EDITOR’S NOTE Happy Sunday. It’s still balmy in New York, but did that stop me from buying my first vintage sweater of the season? Nope. So if anyone knows a spell to make cold weather come sooner, send it my way. Until then, I’ll… Debate whether to add a new purse to my collection, thanks to pony hair — the undeniably sophisticated texture that instantly elevates shoes, coats, bags, and just about anything else. Horse girls, take note. Whip up a batch of brownies using Ina Garten’s secret ingredient. I can personally attest that you can even add it to the boxed stuff, and everyone will think you made them from scratch. I won’t tell if you don’t. Take the guesswork out of getting dressed for fall with these no-shopping-required outfit formulas. No. 2 is everything I want to wear to the farmer’s market the second it gets a little chillier. Test-drive new-to-me color combos, after discovering this shockingly spot-on trick for taking fashion inspo from some of the least likely fruits. BRB, cosplaying as a fig. Ease into closed-toe shoe season with these podiatrist-approved tips, because this 30-something’s daily-step count isn’t getting any lower. Did you know your feet can get bigger as you age? I, for one, did not.
— Julia Reinstein / Writer, Culture & Leisure / Brooklyn, NY | 
