My dear Dor\u00e9 readers, it\u2019s been a while.<\/p>\n
And it\u2019s not because I am not here! It\u2019s because this place has tremendously evolved over the years, and I am tremendously proud of this. <\/p>\n
Recently, Emily, Veronica and I have taken a new direction. We were craving the kind of honest, clear, fresh take on style and beauty. Something that\u2019s straight to the point, a great guide in a time of plenty. We love beautiful things. We love art, we love beauty, we love clothes, we love people. We love having a laugh.<\/p>\n
We love supporting the most creative voices of our time.<\/p>\n
Some of you might have noticed my absence from the pages of this platform, and for a long time, it was as much a choice as it was a torture. My baby had grown and I felt like my role now was to let it live. I didn\u2019t want to be the mother behind the kid saying \u201che\u2019s great but what about me, me, me!!!\u201d and bringing the attention to herself.<\/p>\n
My stories were no more about fashion and beauty. I mean sometimes, but far gone were the days where I was running in high heels. Slowly they didn\u2019t find their place here anymore. I tried to adapt my tone and use formulas of the past, but it felt like one of these smoothies you leave in the fridge too long. You know? <\/p>\n
So I took a break.
\nAnd within that break, I finally understood that I needed to find new ways to communicate. I needed to get back in touch with the intimate ways I used to share. It took the shape of the newsletter<\/a> Veronica told you about a few weeks ago. <\/p>\n
It felt right to have these two means of communication. And when came the time to ask myself what I was going to do with this newsletter, after a lot of questioning, after a lot of contemplating of my experience in publishing, of the new world we live in, and of my needs as an artist, I decided the newsletter would become a community<\/a>, kind of like a member\u2019s club. And, before you ask, yes, there is a price to join the club. It\u2019s $6 a month. I did some serious research about subscription pricing – but I am also thinking about it as you taking me for a coffee each month. Ah!<\/p>\n
I needed privacy, and a safe place. <\/p>\n
I went back at it like if it was 2006. I basically built the website<\/a> with my own hands – though if it wasn\u2019t for the help of John, one of Emily\u2019s friends, I would still be in CSS \/ HTML \/ JAVA limbo : a lot has changed since 2006!!! Coding isn\u2019t what it used to be, I am telling you that.<\/p>\n
Starting next week, the newsletter will only be sent to members.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ll let you go take a look<\/a>. I explain everything in the newsletter I sent this morning – here<\/a> is a link. <\/p>\n