Max

A couple changes on this happy Friday morning! I've been busy behind the scenes on a little bit of a redesign, and what you see now is Part One of the overall overhaul. Full disclosure: it's made me more stressed than I ever thought it would. 12:04 has become a part of me, and thanks to people who visit and read, It's been a more important part of my life.

I often get asked, "What is the story behind the little dog and the bow tie?"

Well, that little dog was my actual dog, Max. He was a gentleman, I loved him, and passed away a couple years ago. As an icon, and in real life, Max has always been a white dog, but recently began exploring the possibilities of an inverted color scheme. So I ask you, my readers, whom I also love, if you have any opinions on which way is best I'd love to hear them in the comments. Does it matter?

The Quiet, Chloé Resort

Neon Preparatory School

Zara embellished collar shirt (similar in black), Eddie Borgo cone earrings, Anthropologie gold-rim aviators, CC Skye Mercy bracelet (similar here), Anthropolgie pleated neon skirt (similar here) 

I'm a sucker for buttoned-up shirts. Fact. I have about a dozen of them and am no stranger to buttoning them up all the way to the tippy top — almost like it was mandatory, say a uniform of sorts. I'm not sure why, since I'm pretty sure they'd look equally fantastic with a little room to breathe. I'm just not one to show much skin, I guess, and find an equal sexiness is the conservative. There's just something about the way a buttoned-up outfit can look almost subversively proper that suits my personality. Especially when there's a stud or two to be noticed — on the shirt, the ears, and the wrist.

Brooklyn Decker in Giambattista Valli, Neat.

The Face: Caroline Corinth