Frank Lloyd Wright Pink
Plus an auspicious Jil Sander suit and rave sunglasses
Valentine’s Day is over; Lunar New Year has just begun; and we only have eyes for reds, pinks, and plums. Michael also has recs for rave clothes you can wear in your normal life, with an assist from State Assembly candidate David Orkin. —Simone Kitchens, Winnie Yang, Lauren Ro, Erin Schwartz, and Michael Zhao
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* Beautiful knits at Eckhaus Latta’s fall 2026 show. We also noticed musician James K wearing an interesting pair of sneaker boots — they’re Puma Satoris, which also come in black and brown and in low-rise form.
* Winnie was inspired by Ellen Ystehede and Renate Reinsve to get a couple Sunray T-shirts. The Hi’aka has a very high, almost mock neck and a hem that hits at the waistband. The medium-weight recycled Japanese cotton has a velvety, almost brushed feel. Field Theory in St. Louis has a few colors on sale, including the Raisin and Beluga Winnie bought. (Note that a size two fits like an extra-small.)
* A tweedy skirt suit at the 6397 fall 2026 presentation got us thinking about the sheer range of silhouettes skirt suits come in. Many good examples at Etsy store CannedHamVintage (mega-chunky tweed, gray nipped waist, midnight-blue satin peplum) or from the search term “Pendleton wool skirt suit” (raspberry plaid, Prada-ish gray wool, houndstooth pleats). Also love this puffed-sleeve, this mod bouclé, this black-and-white tweed, and this Jil Sander alpaca.
* Speaking of skirt suits, New York features writer Madeline Leung Coleman sent us this red silk Jil Sander number for Lunar New Year. “It’s serving rich Hong Kong auntie with a boyfriend wrapped in some kind of local corruption scandal involving construction,” she says. She loves the high-luster red: “I have looked at a lot of red clothing as I fuss over what to wear for Lunar New Year, and I can tell you none of it is as nice as that.”
* A friend recently visited the Ryan Preciado show at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House in Los Angeles, up now until April 25. We were especially struck by a photo of Preciado’s daybed installed in front of a Pepto-pink painted wall. We emailed the house museum about this specific shade: “Early material analysis indicates the walls were originally a pale pink color in 1921, well suited for the bedroom of then 4-year-old Betty Barnsdall. The current shade likely dates to restoration work led by Lloyd Wright (Frank Lloyd Wright’s son) in the 1940s or 1970s. In the 1940s, Lloyd renovated the room to be used as a women’s lounge for the Olive Hill Foundation, a social club at Hollyhock House. In the 1970s, the City of Los Angeles hired Lloyd to restore the house as a house museum.” While the curators weren’t able to name the exact pink, we did learn that Wright loved the color and used it elsewhere. He considered painting the Guggenheim pink. The paint company PPG has since produced a line inspired by his signature color palette, including a shade called “Wright Shell Pink” that looks pretty close. Here are some others that we like: Farrow & Ball Nancy’s Blushes, Benjamin Moore Sailor’s Delight and Pink Dynasty, Ressource Baby Pink, and Glidden Frosted Tulip.
* Now you can advertise (or buy) “services” from the magazine’s “Classifieds.” (The first batch includes a curated documentary list, personal styling, and Chinese-calendar-style wedding invites.)
* Lauren bought a vintage North Face jacket in Tokyo ten years ago, and now she wears it to go skiing. It’s a “brown label” North Face jacket, dating it to the ’80s, when the brand started using Gore-Tex and some of its manufacturing was still in the U.S. Here’s her exact jacket and a couple of others in a similar magenta color.
A question for Michael’s new “Ask a Picky Guy” column came from Secret Strategist reader Danny, which we wanted to answer here: “I became an avid raver in NYC about a year and a half ago and have started buying clothing with an eye towards things I can also go raving in. What are your favorite rave outfits/items of clothing?”
* Comfort has to come first. “The guiding principle is that you are dancing for hours and hours and to treat it like a sport,” says Erin’s rave godfather and current DSA candidate for the New York State Assembly David Orkin.
* I’ve logged millions of steps in my all-black Salomon XT Wings from 2020, and they just refuse to die (I’ll rotate in Keen Jasper Zionics when they do). For camping festivals on uneven terrain, I like the Merrell Jungle Moc, whereas Orkin favors lace-up Moab boots. Regardless of the shoe, I’m wearing Darn Tough socks underneath.
* I prefer loose-fitting pants to shorts in most settings because I can dance in the same outfit I arrive in, regardless of the weather: purple cotton jacquard 18 East Gorecki cargos (meant to be sized up) or a silky orange version of these Stone Island Nylon Metal Cargos that packs easily and feels cool to the touch even as my legs heat up. Orkin’s favorite cargos are also orange.
* Unless you’re at a circuit party, no one wants to see or touch your bare, sweaty chest. This cycling base layer has rear pockets. Fruit of the Loom’s 100 percent cotton “A-shirts” ($3 apiece) look great on everyone. I also like this black Homme Plissé vest, as well as vintage Adidas cycling jerseys and oversize made-in-the-USA Nike graphic tees from the ’80s and ’90s, all widely available on eBay for around $30 or less.
* To avoid long waits at coat check, I have a cheap puffer hoodie that I can tie around my waist or stash behind a speaker without fear of losing it.
* I can fit everything I need for one evening into my cargos, but for weekenders, I use a small bag (like this Patagonia with elastic mesh side pockets) to store a water bottle and extra energy gels, electrolyte packets, and sunglasses (cheap Tifosis). If you don’t need water-bottle pockets (perhaps you keep a HydraPak flask in your cargos), Orkin recommends a minimalist belt from X-TRA (an accessories side project by a DJ known as Lydo) as one for the heads.
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Just linked this suit in my last “newsletter” and have never felt more affirmed. Was practically begging some fire horse to go for it, then kept checking in shock like “it’s still here?”
Also, as a lifelong pink bedroom gal I’ve tried them all. Nancy’s Blushes was divine, but have since moved/converted to Little Greene Paint’s Pink Slip, which is ever so slightly more restful while still doing the job 🧠💖🌸