(1) Carven volcano skirt; (2) “Overthinking” via Pinterest; (3) Fiery Oscar de la Renta lace dress; (4) Untitled photograph by Tim Barber.

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Not sure why I’m drawn to the smoky and explosive this week. Let’s just say it’s a metaphor for how much I’m ready for the week to be over, and leave it at that.

On a side note, for those blog-readers who are interested, I have a poem up in this month’s Apercus Quarterly. Worrrrd.