THE MOST TREASURED ITEM IN YOUR CLOSET

Whether you’re a regular reader or an occasional visitor, Wear You Are Now is a place for you- my fellow kindred spirits who believe that fashion plays an integral role in making memories. And if you’re picking up what I’m putting down…

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I AM A…

What do you want to be when you grow up? Throughout our lives, we’re asked this question time and time again. When we’re little, our answers tend to be born out of our wildest imaginations. A baseball player, an astronaut, or a princess…

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HINDSIGHT IN 2020

Hello, old friends. It’s a new year; it’s a new decade; and there’s oh so much I want to tell you. I kicked off 2019 declaring my word of the year- a word to use as a guiding factor in my personal…

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YAY OR NAY? CLOTHING SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES

It finally happened. I gave this whole “clothing rental” thing a try. Other than a one-item/one-time foray into Rent-the-Runway, this was my first real go at it. I know, I know- I might be the last one to arrive at…

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Fashion

FRINGE BENEFITS

It doesn’t matter how old I get- talking about fashion with my friends is always going to be something I do. When I was in high school, it was all about getting ready together- i.e. schlepping all of my “going out tops” over to a friend’s house and trading clothes so we each could have something new to wear that day. For the record, all of this effort was so we could look cute while sitting in someone else’s basement. Hilarious.In college, it was checking in to see who was wearing what out that night…

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Food, Travel

BEANTOWN’S 5 BEST COFFEE SPOTS

One of my favorite things about exploring a new city is trying out new coffee shops. There’s no better way to get a handle on the local scene or to enjoy some prime people watching, if you ask me. In truth, my love for coffee is big and bold and strong (much like how I prefer my brews) and I make it a rule to apply this philosophy on all of my travels.For those of you who don’t know me personally, I officially moved to Boston over two years ago (time flies!) and my love for this…

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Fashion

GET IN LINES

CONFESSION: I could wear a striped shirt every day for two weeks straight (CORRECTION: I probably have) and not run out of options or need to do laundry. No, I’m not moonlighting as Where’s Waldo. And yes, I know you’ve been told they’re super unflattering unless you’re a 6 foot tall Parisian woman riding around town on a bicyclette. But I say, “C’est Faux!” Stripes are my jam. And always have been. It would be the understatement of the century to say that I haven’t gone through my fair share of awkward…

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Lifestyle

GOOD VIBES ONLY

Let’s talk about presence. Being in the now. Embracing where (or wear) you are. Existing in the part of space within one’s immediate vicinity (shout-out to Webster for that one). A big part of the philosophy behind Wear You Are Now, is to learn to have an open-armed approach to life (more on that: here). To virtually bear hug where you are at the moment- how you dress, how you eat, how how travel and how you live- and to celebrate it. In keeping with that philosophy, presence is everything.In my opinion, part of learning…

over-the-rainbow
Fashion

OVER THE RAINBOW

I can pretty much pinpoint the moment that my love affair with gingham began. It was 1995, and I had spent the majority of that summer transcribing the entire Wizard of Oz (word for word) on a giant stack of college-ruled notebook paper. I can’t really give you a valid reason why I did it. The Wizard of Oz is a favorite, yes, and there’s obviously the Judy Garland angle, but decades later the only thing I can deduce is there was something about the music, the colors and the wardrobe that made me yearn to commit…

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Lifestyle

4 BOOKS YOU SHOULD BE READING THIS SUMMER

Summer reading. There was a time in my life that these two words together made me want to sneak out the window and run away to the community pool. Followed by a trip to the library for a SparkNotes version of whatever books I was supposed to be reading, of course. (If you can imagine being 14 and forced to read Mark Twain’s “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court”, you’ll get what I mean. WOOF).That was then.Wear am I now? Most likely curled up with a book, an e-reader, a magazine, or pretty…

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Fashion, Lifestyle, Travel

READY, SET, GO!

Hello world! It’s good to see you.It is with excitement, nerves, and pure joy that I welcome you to Wear You Are Now: a lifestyle website for kindred spirits who believe that fashion plays an integral role in making memories. From fashion, to food, to travel, to entertaining, we’re here for some real talk about life for the modern gal-on-the-go; all looked at through the lens of what we wear. To my old friends- hey! And to my new friends- I’m Natalie: creator, editor and denim devotee- and I’m so glad you…