words and edit by lauren moody
I have a complicated relationship with sales.
On one hand, I love a bargain. I’m a lifelong thrifter, an enthusiastic finder, and someone who considers stumbling across something extraordinary for next to nothing a genuine personality trait.
On the other, I’m suspicious of anything that suddenly becomes desirable because a countdown clock tells me it is.
And November has a way of making everything feel urgent.
(Side note: can we all agree to stop sending Black Friday emails in mid-October? My inbox is already exhausted and I’m still packing away Halloween costumes.)
It isn’t just the sales and the Christmas shopping, it’s the mental deadlines too. The looming resolutions. The pressure to finish the year strong, get your life together, make plans, abandon them, and somehow enjoy yourself in between. The overwhelming urge to lock in, immediately contradicted by the absolute chaos of silly season.
Everyone else is wrapping up the year. I work in fashion, so I’m bracing for the retail Super Bowl.
So instead of another list of things you apparently need by midnight, here’s what’s been rattling around my head instead.
Things to wear, things to keep, things to take dancing. A few sensible purchases and several that require creative justification.
Some might go on sale. Some probably won’t.
I liked them anyway.
01 - the fashion edit
Forty pieces I’d wear, keep or take dancing this month, all in one place the MOODY ShopMy.
02 - the playlist
The weather is giving mixed signals, the group chat is making ambitious plans, and everyone is one bad decision away from calling it summer. Your sensible era has officially been postponed until January.
03 - the MOODY gig guide
Where we’ll be singing our hearts out from now until the end of the year.
Sydney is looking very tempting for an early December run, but Melbourne has some excellent options too. See you in the pit divas.
Forward this to one girl who’d get it. Then bring her in: the chat is here.
Love Lauren x
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