Hangzhou(杭州) in spring is not something you take in with your eyes. It asks you to receive it with your whole body, and to slow down, and actually fall into the rhythm of the city. For me, two things made that happen: stepping into a hand-rowed boat on West Lake, and picking tea leaves by hand in the hills above Meijiawu(梅家坞)Village, just before Qingming.

When spring temperatures can't make up their mind, a jumper is the one piece that always earns its place — in your outfit and in your suitcase. From draped over a maxi dress to layered over a shirt collar, here's how one simple knit can read playful, preppy, or quietly polished.

A desk job, a new city, and two practices that changed how I move — and what I wear. A beginner's honest guide to dressing for Pilates and Gyrotonic.