Author: Sophie Wise

Born in Paris, raised in New York City, and educated at the Sorbonne, Sophie Wise has worked as both a copywriter for advertising agencies in New York and in fashion sales for Cynthia Rowley. She was the first ever copywriter for the KM store, and has since written about half the words in there. She loves foie gras on wonderbread.

Horn Measuring Cup

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In the eighteenth century, back when this horn cup was made, coughs and sneezes could eventually kill you, and there were few remedies out there besides prayers. The measured notches on this horn cup offered a little certainty in what was surely a not-so-certain cure.

Horn Apothecary Cup from Phisick

 

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Denim

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Everyone has that one pair of jeans they refuse to throw out. I’ve been wearing the same pair of high-waisted cigarette jeans for nearly ten years — they’re faded to perfection, and have been patched up in the most embarrassing places at least a dozen times. My seamstress laughs when she sees me walk in the door. Despite the wear and tear, they’re still the jeans I put on whenever I want to feel most like myself, the best version of me I can muster up effortlessly.

Photo of men in Denim Jeans and denim jacket. Photo by Karlheinz Weinberger

Halbstark by Karlheinz Weinberger, circa 1958, via Claire Foster's Blog

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