{"id":18123,"date":"2024-07-12T20:22:39","date_gmt":"2024-07-13T03:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/?p=18123"},"modified":"2024-07-19T11:11:07","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T18:11:07","slug":"five-things-7-12-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/five-things-7-12-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Things (7.12.24)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18126\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/five-things-7-12-24\/elevator-bottega-veneta-small-jodie-hobo-bag\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/elevator-bottega-veneta-small-jodie-hobo-bag.jpg?fit=1600%2C2000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,2000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_1551.jpg?fit=819%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18152\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_1551.jpg?resize=840%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"bottega veneta cherry vanity case with strap great gatsby broadway playbill\" width=\"840\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_1551.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_1551.jpg?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_1551.jpg?resize=819%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 819w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_1551.jpg?resize=1229%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1229w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_1551.jpg?resize=600%2C750&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">1. <a href=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/nyc-skyline-where-dreams-are-made\/\">New York is perfect<\/a> even as its stickiest, sweatiest, stenchiest self in the height of summer. Admittedly, quick trips foster romanticization but every return has me nostalgic for the city&#8217;s energy. It&#8217;s incomparable.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">2. There was a point in time when I questioned choosing the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3WrF88k\">small Bottega Veneta Jodie<\/a> over the teen, but after two years this is <em>the<\/em> bag to do everything in. Spacious (without being ludicrously capacious), resilient, and goes with everything. City-approved and definitely commuter-friendly.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">3. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.guggenheim.org\/exhibition\/jenny-holzer\">Jenny Holzer exhibit at the Guggenheim<\/a> was breathtaking. Poetry is protest\u2014and the right words are worth a thousand more.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">4. If you&#8217;re petite (I&#8217;m just under 5&#8242; 3&#8243;, for reference), Levi&#8217;s 501 90&#8217;s (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssense.com\/en-us\/women?q=501%2090%27s%20Jeans%20Levi%27s\">best prices are on SSENSE right now<\/a>, at time of publication!) are the perfect pair of jeans. There are some size inconsistencies\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3SbTyXK\">lighter washes<\/a> feel roomier, <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3LuXqPW\">deeper denim<\/a> are tighter with less give\u2014yet even so: stay true to size for a classic 501 look you don&#8217;t have to tailor, or go up one size for a super relaxed, low-slung baggy fit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">5. To be honest, I didn&#8217;t care for\u00a0<em>The Great Gatsby<\/em> in any of its forms but when previews started making their way onto my FYP, I had a feeling <a href=\"https:\/\/broadwaygatsby.com\/\">the Broadway show<\/a> would be extraordinary. And my god, was it: the talent is staggering and the songwriting is emotional. It&#8217;s spectacular\u2014worth weaving through Friday night crowds and getting soaked in a flash storm for.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">.\u00a0 \u00a0.\u00a0 \u00a0.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">xx<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">A <em>SENSIBLE <\/em>EDIT<\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"shopthepost-widget\" data-widget-id=\"5214894\">\r\n                <script type=\"text\/javascript\" language=\"javascript\">\r\n                    !function(d,s,id){\r\n                        var e, p = \/^http:\/.test(d.location) ? 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