“Are you Going to Write about it…?”

Zara sweater (similar)
Mavi jeans (c/o)
Le Chateau sandals (c/o) (similar)
Sezane handbag
& Other Stories sunglasses
Muru Jewelry Tanit necklace (c/o)
Muru Jewelry Crescent Moon necklace (c/o)
Delphine Pariente ring (similar)
Old Navy earrings (c/o Ivanhoe Cambridge)
Location: Saint-Boniface Cathedral – Winnipeg, Manitoba

Topher often asks me that, when I share something with him that frustrates or baffles me. “Are you going to write about that?” I wanted to share an example of the most recent conversation we had that lead to that question. But the truth is, I don’t remember it. In the clickbait age, it’s easy to stumble upon dozens of news items that annoy or disappoint you in a single day – and to forget about them just as quickly.

While I love that I can write openly and honestly about serious topics, the fact is, this is still a fashion blog. I started it, way back in 2010, in a moment when I felt particularly inspired by a lot of different things in the fashion world – the return of floral leggings, the introduction of monthly subscription services for everything from jewellery to nail polish and, admittedly, ever single handbag design by Marc Jacobs. That’s what I intended to use this space to write about. And for a long time, is exactly what I did.

Evidently, my range of subject matter has widened since then. I’ve covered everything from heartbeat bills to the aftermath of 9-11 to my own experiences with sexual harassment. One of these days, I will have to get around to addressing how desperately misinformed people who feel “tired” of feminism really are, people who think that women having some rights means we can just stop talking about equal rights, women who are ready to settle the cause for us because they themselves happily accept making 76 cents for every dollar a man earns for the same work – after all, women can have jobs now, isn’t that really enough?

But today is not that day. The truth is, sometimes I still just want to write about something fun and fashion-related, because fashion really was my first love. (Shoes, specifically.) Like how I spent what felt like a year searching for one perfect coin necklace to start what I ultimately envisioned as a layering collection. The coin necklace trend was in the early stages at that time. But I loved it already. The combination of vintage inspiration with a slightly bohemian look suggestive of a wonderful holiday souvenir ticked all the boxes of things I want in a piece of jewellery. It seemed to take forever. I scoured the internet to no avail. Day after day, week after week. But I eventually came upon a tiny one coin necklace at & Other Stories in Washington, DC.

After waiting so long to find that one necklace, the universe of coin necklaces seemed to somehow open up for me. I found a Matisse-inspired version from Wolf Circus at a local boutique. And then stumbled upon all the coin necklaces from Elizabeth Lyn Jewelry while searching for a St. Christopher medallion. In Paris, & Other Stories yielded another coin necklace that was more like what I envisioned in the early days of my search last year. My collection, it seemed, felt near complete. Particularly after the addition of a small C necklace from the last Phoebe Philo for Celine collection. With different chains, I could layer to my heart’s content.

And then I received an email from Muru Jewelry. I will be the first to admit that as someone who is perceived to be influential, I am inundated with emails from brands. Most of them are generically formulated, asking me to write about products I’ve never heard of and would no doubt never purchase, or even be aware of, in my normal life. The email from Muru Jewelry was different. And more importantly, their products stood out because they were exactly what I was looking for when I started my search for coin necklaces. I wish I’d known about the brand two years ago. But, better late than never.

To say I am obsessed with my two necklaces from Muru is an understatement. The Tanit necklace, in particular, is exactly what I hoped to find when I first envisioned my coin necklace collection. It is what I wish I could have found at an outdoor market in Florence last year. Or stumbled upon at a market stall in Athens in 2017. Now that I have it, my collection really does feel complete. Although that isn’t to say I won’t stumble upon another perfect coin necklace that I need to have in my life. It’s happened before…