white satin long dress Modest | | XS - 60 | Buttoned High Neckline, Sleeves, Pleats, Belt | Clothing bias cut hem Ahava Sweetheart Applique Satin Maxi

Have a partner carefully measure key points like your neck, chest, sleeve length, and shoulders using flexible tape

A woven leather belt and a simple pendant necklace complete the aesthetic

This dresser and nightstand from last years Griffith Park bedroom reveal (designed by Ginny, assisted by Mel) might feel a bit unexpected together at first glance, but turns out, both are rooted in the 30s

This simple, flavorful meal filled and nourished the ancestors' bellies in the field and in the 'house'...and eventually ended up on the plates of their traffickers and whites high and low

See my Recipe FAQs section for details on how to remove pomegranate seeds