Lifestyle of a Fashionista

Volume 4: Issue 6: June 2025

“Every single American — gay, straight, lesbian, bisexual, transgender — every single American deserves to be treated equally in the eyes of the law and in the eyes of our society. It’s a pretty simple proposition.” — Barack Obama

Notes on Fashion:

Wear White:

Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of the summer and the unofficial start to wearing white. I believe you can wear whites all year long, but it’s a good idea to wear more white as summer temperatures rise.

Here are some links to guide you when you are putting together your white outfits:

White Tees

For Women:

From InStyle: I Spent Two Days Shopping for the Best White T-shirts for Women—Here’s What I Found

For men:

From the Strategist: The 12 Very Best White T-shirts for Men

White Jeans

From Refinery29: White Jeans Season Is Here: How To Style The Denim Look For The Summer

From Harper’s Bazaar: 7 Ways to Style White Jeans With Ease

From Wirecutter: White Jeans Are a Summer Staple. Here Are Our Favorite Pairs.

For men:

From the NYT: Should Men Wear White Jeans?

White Skirts and Dresses

From the Cut: The Best White Skirts to Wear Into Fall

From Southern Living: The White Dresses You Can Wear To Work, Dinner, And Summer Parties—All Under $50 At Amazon

From Rank & Style: Top 10 Shirt Dresses

White Sneakers

From Wirecutter: The Best White Sneakers

For women:

From Rank & Style: Trending White Sneakers

For men:

From The strategist: What Are the Best Men’s White Sneakers?

From Travel & Leisure: The Best Men’s Sneakers for Travel, Tested and Reviewed

Neutral Shoes (wear with your white outfit)

For women:

From Harper’s Bazaar: Castaner Wedges Are the Summer Shoes Loved by Royals and Celebrities

For men:

Notes on Watching

Weekly series that are coming to a close in June, or have just wrapped up.

• The Handmaid’s Tale (series finale on Hulu May 27)
• The Studio (on Apple TV+)
• Government Cheese (on Apple TV+)
• Your Friends & Neighbors (on Apple TV+)
• MobLand (on Paramount+)

From Real Simple: 56 LGBTQIA+ Movies and Shows to Stream Now to Celebrate Pride

The 78th Tony Awards will be held on Sunday, June 8, 2025 (8:00-11:00 PM Live ET/ 5:00- 8:00 PM Live PT). The event will be broadcasting live on the CBS Television Network and will be available to stream on Paramount+ (live and on-demand for Paramount+ with Showtime subscribers, or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the special airs).

See more lists of new, returning, and noteworthy movies and series to stream in my new post: Notes on Watching Streaming – June

Movies In Theaters

Visit Fandango to see all the movies in theaters. See the full list of 2025 releases: https://www.firstshowing.net/schedule2025/

Read AP: Summer Movie Guide 2025: Here’s what’s coming to theaters and streaming from May to August

Notes on Trends and Things to Try

Summer Trends:

From purewow: From Sardines to Line Dancing, These Are the 6 Biggest Trends of Summer 2025

Jelly sandals

I remember wearing these slippery shoes in the ’80s. I think I bought a pair at the A&P at the Jersey shore one summer. Well, this controversial trend is back! There are a variety of styles to choose from, read the articles below to get recommendations from the fashion experts.

From The Strategist: I Walked Around in 7 Pairs of Jelly Shoes. Here’s What’s Actually Comfortable.

From purewow: Move Over, Mesh: This Is the Summer of the Jelly Flat

The fishermen style sandal is trending for men and women, some of these are jelly sandals.

From Business Insider: Fisherman sandals are slated to be the it-shoe of the summer — here are 20 pairs that have our style editors hooked

For men:

From GQ: The Best Fisherman Sandals Cover Your Toes and Cool Your Soles

Things to try:

From All Recipes: People Are Putting This Savory Condiment on Ice Cream—I Had To Try It

From BuzzFeed: iPhones Have A Built-In White Noise Feature, And I Can’t Believe I’m Just Now Learning About It

Go for a city hike:

From Boston Trails: THE CITY ON THE HILLS TRAIL. Running 31 miles from the Charles River at Millennium Park to Castle Island at Boston Harbor, the City On The Hills Trail is the east-to-west sibling of Boston’s Walking City Trail. It features over 40 green spaces spread across 9 Boston neighborhoods, while visiting some of the highest points in the city—a literal escalation from the Walking City Trail, with more elevation gain and mileage, but the same ease of access to public transit along the way.

Notes on Events

Pride Month

From the Human Rights Campaign: Celebrate Pride With Us: These Colors Don’t Run

Father’s Day is on June 15th

From Wirecutter: The Best Classic Dad Gifts

Juneteenth on June 19th

Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States. It is celebrated annually on June 19 to commemorate the ending of slavery in the United States.

First Day of Summer is on June 20th

The Summer Solstice is the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere.