Design Darling

DESIGN DARLING BIRTHDAY SALE

Sister Parish serving platter // Hot hot hot matches // Make a wish matches

Stop and drink the rosé print // Nautical wine opener // Striped straws

Whistle while you work pencil set // Girly girl pencil set

Monogrammed business card holder (out of stock until September) // Bow stationery // Monogrammed pencil cup

Monogrammed sunglasses

Bow stationery

Bright blue Turkish towel

Turquoise tassel earrings

Monogrammed pencil cup // Periwinkle Le Pens // The best is yet to come print // Kate Spade notebooks in navy and pink

I'm excited to announce our biggest sale ever in the boutique! I turn 25 tomorrow and to celebrate everything on the site will be 25% off today through Monday. We only offer a handful of promotions each year so now is a great time to scoop up art prints, desktop accessories, or our best-selling turquoise tassel earrings. Use code BIRTHDAYBASH to shop now before your favorites sell out!

TURNING 25...

*stationery here

My birthday is on Saturday (stay tuned for our biggest sale ever in the boutique!) and I can't believe I'm turning 25. It feels like such a grown-up age! On the one hand, graduation hardly feels like it was three years ago; on the other, I have friends who are buying homes and getting engaged and talking about babies. Where does the time go?! I have no idea where I'll be at age 30 but if the next five years are anything like the last five (literally everything has changed!), I think there's plenty to be excited about.

Age is such a funny thing, isn't it? I know 25 isn't old per se but it's definitely a crossroads for my peer group. All anyone seems to talk about is how much longer they plan to live in New York, whether they're dating the person they're going to marry, what career changes they're contemplating... They're all very real decisions with serious long-term consequences. The big decisions we've made up until this point (where to go to college, which subject to major in, where to live after graduation) kind of pale in comparison. It's exhilarating and scary and fascinating at the same time.

I'm curious to know your thoughts on age and birthdays and growing up. How do you celebrate your birthday? How do you feel about your age? Are you where you thought you'd be? Are you excited about getting older? And the age-old (ha) question: where do you see yourself five years from now? This birthday girl is all ears. xx

WHITE FISHERMAN SWEATERS

one / two / three

All I want to do right now is shop. It happens every year: August rolls around and suddenly it's my birthday, New York Fashion Week is creeping up on us, retailers are rolling out their fall wares, and I. Cannot. Resist. But instead of buying everything in sight, I make a list of a few pieces I'd like to invest in each season. This fall? D'Orsay flats and lots of cozy sweaters, starting with a little white fisherman sweater. Wear it in August/September tied around your neck with white jeans or tucked into an A-line skirt, then layer it under a scarf or a blazer come October/November. Here are a few top picks:

Mango, $59

Urban Outfitters, $59

Marc by Marc Jacobs, $198