THIS & THAT | November 2024

Welcome to December — Simon Jacquemus is not going to Chanel, Tracee Ellis Ross works hard for her money & she spends it beautifully, and the metaverse is back!

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Welcome to the first installment of THIS & THAT. I’ve wanted to create something out of my miscellaneous screenshots and open tabs for a while now (says every fashion-adjacent substacker ever) — and for just as long, I’ve found reasons not to. But as I come up on my end-of-year spark of ambition, and my excuses list nears its end, I’ve decided to experiment with a monthly recap.

I, of course, did not invent this format — plenty of smart people have mastered the art of the concise and curated roundup (like

Ochuko Akpovbovbo

’s as seen on or

Grace Gordon

’s Great Point by GG or

Gabby Whiten

’s oh eight). That said, I’ve been quietly making a version of it since January (more on that here). Plus the whole well-informed-pseudo-critic-meets-wannabe-editor cosplay via an archive of thoughts, pop culture moments, trends, and quotes was the specific mandate behind starting a newsletter to begin with…

Anyways! Thanks for sticking with me and hello to those of you who just subscribed. I have quite a few new readers today (just hit 201 🥳) — largely due to some lovely people that recommend my work to their network (shoutout to

Diana-May

for doing so last week). If you’re new, you’ve entered the W13 universe at a good time — I am trying to determine what I enjoy, what you enjoy, and at what cadence. Feedback is welcomed and encouraged!

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Oh! And as promised in the last email, my party season edit is ready for the fabulous hosts and best dressed attendees among us. Shop & scroll as you please… I’ll be adding to it often.

Lastly, I’m back to posting outfits on instagram. Now… Let’s get into it… shall we