Subrina Heyink

1 month ago | subrinaheyink.substack.com | Subrina Heyink

I’m known to always know what to do. Even through uncertainty, I’d make a decision and live with it. That Subrina no longer exists. And for eleven excruciating months, I have stood, exposed, in the lonely hallway of the unknown. As I type, I am uncertain if this is what I want to say. The self-assured voice in my head has been replaced with nothing.

2 months ago | subrinaheyink.substack.com | Subrina Heyink

When we moved to the states in 2007, my mother had a walk-in closet and she also utilized closet space in every room for her wardrobe. In my memory, there are racks of clothes in plastic dry cleaner bags in what was supposed to be the guest suite, most of which she hadn’t worn in god knows how long. My mother’s wardrobe was filled with well-loved garments as well as clothes with the tags still on them. She had everything she needed but she was always shopping for the next shade of blue shoes.

2 months ago | subrinaheyink.substack.com | Subrina Heyink

The follow up to my Dress For Success series will be in your inbox on Thursday. I had to send this quick thought quickly!Have you seen the TikToks of Chinese manufacturers “exposing” the luxury market in response to the tariffs on Chinese goods? If you believe them, I have two bridges to sell you, one in San Francisco and a gorgeous beauty in Lagos, Nigeria. Leave a comment, I’ll send the price and pick up details (pick up and cash only. No deliveries). are you wearing that?

2 months ago | subrinaheyink.substack.com | Subrina Heyink

Madewell sponsored this free post!When I get dressed, I consider my mood, what I am doing, the weather, and how I want to feel. I no longer factor in where I am going because I have committed to wearing everything I own, which means that I might wear my Jimmy Choo patent leather boots to work at the cafe because I need a little pick-me-up. I am wearing the aforementioned boots on the first cold rainy day after five consecutive sunny (above 70F) days to feel something as I type this.

2 months ago | subrinaheyink.substack.com | Subrina Heyink

I had difficulty finishing the follow-up to my Dress for Success series because I spent too much time gathering research, I struggled to organize my ideas coherently. On top of that, I have been generally overwhelmed with 2025, so much so that I missed the dates for my son’s spring break and sent him on his first solo air travel to visit my friend. We discovered we missed the dates by a month when I received a “Your child was marked absent” text from his school.