Going High And Low

A rant on Quiet Luxury, and a rambling love letter to trendless style and my navy sweatshirt.

Before I get into this unbelievably long rant about Quiet Luxury - a bit of news. I’m starting a SECOND newsletter, all about Mom things. Motherhood, identity, mom style, pregnancy style, birth stories, kid’s stuff, baby stuff, all things kid and mom related will mostly live here. It’s also going to be largely behind a paywall, because if I’m making a real go of this, I’ve gotta make a real go. So anyway, introducing Your Mom, and all my trashy hot takes on having kids & being a mother. The frequency that Earl Earl goes out will be a little less, but I think that’s a good thing. Still weekly, but probably just once. Anyway…

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There are certain phrases from my years working in magazines that still make me cringe. Pop of color. Insta-worthy. Desk to drinks (BARF!!!!!) And high/low mix. The concepts are valid, mostly, but the wording feels so….bippity boppity boo. You know? And we used those phrases all the time!

But anyway, the topic is high/low. I keep seeing articles, posts, tweets, pr…