Weekend Conversation Starters

[Messy Nessy Chic]   I’m here to help you keep a balanced diet… And the same goes for this weekend’s menu of conversation starters: Since we’ve just wrapped up a (mostly virtual) Haute Couture Week here in the French capital, we’ll start off with something light and let [Cindy Crawford guide you through Paris Fashion Week Circa 1992](. Then, since everyone’s talking about this crazy GameStop saga on the Stock Exchange, we’ll let you dig into something meatier as I ask, “[But Where are the Women of Wall Street?](”. Ever heard of the sisters who launched their own stock exchange in 1870? And who was America’s first female tycoon? [Let’s take stock](. Followed by a little amuse-bouche with [a Brief Compendium of Crazy Kitsch Lighting](. And for a digestif to launch late night discussions, we’re learning about the [Cover Girls of the Anti-Apartheid](. Bon Appetit and bon weekend! [Nessy]   [But Where are the Women of Wall Street?](  [6DNKCWZBFLFTO3B7JKTP6RIWHA]( If you logged onto the internet this week, you probably heard about the GameStop saga involving a group of amateur investors that took on Wall Street by pushing the stock of a few underdog companies (like GameStop) to become the most highly traded assets in the United States. And if like me, your grasp on…  [Continue Reading](   [Let Cindy Crawford Guide you through Paris Fashion Week Circa 1992](  [cindy-crawford]( It’s Haute Couture Fashion week in Paris – well, sort of. Shows are being attended by video links and style is being created, communicated and consumed in a virtual world. But for a brief moment, let’s pretend we’re not in the middle of a pandemic and turn the clock back to the early 90s courtesy…  [Continue Reading](   [A Brief Compendium of Crazy Kitsch Lighting](  [lampskitsch]( The Southern Belle. The Moon Beam. The Serenade. We’re not spitting romance novel titles, honey – we’re talking lamps.  [Continue Reading](   [Cover Girls of the Anti-Apartheid](  [drummag]( Once described as the “Hollywood of Black South Africa”, in 1951, Sophiatown, Johannesburg was one of the last surviving multiracial neighbourhoods of Apartheid and a symbol of resistance against a racist regime. It was here where the writers of DRUM magazine found their beat and South Africa’s Black celebrities and entertainment found their spotlight. It’s…  [Continue Reading](   [13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. DXXXIX)](  [pgiz9d666d641]( 1. This Abandoned Villa in Italy After a little digging for more context, this place is rumoured to belong to Villa Pirotta in Brunate, a village on an hill over Como, Italy. This room may be inside one of several buildings on the estate, which is currently listed for sale on Sotheby’s. Photography by Mathias…  [Continue Reading](  Interested in Becoming a MessyNessy Keyholder? [Apply now to unlock the Vault!](    [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [Blog]( [To read more from MessyNessyChic visit the Blog]( and make sure you keep getting these email by adding contact@messynessychic.com to your address book or whitelist us. Our postal address: In a Café, Paris 75001 Want out of the loop? [Unsubscribe](.