all roads lead to molehill green
25 secondhand picks in the color that makes my heart sing.
Something I have found very endearing lately is when readers post in the chat using the phrases “molehill green” or “mole-coded.”
Posts like this always make me smile—I’m reminded of how much I intentionally (and unintentionally) write about the color green in this newsletter.
It also got me thinking, what exactly IS molehill green?
In the HEX code of it all, can it be boiled down to one singular color dot? I was chewing on this at Outside Lands as the bone-chilling fog rolled in, and I slipped on the extra layers I packed: a lime green Custo Barcelona long-sleeved tee and an olive green floral puffer jacket.
I’m curious to hear how you would describe molehill green in the comments, because I don’t think there is a “right answer.” It’s mutable, it’s a universe, it’s a vibe. You know it when you see it. I dug into my own archives for times I’m written about this color, which includes:
When it comes to secondhand shopping, all roads lead to molehill green. It comprises a solid 60% of my bookmarks/saves at any given moment. It’s because I’m *always* looking for this color in my wardrobe.
But secondhand platform color filters are an imperfect thing. Selecting “green” narrows down your search a bit, but there’s still a ton of manual sifting involved. To harvest the juiciest, most vibrant and alluring molehill greens…well, I’d file that under a job AI could never replace ✌️
I’ve added 25 molehill green pieces to the secondhand sonar google doc.
Every single piece is something I would personally wear (or already own lol).
Here’s a little sneak peek: Prada Sport flats for $95, Adidas shorts that look like the Made Some board shorts, a trompe l'oeil Issey Miyake tote for $83, and of course, a jade bean pendant…
