading.

1. let’s just start on a very random note! i spend so much time on the dental health aisle, it was only a matter of time before i purchased a more travel-friendly electric toothbrush. i’m obsessed with my oral-b 6000, and have discovered that my mouth health plummets when i travel without it. however, the cords, the charger, the baggage! this sleek philips one with its slim case and rechargeable battery to the rescue. it was downright dreamy to use on recent trips to ireland, nyc, chs and nashville x3.
2. speaking of ireland, why didn’t anyone tell me about freaking brown thomas?? it is a department store that harkens back to the glory days of shopping, but with totally 2023 fashions at early aughts prices. talk about a time travel. we visited the grafton street location in dublin and did a liberty of london-esque divide and conquer. my sister and i would regroup after about 30 minutes apart and strategize- american ambassadors to the irish lolz. my great, great buy was this sequined jonathan simkhai miniskirt that was 95 euro (and still $300-600 stateside). i wore for my birthday and showed these gen z-ers how a true 2000s queen does it!
3. i have a real problem with leaving shit in memphis when it’s supposed to be on the road with me to nashville for work. 45 minutes into a 6 am drive- “motherfucker! my suit for tomorrow’s meeting is literally still hanging on my bedroom door!” for once in my life, i packed light, so my only options were a boilersuit or a zesty orange crop top/miniskirt set. mother.fucker. i rolled into green hills mall on two wheels and left with the most fabulous sweater dress in of-the-moment cherry red. it has a looser fit than i’m used to wearing, but it looked incredibly chic and unfussy, despite the saturated color with my chanel slingbacks and a smattering of gold necklaces. like the massage gift card, my loss was my win!
4. re: #1, i’m obsessed with dental hygiene post-invisalign in 2020. i brush, floss and rinse every single day, and can notice within 24 hrs when i skip a step. like the electric toothbrush, traveling with mouthwash is a fucking hassle. enter these single-use mouthwash packets (i’m so so sorry to the planet!) from amazon. they are a game-changer in helping me maintain my routine without calling guest services and begging for mouthwash that they inevitably never ever have.
5. to buy a cardigan in 118 degree arizona heat is utter nonsense. but not when said cardigan is a subtly sparkling gold gem by rails, priced at $60. i have worn this baby with everything and in cities across the globe. it is a perfect weight and cut that works equally well as a shirt as it does as a third piece. it’s undefeated with a miniskirt and is gliding right into fall with me. stay golden, ponyboy!
6. i recently dipped my toe back into regular yoga, and it has quickly become a major life uplevel. my favorite studio in memphis dropped a dirt-cheap drop-in rate, so i got a handful. i’m back on the mat, baby, and sweating too much and not bending like i used to and carrying extra lbs. but i am mentally and physically stronger than i was at my yoga peak, so, i just keep coming back and letting that yoga high carry me to the next pose.
7. i can’t even speak to the horrifying passport case i took to london in july. my sister was flabbergasted that i would be so boldly ugly american— emphasis on ugly. thankfully for me, my local favorite, stovall collection, carries a fabulous selection of totally reasonable and chic passport cases that can be personalized within 7-9 days. i went with wealthy wedgewood blue to offset the trashball hot pink i previously owned. a tonal monogram nearly took it to “flying private.”
8. while not super popular with the man in my life—  “where’s your muumuu?”— my new nightgown in the sweetest white, Irish lace is a favorite Dublin purchase. it is so innocent, but still sheer enough to be Mimi-levels of sexy. it has only been bedside as of yet, but come proper fall, I will be wearing it a-la Prada with some see through bottoms and my Armie’s leather jacket. 
9. v.v. random item alert part II— I was traveling, and of course needed some beauty item, so popped into a DGX, which is apparently a couture dollar store. well color me converted, because I stumbled on two fabulous makeup workhorses by the house brand. the first is an actually durable eyebrow pencil that adds color with just a few wrist flicks. the second (and most shocking) is a highly blendable concealer/contour stick that I have used nonstop for the past two weeks!
10. as I did with my perfect tweed Chanel slingbacks, I am saving the best and priciest for last! who in the world knew that I really really needed a teeny, tiny LV Speedy that doubles as a crossbody? well, apparently the Universe did, because I cleared customs with my new little babydoll, a Speedy 20 dubbed Shiobhan Vuitton! the moment I imagined my grandmother purchasing her Speedy 30 so many years ago in anticipation of the daughters/granddaughters who would proudly pile it with their goods was enough for me to barrel full speed ahead. Shivvy is classic in shape, irreverent in size, and I am impressed with myself for having about 40 years of vision in one swift moment.

what are YOU buying for early fall? tell me, tell me. xx

**images above from instagram, Vogue, eric stefanski art, my rails cardi, irish nightie and cherry red dress + Shivvy Vuitton