good morning! today’s free newsletter is the launch of VIV’S VOICE MEMOS, an audio experience of the same fashion content you’re used to getting from me, but in a cozy voice memo format. i hope you can sneak a listen on company time today ;)
i am not tech-savvy with editing video and audio so thank you for bearing with the weird silences or glitches. but alas, my “likes” and “ums” make me human so at least i can promise my voice memos will never sound like an AI robot.
enjoy!
voice memo outline:
fit check of the day
my #1 style tip
the barn jacket trend + the aesthetics of whiteness and land ownership within equestrian culture
fit check of the day
thrifted straw hat
discontinued style gil bodysuit—i want them to bring this style back
old rachel comey mules
basquiat-inspired outfit
le bon shoppe blue v-neck sweater (*affiliate disclosure)
old season clyde hat, similar one on poshmark
unpacking the barn jacket trend
“barn” jacket is trending much higher in search term popularity than “field” jacket this year
good horse reads:
All Animals Are Fashionable, But Some Are More Fashionable Than Others by
Racing Needs to Reckon With the Kentucky Derby’s Roots in Slavery
Black Equestrians Want to Be Safe. But They Can’t Find Helmets.
three quick notes:
thanks for tuning in <3
my style philosophy, thong bodysuits, barn jackets & horse girls