Hey There Bestie,
How have you been? October flew by, huh. Mercury Retrograde right into Libra and Scorpio season– what a jump that was ???? Not to mention it’s also the season of Spirit Halloween and black/orange everything. We even saw a black cat on Sunday which seems like a glitch in the matrix if we’re being completely honest!
Anyway, it’s nice and cold out now (sorry to summer lovers, but not sorry). Along with cuffing season, we’re also bringing you a NEW brand, some tasty Italian inspo, and spilling the tea on how wasteful halloween costumes really are– but you already knew that ????
Hopefully this will be a better companion than the Pumpkin Spice overload you’ve probably already subjected yourself to ✨. See you here, every Wednesday.
–Jaclyn + Michelle, Founders
Busy Doing What?: Our Founders Keeping it Real
Jaclyn’s Busy…
- Watching Prince William (the childhood dreamboat prince, before, you know) talk about how we are wasting time on space travel instead of saving our own planet ????
- Reading about how Nisolo is making leather sustainable.
- Stopping to smell these non-binary perfumes, oh, and the roses????????
Michelle’s Busy…
- Acknowledging that the advertising industry is driving climate change further and further…
- Discovering and falling in love with the calming voice of the Korean Vegan ????
- Reminiscing about my time in Italy with the (michelin restaurant) Don Angie’s cookbook (helloooo lasagna pinwheels) ????????
The Latest: Newest Brands to Join Our Crew
Rigby Home: Oh, what pretty colors you have. The better to instagram with, darling. Oh, what beautiful bowls you have! The better to eat in front of the TV with, honey. Oh! What unique shapes you have! That silly old thing? All of Rigby’s products are handcrafted in Portugal, for the most affordable, useful, and gorgeous plates you’ll find in any kitchen.
Diving Deep: I’m Sorry, We’re Spending HOW Much on Costumes Per Year?
Welcome to the nightmare that is Halloween costume consumption. We’re buying more Halloween costumes than ever and that’s a problem. A trend is going around on tiktoks of friend groups and individual influencers doing a “costume countdown” where they wear one costume per day for all 31 days of October.
10 Billion Dollars. What? Yup, you heard that right. This year, Americans are estimated to spend close to ten billion dollars on costumes, candy, decorations and dog costumes too. $3.32 billion of that will be going to costumes alone– 27% more than last year. The breakdown? The average person will spend about $102.74 on Halloween things.
Why is it wasteful? For one, costumes tend to be very culturally relevant and therefore very rarely get worn twice (are we really going to ever see another Knives Out Ransom white-knit sweater costume?– even though Chris Evans KILLED that look). For two (secondly?) Halloween costumes are almost always made from polyester and synthetic latex (petroleum) which have a high likelihood of shedding microfibers.
So really think if you NEED to dress like a Squid Game player, Black Widow, or even the Berries & Cream Little Lad.
See ya next week, same time same place.
