Kim France

New York

Host and Blogger, Girls of A Certain Age and Everything is Fine at Freelance

Founder and Writer at Girls of a Certain Age

Founding EIC of Lucky magazine and Sassy OG. Co-host of the Everything is Fine podcast. Creator, Girls of a Certain Age.

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Articles

Let's check out some flat sandals

4 days ago | kimfrance.substack.com | Kim France

I think it’s pretty gross to wear thongs in the city, but this platform pair allows a little distance between your feet and the dirty sidewalk. Everlane’s crossover sandal rings in just under $100 and comes in several good shades. These cool suede studded sandals look like they could be Isabel Marant, but they’re actually Madewell. Quince’s leather platform has an appealing, minimal design and looks highly comfy. These Teva midforms are so bright and happy.
Things I bought, things I want

5 days ago | kimfrance.substack.com | Kim France

I have been wanting this silk caftan-ish dress from Block Shop since they introduced it months ago. The shape is flowy but not too oversized, and the color combination is aces. Should I go for it? I really dig the idea of a white blazer this time of year; so crisp and chic. But they do tend to stain easily, especially if you’re spill-prone as I am, so here’s a much cheaper one for your consideration.
The Friday wrap-up

1 week ago | kimfrance.substack.com | Kim France

This woodblock print by Hasui Kawase is giving me life this morning; click through to see more glorious examples. If you’re feeling cranky today, this beatboxing Brazilian nun might just cheer you right up. This piece, by the director of the new Pee wee Herman doc, is fascinating and poignant.
Bennington, 1985

1 week ago | kimfrance.substack.com | Kim France

It occurred to me just this morning that it was almost 40 years ago exactly that I made the three and a half hour drive to Bennington, Vermont from New York City to participate in a month-long creative writing workshop. I had spent the previous month in cancer land with my dad in Houston, and was thrilled to be sprung from that bummer situation, if only temporarily.
GOACA's bestsellers of the year (so far)

1 week ago | kimfrance.substack.com | Kim France

Somewhat unbelievably, we’re at the halfway point of 2025, which means it’s time to take a look at what the most of you have been buying, starting with AYR’s High Hopes pant, which is said (by many of you) to be quite magically flattering. A whole ton of you also went for The Parcel, from Cadence. It’s a cosmetic bag that opens wide at the top, making it ideal for tiny hotel bathrooms. These double knit pants are both easy and pretty cheap, so it’s no wonder so many of you bought them.
Things I bought, things I want

1 week ago | kimfrance.substack.com | Kim France

I can not wait until it is warm enough to wear my new awesome dress from ba&sh; it hangs really nicely, and the bright and graphic floral print is such a winner. I’ve still got track pants on my mind, and this pair is actually made of lightweight poplin, with just a touch of stretch. It comes in several other good shades as well.
Bonus holiday post: All the very best Memorial Day sales

2 weeks ago | kimfrance.substack.com | Kim France

At Kule, you get 20% off when you buy more than one item. I’d go for this great orange long sleeve tee in an instant. Away is offering up to 20% off select suitcases and travel accessories, including their ever-popular Bigger Carry-On, which I like in this maybe impractical ecru. Fleur du Mal is one of my favorite destinations for lingerie, and right now they’ve got a whole lot of great pieces marked down, starting with this sweet organic cotton teddy.
Small things that make me happy

2 weeks ago | kimfrance.substack.com | Kim France

My new art I stalked this original artwork from a book about Steely Dan on artist Joan LeMay’s website for literal months—maybe even an entire year—before I went for it. It’s a portrait of opera singer Cathy Berberian, who is name-checked in a pretty obscure Steely Dan song, and it delights me every time I look at it. Joan’s work always reminds me of the esteemed portrait painter Alice Neel, and I really appreciate her nervy use of color.
It's sunglass season

2 weeks ago | kimfrance.substack.com | Kim France

I feel like I say this every year, but I really just can’t with most current sunglass trends. Everything either looks like this, or this—shapes that neither flatter, nor especially intrigue. Pickings are slim if you’re looking for anything that isn’t an awkward or aggressively ugly shape, but I did manage to find some pairs I like, starting with his one from J. Crew. It comes in a few other shades, but I like this versatile-but-unexpected green. A nicely oversize pair; I dig the purplish lenses.
The beauty lineup

2 weeks ago | kimfrance.substack.com | Kim France

I always dismissed the brand Flamingo Estate as pricey, trendy millennial nonsense, but then they sent me this delicious-smelling rosemary and clary sage body wash—as well as this truly amazing rosemary candle—and now I’m all in. My new favorite skincare brand Hanni is having a sale, and the more you spend the more you save (with the code HBDHANNI). I’ll be stocking up on their fantastically effective in-shower moisturizer, Splash Salve, and will be picking one up in the cute and travel size too.