The Mom Edit, by my kids

This year, for Mother’s Day, I decided to do something I’ve never done before. I stepped away from the styling, the curating, the editing — and handed it all over to my kids.

No direction. No suggestions. No rules.

I asked them to choose the pieces they loved most.

Not what they liked on me. Not what they thought I should wear. Simply what they were drawn to, instinctively and honestly. What caught their eye. What felt exciting to them. What they loved, period.

And what came together was an edit I could have never created on my own.

There’s something incredibly revealing about seeing taste through a child’s perspective. It’s unfiltered. Emotional. Visual. Immediate. They don’t think about trends, proportions, or occasions. They respond to color, texture, shape, and feeling. To what delights them.

This Mother’s Day editorial became less about fashion and more about perspective. About letting go of control. About seeing beauty through their eyes instead of my own.

The result is The Mom Edit — by my kids.

A selection of pieces chosen with pure instinct, curiosity, and joy. An edit shaped by their gaze, their preferences, their sense of wonder.

And, in a way, it feels like the most meaningful one I’ve shared.

Because sometimes, the most meaningful way to celebrate motherhood is to invite them into your world — to let them be part of your process, your pieces, your work, your hobbies — and, every now and then, to step back and let them lead.

With love, Mariel & Family