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19 October 2025 • Kimberly

jacquemus pablo drape top

I stopped by a Kilian launch party for their newest fragrance, Angels' Share On the Rocks—a flanker of the much beloved, booze-and-apple-pie gourmand Angels' Share. The original is overtly delicious, a sort of sweet seduction best wielded with shiny blowout. On the Rocks, however, is notably softer. ... Read More

Chateau Behavior

9 July 2025 • Kimberly

chateau marmont dinner tablescape

The tiny top, big pant uniform remains steadfast, even for a dinner at the Chateau Marmont. The trousers are on weekly rotation, but this particular Tiny Top™—a 90s or early aughts Victoria's Secret camisole cut with a slight cowl-neck and ties up in the back—is new. Ish. For a decade, it remained ... Read More

Peplums, A Recession Indicator

13 May 2025 • Kimberly

thelinebyk althea cream halter peplum top

I never quite got into the peplum in the 2010s, but give a woman a decade to digest the shape and eventually, she might open up to the idea of a new silhouette. There were a few reasons why I never participated in the trend—the main being that in my twenties, my style largely centered around the ... Read More

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