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Spring is imminent, but not
quite here. And even with the world nearing physical re-emergence, thanks to vaccines being rolled out globally, it may be difficult to shake off those snuggly house slippers and merino-wool tracksuits just yet. The solution? Ease back into making an effort with what we like to call ‘soft dressing’.
Whether it’s a luxe coat in the plushest of fabrics, furry statement boots that beg to be seen (and felt) or a knitted snood that doubles as a protective face shield, optimum cosiness with a healthy dash of style is the aim. And if bravery is no issue, go all out in next season’s biggest trend: teddybearcore.
The Dark Side of America’s Gleaming Skyscrapers Susannah Jacob
Photographs by Daniel Shea
In 2014, at age 19, Eric Mendoza left his farming village outside Mexico City and crossed the Rio Grande. Once in the United States, he worked construction jobs to pay his way across the country. From Texas, Mendoza traveled to rural North Carolina, where he built homes. At a Metro PCS store, he bought a cellphone for $100 so he could call his mother, Elizabeth, who had come to the U.S. when Eric was 8.
On his new phone, Eric told his mother that he had finally arrived. He said North Carolina’s open fields reminded him of home. “He told me, ‘Mom, why can’t you come to me here?’” Elizabeth recalled recently, speaking through a translator. Her life was in New York, she replied. So Eric traveled to Florida, where more construction jobs helped him save for the $700 journey to New York in a
The Dark Side of America’s Gleaming Skyscrapers Susannah Jacob
Photographs by Daniel Shea
In 2014, at age 19, Eric Mendoza left his farming village outside Mexico City and crossed the Rio Grande. Once in the United States, he worked construction jobs to pay his way across the country. From Texas, Mendoza traveled to rural North Carolina, where he built homes. At a Metro PCS store, he bought a cellphone for $100 so he could call his mother, Elizabeth, who had come to the U.S. when Eric was 8.
On his new phone, Eric told his mother that he had finally arrived. He said North Carolina’s open fields reminded him of home. “He told me, ‘Mom, why can’t you come to me here?’” Elizabeth recalled recently, speaking through a translator. Her life was in New York, she replied. So Eric traveled to Florida, where more construction jobs helped him save for the $700 journey to New York in a