Link Love, Vol. 57

Happy Friday, my friends! Today’s post is up a bit later than usual, but we have last night’s champagne-packed dinner to thank for that. (Find me on Snapchat for the *real* behind-the-scenes, there: search ‘coralsncognacs’!)

Peaks & Pits | July 24

Peak: It’s been a very good week — great SoulCycle classes, catching up with visitors in town, reacquainting with brands and former agency friends. Tough to highlight a peak this week, but I think I’ve finally found a photographer in Chicago. My sister does a lovely job, but she works full-time, and I imagine my asking her to take outfit photos regularly gets annoying. So, yay! Outfit posts will be returning on a more frequent, regular basis very soon. Thanks for being patient!

Pit: I still don’t have furniture. So, there’s that.

Anywho, still got desk and a place to sleep. What else does one need, really?

Before we get into this week’s links, a lot of you have started to ask me about my music. Here’s two links: One to Soundcloud and another to the Spotify playlist I use for SoulCycle inspiration/playlists. Would you like me to start curating playlists on each platform (for work, working out, etc)? If there’s enough interest, I’ll make more of an effort to do so.

Let’s get into it:

Shopping & Such

• The perfect pair of distressed denim (on sale).
• I’m definitely needing this off-the-shoulder striped top.
• … And so are these Stuart Weitzman boots. (Is it fall yet?)
• I just discovered Building Block handbags — an obsession has since been born.
• This weekend, Anthropologie is offering 20% off everything if you sign up for Anthro e-mails.
• Currently swooning over BaubleBar’s latest Frends collection — the Layla headphones are my favorite.
• J.Crew is 40% off sale items this weekend — and an extra 75% off final sale items! Use code SUMMERSALE.
• Um, wow! This 3.1 Phillip Lim Pashli is majorly marked down in Nordstrom’s Annual Sale (it will sell out fast, FYI).

Links I Loved

• Have you heard about Kate Spade’s expansion?
• ‘Tis the season! Here’s a few tips on organic grilling.
• Here’s a great read about letting go. Read this, you guys!
• Nine must-read books for breaking into the fashion industry.
• Four things you thought were true about effective time management.
• Hitha recapped the first year of her 30’s. This girl is seriously superwoman!

Outfit originally posted here

Trending on c+c

• Where to save/what to buy in the Nordstrom Annual Sale.
• All my friends are married — and I’m just building a big ass wardrobe.

Lastly, two quick things if you’re local to Chicago:

I’m teaching at both SoulCycle studios this weekend — Old Town and the LOOP! Saturday night, I’ll be at the Shedd Aquarium’s annual summer soiree. So excited! Tickets are still available here.

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