The Club Manaco has been under renovation for a while with a little popup shop around the corner. It just reopened and…. oh my goodness… it is perfection. I mean, serious perfection. I’m truly ready to move right in. The clothes are, of course, amazing, but the store itself is simply to die for.
While in Boston, I bought that white dress in the bottom left corner. I cannot wait to have my winter white moment!!
The coolest part about the store is that it has little pop up shops within the retail space. There’s a space for the Strand (aka there are BOOKS EVERYWHERE), a flower shop, and a soon-to-open coffee shop. Needless to say, it’s basically my heaven. Clothes, flowers, coffee, and books. It doesn’t get much better than that.
Oh yes… I’d love to move in.
I love Club Monaco clothes, but sometimes they’re hit or miss on the sizing for me. The dresses and sweaters fit me much better than the pants/skirts. Which is just fine for me considering I can’t get enough of the sweaters and dresses… Some of my favorite looks by scrolling through the widget below:
OMG I'm so excited! I was just in the 5th Ave. store today and fell in love with several tops. Now I'm so psyched to visit this new flagship (and maybe buy some of the stuff I resisted today :). So cool that The Strand is in there, and a coffee shop too? Amazing. Can't wait to go, thanks for the heads up.
So pretty, I'm so jealous you get to live in NYC with so much great shopping/food/activity! I guess I'll settle for internet shopping and reading your blog of course.
This and yap 🤍 Don’t forget to create holiday magic for yourself too! I can’t tell you how nice it was to do some gingerbread decorating without having to follow a three year old’s vision (or fight the sugar battle)! It’s fun to do it with kids, too, but sometimes you just need coffee, baked goods, and little bit of kid-free catch up time with your mom friends! Thank you for hosting @blueskyehouse!!
I wrote down a list of things I wanted to do for fun in 2024. I crossed off exactly zero of them (having a baby will do that to ya) and my only hope of accomplishing one would be to host a cookie exchange! I wanted to SO bad but I was also feeling exhausted after a long year (losing a dog, having a baby, running a business, etc.) and I didn’t know if I had hosting a party in me. I sent out the invitations and told myself I’d figure it out. There was no going back! It was SO FUN though and I will be doing this again. I feel like so much of the holidays as a mom is spent making the magic for kids. It’s Santa meet and greets, Christmas shopping, holiday pageants…. And then seeing Santa again (and again and again). THIS party was for us! 🥂
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📚 None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell: A psychological thriller with unreliable narrators that kept me guessing the whole way through.
📚 Such a Bad Influence by Olivia Muenter: Part mystery, part family drama—flawed characters, a gripping storyline, and a chef’s kiss ending.
📚 All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker: A masterpiece of storytelling that starts as a serial killer mystery and evolves into something much bigger.
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Holding on for dear life this December ❤️ I have had SO MANY conversations this week with my friends near and far and we are *all* struggling. I have to say, just knowing it’s not just me feeling the pressure of “end of year-holiday magic- cold/flu/stomach bug season-darkest days of the year,” has made it a little easier to handle. Don’t forget to take care of yourself, too 😮💨 (Telling myself this because I could use the reminder too!)
If I hadn’t already mailed our Christmas cards*, I would be ordering a reprint because this first photo is IT. ⭐️💂🏻♀️
*Actually only half because for some reason, I didn’t order enough? Our list must have grown over the past year or I just underestimated how many people were on it! I had to order more so the second half will be going out later whoops!!
OMG I'm so excited! I was just in the 5th Ave. store today and fell in love with several tops. Now I'm so psyched to visit this new flagship (and maybe buy some of the stuff I resisted today :). So cool that The Strand is in there, and a coffee shop too? Amazing. Can't wait to go, thanks for the heads up.
best latest outfit for the winter season.. all man woman outfits are cozy warm i will defiantly purchased this soon… http://www.apparelnbags.com/devon-n-jones/index.htm
This is so exciting! I love Club Monaco 🙂
Hunter
http://www.preponabudget.com
I thought you got me at "Club Monaco" but now that you mentioned BOOKS, I must be there immediately.
Your Friend, Jess
So pretty, I'm so jealous you get to live in NYC with so much great shopping/food/activity! I guess I'll settle for internet shopping and reading your blog of course.
Katie
http://casually-obsessed.blogspot.com
Love that long white sweater dress, it would be a great piece for the upcoming holidays!
-Alex
http://www.monstermisa.blogspot.com/
I love the mantle display!
xx
Breckenridge Clare
http://www.whimofthesouth.com
Wow that looks like heaven on earth, so stunning!
http://njcdesigns.blogspot.co.uk/
Nice meeting you yesterday! Glad you and Mackenzie enjoyed the store! 🙂
I walked by this Club Monaco the other day, glad to know it's open at last! I adore Club Monaco too and that white dress is perfection.
-Irina
(www.missirina.com)
That store looks amazing! I love the fireplace, I am sure it is all just perfection!
Lauren,
http://www.atouchofsoutherngrace.com/
The clothes are great but I love those gold books! Hello design inspo!
xo, K
http://www.BKCsquared.com
love those coats!
daughterofasonofasailor.blogspot.com
Can you do a "How I would Style My Winter White Dress" post? I just got one from H&M and would love to see your take on it!
Looks amazing!