Some Underwear, Some Weekend Bags
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This roundup of things we liked this week originally appeared in the August 1, 2024 edition of theSecret Strategistnewsletter, a weekly email where we share the stuff our staff — plus a rotating cast of writers, design-world people, and various others with very good taste — would otherwise keep to themselves. If you want to get our picks straight to your inbox each week, sign uphere.
Kicking off with some spaces we’ve seen and loved recently. (1) The relatively newCharlap Hyman & Herrero–designed Batsheva shop. They spray-painted aThonet tableandcoat standbright red! (2)Pieter Estersohn’s kitchen. Prouve wall cabinet above all-steel appliances! (3) A suite at Le Grand Hôtel Cayré designed by curator Gilbert Kann, which hasthis lampand MORE IMPORTANTLY, one of these UNREALPierre Sala Spirale chairs. We can’t find any forsalebut are now on the lookout. —Katy Schneider and Simone Kitchens
This Week’s List
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* We’ve become aware of the loveliest littleweekend bags, from this Florentine shopMagarchivio. (But also still fans of this Tough Travelerduffel, which our former editor Louis Cheslawtoldus about years ago. Love the orange and lime green.)
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* Daphne Javitch ofDoing Wellused to have this great lingerie basics line called TEN — really comfy but actually good-lookingbrasand underwear — but it’s sadly no longer. The other day when a friend brought it up (“Have you ever discovered another underwear brand like TEN? Why is underwear such a letdown!! Or a million dollars?”), we decided to ask Daphne herself what underwear she likes. “I actually get asked about thisa lot,” she wrote back. “I really liked Arq undies for sleeping in, but they closed. The closest I have found to TEN that’s not a million dollars is Monoprix or Marks + Spencers. I like theribbed ones from Monoprixand theplain white cotton underwear from M+S. I also really like Calida brand, especially this stylehereandhere. SometimesHanrodelivers. Whenever I travel, I hit flea markets for cotton undies at affordable prices. And I always visit the granny shops with nightgowns and underpants. Good luck to all!”
Editor’s note: Monoprix lists all prices in euros, so the price shown is an approximate conversion to U.S. dollars.
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* More underwear, on-sale Baserangehere,here, andhere.
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* Deborah Needleman is now selling Amish basketsonline. Or rather, Deborah NeedlemansoldAmish baskets online — this batch seems to have gone seconds after she posted it! The pink quilt she used as a backdrop for these is really appealing. A few more pink quilts we found:1950s twin-size rose gingham quiltfor $37; pink-and-blackgingham kanthafor $61;magenta kantha, also $61; blueberry-adornedtoddler quiltfor $100; lightweightpink-checked quiltfor $45.
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* We do like thePlasticana water shoebut still think the $7aqua sockis probably sufficient since it’s now August. And our features-writer friend Madeline Leung Coleman introduced us to theseweirdos— hiking water shoes. We like these too!
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* AShaggy Dog–like sweateron sale.
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