How a Credit Card Became the Chicest Status Symbol

Part 1: The Cultural Playbook

Oct 6 • 

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September 2025

The Fragility of Aspiration

On the Radar: Starbucks store closures and Soho House going private tell us what happens when growth collides with cultural capital.

Sep 28 • 

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From Hype to Taste: Cartier Redefines Luxury Watches

Sorry Rolex, she prefers Cartier and so does he

Sep 8 • 

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August 2025

On the Radar: Trends, Launches & Deals Your Week in Review

More beauty lines, gap devouring once again, and SOHO did what was needed

Aug 25 • 

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On the Radar: Future Brand Sponsored Creator Meet-Ups?

Aug 10th, 2025, Creator turned investors, big-box retailers shifting business practices, LVMH doubling down on heritage and prestige

Aug 11 • 

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Buy Now, Cry Later

How Buy Now, Pay Later tricked us into overconsumption, financial ruin, and splurging as self care.

Aug 8 • 

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The Retail Shift: From Department Stores to Branded Lattes

The rise of branded coffee shops and the quest for real community

Aug 1 • 

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July 2025

Luxury’s Downturn Signals a Shift in Cultural Capital

Taste, identity, and the cultural recession of legacy luxury.

Jul 28 • 

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Lets Try This Again, Introducing Pretty Rich Digest

Overtime you learn, change, and adapt. This time it was me who was holding myself back from change.

Jul 28 • 

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This New Tax Law is the Rich Girl Hack of the Year

One Big Beautiful Tax Haven

Jul 26 • 

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Can Gucci Be Loud Luxury With Intention?

New Money, Old Taste: A Gucci Reinvention

Jul 26 • 

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Girl, Learn How to Fabricate a Story

with great fabrication (story telling) you can sell a t-shirt

Jul 24 • 

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