Worth Every Dime #022

CBK, Autoconhecimento, Bill Gates, Second Hand, J.Crew & more.

Eu amei ter conhecido Richmond e amei que já tinha uma memória afetiva com o local que foi o pano de fundo da série Ted Lasso ❥

Já faz um tempo que eu coleciono os artigos interessantes que li aqui na coluna Worth Every Dime no Pick my Brain, por Cami Cilento. Alguns dos periódicos que mais gosto de ler são o NYTimes, a The Atlantic e a NYMag, todos veículos conhecidos e que fazem parte da mídia tradicional. Mas além deles, tenho descoberto aqui dentro do Substack mais e mais autores e também tenho recomendado seus textos aqui. Como sempre menciono, a leitura de bons periódicos enriquece a nossa mente, e por essa razão não considero as assinaturas uma despesa e sim um ótimo investimento em conhecimento e informação.

Autoconhecimento, Autenticidade e experiência @

Helena Vilela

Adorei esse texto sobre autoconhecimento e essência ❥ da minha vizinha de rede

Helena Vilela

Eu nunca gostei de excessos, nunca fui uma pessoa de usar muitos acessórios, ou de grande escala, pois me sinto uma “árvore de Natal”. Sempre fui discreta. Fã de um básico e adoro um preto e branco (ou cru) - a ponto das pessoas comentarem que eu sou um pontinho branco e preto na rua. Eu não uso estampas desde quando eu tinha uns 13 anos, com raras exceções, uma vez saí com um vestido estampado para ir ao salão, e ao chegar lá perguntaram se o vestido era da minha mãe pois não combinava comigo. Citei isso, pois quando somos fiéis a nossa essência, somos reconhecidos por isso e as pessoas reparam e reconhecem se saímos daquele estado que nos representa. E não importa se você é discreto ou gosta de bolinhas numa versão maximalista.

What We Get Wrong About Israel and Gaza

Em meio a tantas atrocidades e tristeza, esse texto me colocou a pensar.

If there is a path forward toward peace — whether in two states or one state — it will begin with all of us moving beyond stereotypes. Israelis are not the same as Netanyahu, and Palestinians are not the same as Hamas. Seeking humanity in each side means demanding the release of Israeli hostages and calling out the dehumanization that leads people to pull down posters for kidnapped Israelis. It also means renouncing what Netanyahu called “mighty vengeance” that transforms entire neighborhoods of Gaza into rubble, with bodies buried underneath.

A Fascinating New Look At Carolyn Bessette Kennedy

Amy Odell

Ontem a noite eu soltei um PickMyBrain com dicas de livros para dar de presente, e hoje an Amy Odell soltou essa entrevista maravilhosa com a autora de um dos livros que indiquei (e que estou amando ler).

I think we forget who she was before John Jr. And I think we make women smaller sometimes when they have married famous people, and don't remember what they did before. She was working closely with Calvin and Kelly [Klein, his then-wife], and there is this kind of toughness you have to have as a person to work with people like that. Speaking to her friends and her colleagues, I learned more about Carolyn the working woman — and that she was always working. Even though people painted her as coming from a quite privileged background, she came to New York and had to make her rent. There aren't many people who survived the fashion world then, and she was one of them.

Bill Gates: How I Invest My Money in a Warming World

Ahhhhh se todo bilionário tivesse um pouco de senso comum… We can only dream! Texto super no ponto escrito pelo próprio Bill.

We’re not doomed, nor do we have all the solutions. What we do have is human ingenuity, our greatest asset. But to overcome climate change, we need rich individuals, companies and countries to step up to ensure green technologies are affordable for everyone, everywhere — including less wealthy countries that are large emitters, like China, India and Brazil.

Elizabeth Debicki Hasn’t Let Go of Princess Diana

Confesso que na temporada anterior de The Crown eu não tinha ficado apaixonada pelo roteiro que deram para a Elizabeth Debicki. Enfim… Cá estamos e estou absolutamente embasbacada com a primeira metade dessa temporada. E que atuação a da Elizabeth!

Even so and even though the great majority of her scenes wrapped a year ago, she doesn’t feel that she has entirely escaped the character or that tragedy. To play Diana meant taking on the love and adoration and exquisite vulnerability, and also the pain. None of which has washed away. She is still in the water, still swimming.

At 40, J. Crew Shakes Off a Midlife Crisis

A loja é a queridinha da minha vida adulta e confesso que desde que ela passou por maus bocados recentemente torço para que ela volte com todo o seu esplendor… Minhas expectativas nunca estiveram tão altas.

The new crew seems to want to pull off a similar feat, not by breaking the mold but by reining in past excesses and giving the existing codes a loving tweak. Of course even Ms. Lyons’s look, which in hindsight appeared to be an overnight sensation, took trial and error and time to really nail. Now, J. Crew has survived its big fall. But will it be “back”?

Three American Climbers Solve the ‘Last Great Problem in the Himalayas’

Amo histórias de alpinistas e esse artigo sobre a escalada da face norte do Mount Jannu no Himalaia é maravilhoso. Que feito!

“We’re 100 meters from the top, and we have the weather window of the decade,” Marvell said. “Is it worth potentially losing the tip of a finger, you know, or will this frostbite get worse? And it seemed to me to be worth the risk.”

A Vintage Shop to the Stars Holds Its Own Against New Rivals

Adoro artigos sobre o mercado de “second hand” e esse aqui conta um pouco sobre a história dos donos de uma das lojas mais antigas do gênero aqui em NY, a What Goes Around Comes Around.

They opened What Goes Around Comes Around in 1993. In those days, secondhand meant second-rate to much of the fashion set, and the duo saw themselves as downtown entrepreneurs whose mission it was to preach the gospel of vintage. “The stigma was that people felt it was beneath them to buy something used,” Mr. Weisser said, “but we saw wearing vintage as giving someone individuality.”

Plaids, Corduroy, Kogal: Autumn Arrives in Tokyo

Amei essa coletânea de fotos que o Simbarashe Cha tirou em Tokyo. A coluna dele no NYTimes é maravilhosa e diria que ela tem me surpreendido de um jeito que só o Bill Cunningham conseguia.

There was no shortage of personal style in neighborhoods like Shimokitazawa, which was one of the best for spotting and buying vintage fashion. Getting locals to stop and be photographed was easy enough, but when asked what drove their clothing choices, many responded with a sort of humility, offering only a few hints. In Harajuku, a district known for bright colors, I was surprised to see lots of outfits that incorporated black. I took it as just another of Tokyo’s paradoxes.

It’s Holiday Window Season in NYC. Here’s What to Know.

Eu amo uma vitrine de Natal e se você quer ter um gostinho sobre as vitrines desse ano, aqui vai um artigo ótimo.

The four widely known window displays that remain in Manhattan — Bloomingdale’s, Saks, Macy’s and Bergdorf Goodman — continue to exhibit elaborate scenes that can take months to conceive and build. In interviews, the people who helped craft the displays discussed the themes this year and the inspiration behind each one.