by Laura Reilly
biweekly fashion writing covering collaborations, closet sales, independent designer / brand updates, best of X category, wishlists, what I bought in a month, cost-per-use analysis, fashion week and more
been following the Substack since day one, came for the information but stayed for the writing style
Laura shares links to pieces with deep cut prices or second hand gems and data from what the readers are clicking through most, ranking our interests monthly
it’s also free, yay
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Today's newsletter (a daily roundup of retail and business news) is how I landed here. I discovered Emily's Substack after she included an investigative article on Aritzia I co-reported for Business Insider. It's my new daily obsession, very 'me coded' according to friends. I'm forcing everyone to subscribe so that I have less explaining to do in group chats.
Nov 2, 2023
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-Rayne Fisher Quann’s Internet Princess.
-As per my last rec, I put Mary Gaitskill’s Out of It. One of my favorite writers.
These two do essays, think-pieces,etc.
On current events and all things internet:
-404 Media: technically not on substack but they’re always talking about stuff no one else covers: 404 Media is a journalist-founded digital media company exploring the ways technology is shaping–and is shaped by–our world.
We're focused on investigative reports, longform features, blogs, and scoops about topics including: hacking, cybersecurity, cybercrime, sex, artificial intelligence, consumer rights, surveillance, privacy, and the democratization of the internet.
-Taylor Lorenz’s User Mag: A tech and online culture publication by Taylor Lorenz, featuring exclusive reporting, interviews, and insights about the online world.
-After School by Casey Lewis: an examination of youth culture.
-Postcards by Elle: the only substack you'll ever need. curated recommendations, brain food, and longform essays. (literature + articles + art + film + music + perfumes)
-The Crossroads Gazette: Where all roads are open. Essays on art, history, literature, folklore, and life.
Nov 28, 2024
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I feel bad promoting a competing entity but c’est la vie! I just spoke in French because the woman who runs Passerbuys, Clémence Polès, is French and is in France right now. Clémence visits women in their homes, takes pictures, and asks their recommendations on what to read, what to cook, where to eat, and just general insider tips. Here is mine, for the curious. I am extremely nosy and I am regularly asking “where did you get that?” I am obsessed with other people’s apartments and their drinkware and why they chose rye over bourbon. I think I have read each post all about 2x over, even my boyfriend’s ex-girlfriend’s! On the site, the entries can be sorted by occupation or city/neighborhood; it’s immediately clear that she hasn’t just interviewed 12 creative directors and 9 brand ambassadors. My only rule is that you can’t visit the site until you’re done reading this newsletter because that would be rude.
Dec 29, 2020
Top Recs from @anyeprsn
Or anything Powell and Pressburger really
Black Narcissus is a once-banned British psychological drama revolving around the growing tensions amongst a group of angelical nuns who’ve been relocated to the Himalayan mountains. Banned due to its sexual inferences and potentially offensive portrayal of religious figures. I love movies with monastic themes and the coloring in this film is otherworldly.
Highly recommend The Red Shoes and A Matter of Life and Death as well!
Apr 28, 2024
Ling Ma made me enjoy reading again
It is in the most surreal situations that a person feels the most present, the closest to reality.
Themes include alienated women in bizarre circumstances, husbands speaking in $$$$, yeti lovemaking, immigration, ancient burial rituals, and so much more
Apr 28, 2024
ethereal electronic folk pop music from the Austin raised artist Quiet Light, who I came across via Ana Roxanne’s hub on nina protocol (independent artist streaming platform)
perhaps the highlight of my week
Aug 16, 2024