Today at Lean Luxe 👉 bit.ly/2RCAodS ––@repeller: ‘Exploring the unadulterated joy of, yes, ‘Bicyclecore’’
 —@AjaSinger: The wellness racket, pt. 2 —@web: ‘How brands can beat ‘blanding’ syndrome —Why are the Danes so good at design?

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Today at Lean Luxe 👉 bit.ly/32LjO0F ––@andjelicaaa: The convergence of status, streetwear, and furniture is here —Amazon blatantly copies @whoop, boasts about it online —@tobyshorin: Squad culture, a pandemic force —@TaylorLorenz: The rise of the ‘college collab house’

Today at Lean Luxe 👉 bit.ly/3jnlunN ––Tyler Brûlé’s retail projections from 2017 look very prescient now —@andreawass: ‘@nbhdgoods, Pop Up Grocer as media brands?’ —Nick Foulkes’ hot take on luxury’s changing posture —@CaseyNewton's spot on critique of media's thinking

Today at Lean Luxe 👉 bit.ly/3aKsvvD ––@fromedome: ‘Somehow, natural deodorant’s become the luxury item du jour’ —@eastforkpottery: ‘Slow design is everything here’ —@edwinheathcote: ’The curse of the Airbnb aesthetic’ —@highsnobiety: ‘Hype's diagnosis? Narcissism’

Today at Lean Luxe 👉 bit.ly/2PRL7jy ––@femstreet: ‘@mschfxyz, @WearAtoms and the potent power of hype’ —@pineapplecollab and the premium, experimental vinegar scene —@jttbro: ‘The cold emptiness of minimalism’ —@chaykak: ‘The ornateness of North American Maximalism’

Today at Lean Luxe 👉 bit.ly/39XFqdc ––Lichen's big plan to democratize furniture and high design for the HENRY —@mschfxyz's Alexagate device gets reviewed —@sullivanpaul: ‘(Fractionally) investing in that Birkin’ —@digitallynativ: ‘Modern luxury positioning, or bust’

Today at Lean Luxe 👉 bit.ly/3fBgZnj ––@mschfxyz's @Gabriel_Whaley: The most cerebral brand mind currently? —@andjelicaaa's epic definition of the modern brand mvmt —@AjaSinger: 'Gen Y pink gives way to Salvador Dali’ —Don’t sleep on @theyes and CEO @juliebornstein

Today at Lean Luxe 👉 bit.ly/3dposET ––@chaykak: “Modernist architecture isn’t pandemic proof” —@Equinox etc. need to offer more now —The new AC window unit DNVBs —Cake and the sexual wellness philosophy —If ‘DTC Twitter’ is your thing

Today at Lean Luxe 👉 bit.ly/2Z64Fqr ––@web's '10 Theses on Modern Luxury' —@italic Black is the boldest launch of 2020 —The controversy with @UnitedSodas —Taika (adaptogenic coffee) unveiled —@somewhere__good: A smart new project from @ethelsclub

Today at Lean Luxe 👉 bit.ly/3cySWUG —@katiebindley: “The Wing is reeling” —@highsnobiety: “Hype might be done” —@emily_singer on how brands are adapting —Art in Res: An art marketplace worth your time —@brooklinen lands on @HowIBuiltThis

Today at Lean Luxe 👉 bit.ly/3eIbljJ ––@notrobwalker: “Calling BS on mission-driven brands” —A bold Daily Harvest copycat in CA —Sweatpants are the defining look of now —@digitallynativ: “Modern Vertical Capitalism” —@Merchery1: New source for minimalist corporate swag

Today at Lean Luxe 👉 bit.ly/39V9Tbb ––"MSCHF is the new Supreme" —@onepeloton, @getthemirror, @tonal enjoy COVID-19 upticks —Why the @WarbyParker clones are dying —@getmaude and the new sex brands are thriving —@brooklinen drops their own weighted blanket

In today’s Lean Luxe 👉 bit.ly/2Wa2QHo ––Employees dish on ‘shattered dreams’ at @OutdoorVoices —@packyM: “Are IRL communities VC backable?” —"Enough with the sparkling water!" —Brands' political stances are for marketing —@FloydDetroit bed now comes in walnut

Today at Lean Luxe 👉 bit.ly/2TLa0At ––Ty Haney addresses the big NYT report — Arfa(finally) reveals itself —@profgalloway argues for Peloton dating —@andjelicaaa: 'The new aspirational currency' —The best female watch collectors

In today’s Debrief, No. 396 👉 bit.ly/2TV5yxS ––@nytimesbusiness: “Friction w/Drexler led to Ty Haney’s removal from OV” —MSCHF lets you stream illegally —@thenue_co: “Eat your beauty products.” —@AdamSinger: “Why Stitch Fix is crumbling” —@AimeLeonDore kills it again

Today at Lean Luxe 👉 bit.ly/333UJO0 ––@the_wing Wing suffers ~50% valuation cut —Rebekah Neumann is also culpable in #WeCrash —DNVBs aren’t about ‘best-in-class’ —The ‘maker movement’ is back —@Bringatrailer is killing it

In today’s Debrief, No. 393 👉 bit.ly/2wA5uM4 ––@mollyhfischer: “When’s the Gen Y aesthetic gonna die?” —Designing a new ‘cannabis culture’ look —@andjelicaaa: “Curators > influencers” —Modern luxury thinking evolves —Empirical Spirits launches canned abv beverages

In today’s Debrief, No. 387 👉 bit.ly/2TfGjG3 ––ICYMI: @Glossier Play gets shuttered —@emily_singer: “Why this isn't a failure” —@livefeather $30M for upmarket furniture rentals —Modern media brand thrives in Marfa, TX —@thisisADAY scoops $8.5M

In today’s Debrief, No. 386 👉 bit.ly/2T5oHMV –-BIG NEWS: CEO @Ty_Haney exits @OutdoorVoices —Seriously, how is @LiquidDeath doing it? —Brandless and the biggest plague for DNVBs —Why is corporate speak so awful? —@Stutterheim_'s raincoat in mint is perfect for spring