It’s a whirlwind Wednesday in August, and the city mom is rocking navy leggings and a blue cropped athleisure tee layered under a teal sweatshirt, her favorite sneakers keeping her grounded through the chaos. Her go-to gold hoops and signature herringbone necklace peek out from under the layers, while her new stack of permanent bracelets jingles with every hurried step. The morning starts with her husband off to work with the stroller tucked in the trunk, leaving her to walk—and sometimes carry—her son to daycare, only to remember mid-stride that it’s water day and he desperately needs a swimsuit, prompting a mad dash back home. Somewhere between the swimsuit change and the trek to daycare, she pulls a muscle in her back, but a quick session at physical therapy lets her start addressing it before the day spirals further. She had every intention of swapping out her athletic clothes afterward, but after hours spent on blog posts and planning her new author event series, she’s still in her sweat-ready ensemble just before daycare pick-up—proof that sometimes style is all about surviving the chaos with a little sparkle and a lot of grit. LTKautumn LTKFamily LTKActive