When Grey was a toddler, he would wake up at 5am, doggedly determined to start the day. Every. Single. Day. Not sharing his enthusiasm for pre-dawn darkness, I would groggily put on whatever was within arm’s length. Even after the coffee kicked in, I felt how I presented. Tired and sloppy. Not a good look for a burgeoning stylist. At the time, I was a newly single mom, and I hadn’t yet gracefully transitioned. I was getting dressed on auto-pilot because my 20 minute self-care

Ali: Aritzia top, pants and scarf, Gianvito Rossi shoes, Zac Posen bag, Cartier bracelets Grey: Zara shirt and pants, Converse sneakers, Retrosuperfuture glasses