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I was doing some online browsing under the guise of Christmas shopping last week and noticed one of my all time favorite pairs of denim are getting another run. The Moussy Luna Straight Flare jeans have been a wardrobe staple of mine since I bought them and I still get questions about them when I wear them. I’m sounding the alarm for those folks: the jeans are back in stock!

I’ve talked in the past about my love of Japanese brand Moussy’s jeans. The washes are beautiful and the denim is durable, usually without any stretch at all. Some people like stretch in their denim, but I am not in this camp. The stretch in stretch denim gives out eventually  and they sag and no longer hold you in tightly. I have a pair of jeans from the 1940s that I wear all the time, and they’re not at all fragile or worn-out. Stiff denim holds you tightly and molds to the contours of your body with time and wear.

I went to the Moussy boutique in Soho two years ago and found my dream jeans: The Moussy Luna Straight Flare. The high-rise hugs my midsection comfortably and the slight flare in the leg looks great with about every kind of shoe I own. I’ve posted many looks wearing these jeans, below are a few example of me in my Moussy Luna flares. They’ve served me well since the day I bought them and work well with my daily uniform of sweatshirts and western boots. Here is a word to the wise: Japanese denim tends to be sized for a more petite market. I went one size up in these jeans, and I’m 5″6. My sister is 5″9 and goes up two sizes in Moussy.

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I’m sure I am not alone when I say that during the past few months, my sleepwear has taken an unprecedented priority in my wardrobe. Moving as I do these days, from my bed to my home studio to the kitchen and back again, I rarely find the need to change out of my nightgowns (which now all show the wear of their route in the form of cooking splatters and paint smudges). I wanted sleepwear that didn’t feel like it had become part of quarantine drudgery, and perhaps offered a momentary fantasy of life far away from the pandemic and my bedroom.

Enter Campo Collection.Designed by Sao Paulo-born Cinthia Boni Cordioli, this new ethically sourced and produced sleepwear collection seems to have struck at the right time and with the right note. The designs give nod to the Victorian but also manage to also conjure notes of Georgia O’Keefe and 70’s Yves Saint Laurent muse Loulou de la Falaise. It’s sleepwear with fashion girl bait written all over it, and if the Vogue shoutouts are anything to go by, it seems to be working.

This is sleepwear that goes beyond the bedroom, and with it’s generous shapes and romantic detailing, you can see that Campo Collection would easily fit into wardrobe of women who are fans of designers like Cecile Bahnsen and the Row.  Given Cinthia’s time working for fashion houses like Marc Jacobs and Giorgio Armani, her style instincts should come as no surprise. But How did Cinthia intuit this fashion sleepwear moment?  I had the pleasure of chatting with Cinthia to discuss the vision she created for Campo Collection, what goes into an slow-fashion brand, and the challenges and prescience of starting a sleepwear line in a pandemic.

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Hey guys! This is a really weird and bad time. There is no sense of normalcy or safety right now and the news is relentlessly heartbreaking and stressful, not to mention inescapable. I don’t think people were built to sustain this kind of prolonged stress. I am particularly sad today because Texas officials have decided it’s fine to start reopening businesses, even though yesterday was the highest day on record for COVID-19 deaths. It’s hard to not just a have full-blown mental breakdown over this, to be perfectly honest. I have been trying to ground myself with calming activities so I don’t lose my mind.

Easier said than done, right? We’ve got to find the small things that keep us sane right now. One thing that quiets my mind when I feel panic creeping in is to scroll through eBay mindlessly. I don’t have to buy anything, and I am not buying anything right now so as not to overwhelm our already strained postal service (though I suppose many retailers are offering a “ship later” option but who knows when that will be?). The endless scrolling and mindless appraisal of fashion listings is enough for me. Online window shopping expands my imagination, and since I am not shopping for myself, I find myself pretending to shop for other people. It’s like fashion fantasy football for me, and it’s been a nice distraction.

I often wonder why celebrity style in general is so dull when they have access to all the best clothes in the world. Jennifer Aniston is a perfect imaginary person for me to shop for because she kind of encapsulates the sartorial blandness that celebrities fall victim to when stylists get involved. This is unjust! I think Jennifer is very stylish all on her own. You can’t log on to Instagram without seeing 90s nostalgia accounts sharing photos of Rachel’s outfits on Friends, or sharing Jennifer’s iconic 00’s candid outfits with Brad. It’s time she reclaim her rightful throne to style. Jennifer has a great Lauren Hutton kind of thing going on, what with her tomboy-ish off-duty style and healthy California girl looks. She has a natural coolness that really shines with the right style choices. She is an insanely gorgeous and wealthy woman who is 51 years old with gorgeous hair, legs, arms, and a perfect jaw-line. She of all people should be having more fun with her clothes.

Am I nuts for playing this game? Maybe, but look, it’s fun to pretend I can shop with Jennifer Aniston’s budget, and frankly I’m a Jen stan and would love nothing more than to see her in some cute looks. Pour yourself a glass of wine, turn off the news, log on to Net-a-Porter and Moda Operandi, and announce to no one in particular that “You are here to shop for Jennifer!!”

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