SERIOUSLY, I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT...

BY LAURA DUNN LUXURY DIRECTOR

Candles With A Cause

I am pre y sure I’ve told y’all about my beautiful friend Ira Dewi and her incredibly successful candle company, Saint. You know...the one where 10% of ALL candle sales go to St. Jude Children’s Hospital to support their life-saving missions. Each candle comes with a prayer to the patron saint, holy oil, and a prayer coin is embedded in the wax so that once the candle has burned, you always have a blessed coin to keep with you.

BESIDES RAINDROPS ON ROSES...

give me a pickleball paddle and some cute clothes...and these truly are a few of my fave things! Our good family friend, Ayda Williams ( yes... the wife of legendary pop star Robbie), has started a line of pickleball clothes, Ayda Social Club, and I must say she has rocked it ou a the park! This maiden collection of greens and whites with hints of pink screams old-school varsity with a sassy, charming elegance. Congratulations, Ayda, on creating the absolute perfect pickleball playwear! shopayda.com

Well, summer 2023 brings us yet another new candle and another fresh new scent. This absolutely gorgeous candle—filled with white floral notes with a sandalwood base—has made its way onto Oprah’s list of favorite things and into my home. The ma e white glass container with the gold leaf emblem is so rich it’s almost like a work of art. Congratulations, Ira, on what has become one of the most beautiful and rewarding ways to give back. Saint Maria Gore i, The Saint of Forgiveness, $75, saintcandles.com

SLIP ON THIS!!

The silk or satin slip dress is still going strong! We are about nine years strong of this oh-simplistic dress that’s so so easy to wear and priced from $50 to $5000! I have several true blue satin slip dresses I bought many moons ago and wear them all year. Paired with a great flu y cashmere sweater in winter and on its own in summer, this staple is here to stay. This gorgeous Saint Laurent satin slip dress with a plunging Vneckline and criss-cross back spaghe i straps show us this A-line silhoue e’s pricier side. Made of silk with a pooling hemline, you cannot go wrong with this choice! $4100, bergdorfgoodman.com