Category: Très Chic
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In undergraduate lecture halls, office hours carried an anxious reputation of a frantic attempt to negotiate a grade or turn a B+ into an A-minus before the semester closed. Graduate school dismantled that misconception for me. I realized office hours were never about transactional grades; they were designed for trajectory calibration. The structure of office…
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With this month’s back-to-school theme, I wanted to put myself in a slightly uncomfortable position. Not because school itself is uncomfortable, but because learning is. I wanted to relearn things, challenge my limits, and expand my worldview—a constant undercurrent in how I navigate life. I decided to relearn tennis. Equipped with a $40 Target racket…
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Every September arrives with the same atmospheric indecision. Imagine crisp morning air, dry leaves underfoot, and unexpectedly warm afternoons. Standing in front of the wardrobe, I find myself caught in seasonal friction. How do I dress for this weather? Does this knitwear still work, or is it hopelessly “last year”? Does everything I know about personal…
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As delicate as the late-blooming windflower, September arrives with a distinct emotional baseline: nostalgia. Whether it was just a few months ago or a decade past, we all carry that familiar back-to-school pulse. All the crisp poplin button-downs, breaking in stiff loafers, and feeling that unfiltered excitement to reunite with our circle. As adults, that optimism…
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On a random Monday evening in July, I walked into a wet pottery studio wearing a crisp, relaxed blue button-down and denim. It was an outfit that quietly betrayed my internal arrogance. Having watched dozens of social media videos of artisans effortlessly spinning raw clay into museum-worthy symmetry, I made a bold assumption: I’m going to…
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Today, I urge you to look at your hard-earned money in a completely different light. You have likely read a hundred books and articles preaching the sacred gospel of saving money. Let’s be fair: building an emergency fund covering three months of living expenses is a brilliant, non-negotiable move. That is defensive baseline intelligence. But…
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This August demands a strategy of navigating a calendar of high-stakes social commitments while fiercely protecting the space for a deliberate and much needed reset. I curated this month’s lookbook to anchor that exact tension. From the high-energy networking at the US Open and the refined ease of summer garden parties, to the minimalist luxury…
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It’s the second month of the year already? I said I was going to hit the gym everyday and read 30 pages every night.Thank God for February because I can try again this month. February is the perfect time to start fresh with Lunar New Year! You have so many to look forward to especially…
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If I’m investing in quality clothes, it automatically makes me an investor. Buying clothes from a store is like buying stocks from your bank. Just like your stock portfolio—you don’t want to just invest in AAA stocks. You know it will pay off to take some risks. For fashion, I believe that having a capsule…
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BUY NOW! SHOP MORE! I will- But not now. I, like other people in New York City, am always rushing to get somewhere. I love being fashionably late to something without ever questioning why. When I took a step back I saw a common theme in life- with fashion, my finances, media and just about…