Hi TOGS family,
A note before we dive back into sweaters-
Sending all the hugs and love to Kellyn and the entire Wilson family. There are so many words and somehow at the same time no words when it comes to loss. I’ll borrow some from the writer Kathryn Schulz whose book Lost & Found was a steady companion for me the last few years…
“It is true that, if you are lucky, there is a seam of sweetness and meaning to be found within [grief], a vein of silver in a dark cave a thousand feet underground. Still, the cave is a cave.”
“Our crossing is a brief one, best spent bearing witness to all that we see: honoring what we find noble, tending what we know needs our care, recognizing that we are inseparably connected to all of it, including what is not yet upon us, including what is already gone. We are here to keep watch, not to keep.”
The Ultimate Hiking Kit?
Cecilie Bahnsen and TNF did a co-lab that was just shown in Paris for Spring 2025. Could there be anything more TOGS-like? You can see all the looks here. I adore Bahnsen’s whimsy and silhouettes and ooof! I normally don’t need any motivation to go for a mountain hike or wander-but if I did, these outfits would be the carrot to dangle.
The Main Subject: Sweaters
I wanted to thank everyone for all their responses on the last post. For me, it was a reminder that there’s a huge world out there to learn about.
Like I mentioned last newsletter-for this round, I went through my sweater collection and have feedback on what sweaters have been good investments and others that have not. I’m risking some embarrassment as you’ll get the idea of how many knits I have-but hopefully it’s for a good cause and you can avoid my mistakes and benefit from my small obsession with textiles!
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