I’m writing this from a semi-horizontal position on my couch. I have a floofy pink blanket beneath me and a floofy brown dog next to me. Soft piano music plays in the background. It feels crazy to say this, but at this particular moment, I’m doing okay.

Don’t get me wrong—there is so much about life right now that is so not okay. But after living in lockdown for almost a year, I’ve learned to appreciate the little things: pawprints pressed into fresh snow; the way the sun filters through the trees to create a mural on my wall at the same time every afternoon; the fact that my fingers smelled like orange zest for a full 24 hours after I made these cookies.

I’ve also gained a new level of appreciation for certain pieces of clothing. There’s nothing like isolation to show you which clothes you like wearing enough to change out of pajamas, and over the past eleven months, I’ve found comfort in the pure, tactile pleasure of wearing soft fabrics. So, when I learned that M.M. was releasing colorful new T-shirts, tank tops, and skirts made of 100% silk, I was intrigued. And when I found out that they’d also be 100% machine-washable? I was downright delighted. Because silk is a luxury, but machine-washable silk that can be styled a million and one ways is a practical luxury—a form of much-needed escapism that just makes sense right now.