Sunday Inspiration: Volume 2.16

Sentiment of the week: “After all everybody, that is, everybody who writes is interested in living inside themselves in order to tell what is inside themselves. That is why writers have to have two countries, the one where they belong and the one in which they live really. The second one is romantic, is is separate from themselves, it is not real but it is really there.” ― Gertrude Stein, Paris France

Here’s what is currently inspiring us: The feeling of expansion that hits us when our creativity is at an all time high, morning light that feels like a bright whisper on your collarbone, the immediate connection of finally finding like-minded women within your life, the way one stanza in one poem can alter your perception of reality, the layers of women that provide complexities and richness to life’s trajectory, the allure of a novel that keeps you coming back for a second and third read, farmer’s markets to shop for fresh produce, tidying up your house at the end of the night so that you can awaken to a fresh temple, energetically living within what is emotionally yours and not what belongs to others, the smile of a toddler as they view what we take for granted as the mundane, beginning again, adding to your vintage furniture collection, home cooked meals and sunsets, realizing that in every given moment you have the power to decide.

What we are consuming this week:

Podcast: Overcoming imposter syndrome and uplifting others, with Emma Grede on Incredible Women

Book: The War of Art by Steven Pressfield

Article: Don’t Call Her the Queen of Quiet Luxury by Gabrielle Scout

TV: The Parisian Agency: Exclusive Properties on Netflix

Brand of the week: While we typically highlight a present-day brand that is filling us with aesthetics and a fresh point of view, this week we have decided to present a nostalgic reference for us to draw inspiration from. With that, we present Chloe’s 1998 Spring/Summer RTW collection designed by Stella McCartney. This was Stella McCartney’s first collection as Creative Director of Chloe; a decision that sparked both interest and controversy as a newly graduated fashion designer with an iconic father. And yet, Stella’s first collection proved two things: Fashion was in the hands of the youth and creations that are unburdened by experience can, at times, evoke the most success. This collection has been marked down not just in Chloe’s history but in fashion history. And today, we revisit it as a way to not crave the glory days (although they were impeccably great and notoriously messy) but to file away this reference in moments where we need a spark of creativity.

Introducing The Salon: An intimate circle for the most interesting women in the room.

REVUE has always been a letter. A whisper. A mood.
But some things are too sacred to leave unread — they must be spoken, shared, stirred aloud in the presence of women who feel deeply and create beautifully. Enter The Salon — an invite-only micro-circle of muses, thinkers, aesthetes, and artists.
A digital parlor for private inspiration, artistic reverence, and honest conversation.

This is not another group chat.
This is a room of 10 women — the founding members — who will be welcomed into a quiet corner of the REVUE world.

Members of The Salon will receive:

– Access to our private WhatsApp thread — a living, breathing space for real-time inspiration
– Monthly Zoom gatherings to discuss what we’re reading, creating, romanticizing
– Early access to REVUE Profiles: the women we feature, revere, and seek to become
– First access to future Salon launches, IRL gatherings, and collaborative offerings

And perhaps most precious of all — the quiet knowing that you are among women who get it.

This space is limited to 10 founding members.
To be considered, you’ll complete a short but intentional application — a glimpse into your inner world. Questions like:
✦ What are you yearning for these days?
✦ What does luxury mean to you now?
✦ If you could only wear three designers, who would they be?

This is not about status. It is about substance.
About creating a modern salon where creativity meets conversation, and inspiration becomes ritual.

Applications are now open: APPLY HERE.

With reverence,
Gabrielle Scout
Editor-in-Chief of REVUE

News, updates, & happenings in the industry and in culture:

• LVMH sales fell by 5% this quarter - BoF

• Rashid Johnson’s new exhibit at The Guggenheim is here - NYTimes

• Here is the Cannes Film Festival lineup - Variety

• Christie’s to sell $30 M. Basquiat painting during May auctions - ARTNews

• Jonathan Anderson’s Dior debut is slated for June - BoF

• Pride & Prejudice turns 20 - Variety

Topics to make you a more interesting woman:

• Here are 61 regency-inspired runway looks to mark 250 years of Jane Austen - Vogue

• Here’s the best of the best from Salone Del Mobile - T Magazine

• How to choose paint colors and find the right shade for your home - Vogue

• These are the buildings you need to see in Milan - T Magazine

• How to get 80 grams of protein a day - Vogue

• All of Quentin Tarantino’s movies ranked - Vanity Fair

Artist of the week: Agnes Martin, one of the leading figures of Minimalism, is known for her subtle grid paintings. Known for her culturally moving pieces that she began in the 1950s, Agnes Martin is one of the rare American women whose art has broken the $1M mark at auction. To explore more of her work, click here.

Ritual to implement: Getting outside first thing in the morning whether that is simply to take a round of deep breathes or to move your body with a light walk. Feeling the air, the sun, and the sky as your ceiling within fifteen minutes of waking.

Place to daydream about: Casa de Sierra Nevada is a fairytale of 17th and 18th century buildings struck rich with history and comprised of 6 houses with a total of 37 rooms breathing intimate luxury into each guest’s experience. Located in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, this property lives and breathes heritage while infusing the modern experience of luxury travel. To book a stay at Casa de Sierra Nevada, click here.

Personal insight of the week: “The artist and the mother are vehicles, not originators. They don't create the new life, they only bear it. This is why birth is such a humbling experience. The new mom weeps in awe at the little miracle in her arms. She knows it came out of her but not from her, through her but not of her.” ― Steven Pressfield, The War of Art

What’s on our wishlist: Jelly Ankle Strap Sandal by Chloé

Reordering this week: Toning Pads by Barefaced

Home of the week: La Fábrica is what you get when a Spanish architect, Ricardo Bofill, takes an old ruin and creates an entire ecosystem of living: both housing his offices and serving as his private residence. Sprawling ceilings, worn-in concrete, and architectural facades make La Fábrica one of the most romantic and artistically creative spaces that itch both a sense of living and a sense of working. The office quarters are how home to over 40 architects, keeping a sense of design alive throughout the spaces. It serves as a dream for those of us whose work and life are so beautifully intermingled that office and home, creations and rest, ideas and stillness are best accessed in one fluid space. Photography by Bofill Arquitectura. Featured in Type 7.

Nostalgic for: Wandering the mall with your friends. The mall as a social activity. The mall as a shopping destination. The mall as the center point of all good.

Questions to ask at the dinner table:

• What is one project or idea you've always dreamed of pursuing?

• What lesson have you learned recently that feels like it came from something beyond yourself?

• What’s one way you’ve surprised yourself this year?

Question to ask yourself this week: In what areas of your life can you give ten more percent?

The Founder’s Edit: Products, goods, and everyday luxuries REVUE Editor-in-Chief Gabrielle Scout is loving. Click to shop.

Have a beautiful week. Until next Sunday.

Sincerely,

The REVUE Team

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