issue #80: how to dress like a brooklyn mom, spring edition

or fake spring, at least

I’m writing this from my favorite local cafe. Sitting on their front porch. Absolutely destroying my eyes as I write, because I both need to be here on my computer getting this done and because I require, in this moment, full sun. It’s not every day we get it, and I am not one to waste an opportunity to soak it in.

In front of me is a parade of Brooklyn moms. Some with strollers, some with newborns strapped to their chest. Some just leaving drop off, heading to the office. Some running late for drop off, heading to the gym. All of them exuding something that I can’t quite put my finger on. But whatever it is, it always seems to manifest in their style.

Is it because they just don’t care all that much and can pull off one of those “effortless” looks that actually isn’t so effortless, but to them may be? Is it because they’re confident, feeling successful at work and at home? Is it because they already have a perfectly curated wardrobe so can look great even on the busiest of days? Is it…