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For the folks for whom fashion is both business and pleasure, created by journalist Maura Brannigan.

Newsletter · By Maura Brannigan · English · Paid tier available · Official site

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  1. Issue · Sep 29, 2026

    I Left New York. My Clothes Didn’t. (opens the original)

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    A quick note before we begin: This one is for paid subscribers, not because it’s a secret, but because it’s personal. It’s about leaving New York, moving home, and figuring out who I am and what I wear on the other side of both. I’m working to build Clotheshorse into a real, cozy community where we can speak honestly about clothes, the lives we wear them in, and the fashion industry, reported like a journalist and written like a friend. Paid subscriptions are what make that possible. If you’ve b

  2. Issue · Sep 24, 2026

    Your Idea Goes Viral. A Mega-Brand Cashes In. Do You Get Anything? (opens the original)

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    If you’re reading this in your inbox and it’s getting cut off, hit “expand” or “view in browser” to get the whole thing!Inside this send: Buckle up, because we’ve got an exclusive one! After “anti-blush” discourse blew up in industry group chats this month, I tracked down Kim Senser — the creator who actually coined the term — for the real story on what it's like to build a brand's viral moment and then watch them move on without crediting her. And because you asked, I’m also catching you up on

  3. Issue · Sep 17, 2026

    The Sweater Syllabus: 11 Fashion Substackers on Knitwear That Actually Lasts (opens the original)

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    If you’re reading this in your inbox and it’s getting cut off, hit “expand” or “view in browser” to get the whole thing!Few things have occupied as much of my brain lately as knitwear, and the reason traces back to a theme I keep returning to on Clotheshorse: clothing and fabric quality, and how we actually take care of both.Officially, a “clotheshorse” is a wooden or metal frame with multiple bars, meant for hanging wet clothes to air-dry indoors. It’s a small, unglamorous object, but it’s my s

  4. Issue · Sep 14, 2026

    The Fall Wishlist (Emphasis on “Wish”) (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Neutral tone

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  5. Issue · Sep 10, 2026

    So It’s Fashion Month Again (opens the original)

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    I haven’t done the true fashion month circuit since the pre-pandemic days, when I got pregnant with our first baby and left both New York and my full-time editorial job. But before that, I was out and about, honey! As a reporter, fashion month can get a bad rap, simply because it’s a very exhausting time to do our job. There are no shortage of predictably shiny, glitzy moments that come with attending and covering the shows, but it’s far from the cartoonish glamour associated with fashion week,

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