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Month: November 2022

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Emily Post’s ‘Etiquette’ Receives a Modern, Centennial Update

When Emily Post initially published her principles on etiquette in 1922, she couldn’t have anticipated just how much would change in the coming century. Now, in 2022, her descendants Lizzie Post and Daniel Post Senning sought to update their great-great grandmother’s work. Upon its initial release, Emily Post’s Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics, …

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Yes, People Do Still Love Paper! – Why Handwritten Notes are in Vogue

In an era where conversations about the metaverse and cryptocurrency feel inescapable, it seems that the world is beginning to lean away from tangible experiences. As a brand that prides itself on preserving the tangible, we at Dempsey and Carroll are constantly fielding the question “do people even use this stuff anymore?” But in a …

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Spotlight On Sally Muir & Joanna Osborne

Sally Muir & Joanna Osborne started Warm & Wonderful in 1979, selling knitted jumpers from a market stall in Covent Garden, London. The pattern – rows of white sheep and one proverbial “black sheep” was a major hit and seemed to resonate with some more well-known black sheep of the time: David Bowie, Andy Warhol, …

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Warm & Wonderful x Dempsey & Carroll

Warm & Wonderful was founded by friends Joanna Osborne and Sally Muir, who began selling their knitted jumpers out of a market stall in West London’s Covent Garden in 1979. Their first design – one black sheep amongst a flock of white ones – instantly became a global phenomenon when a young Lady Diana Spencer was …

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Notes in the News

Forget the Beach Bod. Try These Soul Resolutions Instead., The New York Times

Cult Shop: the New York stationery for socialites, Financial Times, HTSI

Do Thank-You Notes Still Matter?, The New York Times

Don’t Forget to Write! Why Letters and Cards Are More Important Than Ever, Bloomberg

Decoding Dickens’s Secret Notes to Himself, One Symbol at a Time, The New York Times

These Black Female Heroes Made Sure U.S. WWII Forces Got Their Mail, History.com

Timeless Wedding Decor Ideas That’ll Never Go Out of Style, Vogue.com

WWII Lovers Used Bawdy Acronyms, History.com

The Clever Folds that Kept Letters Secret, BBC.com

The Healing Power Behind Gratitude and a Handwritten Thank You Note, Elle.com

A Nonprofit is Trying to Lift Strangers’ Spirits Through Handwritten Notes and Cards, WYFF

Send Joy During a Stressful Year With a Holiday Card, The New York Times

We Need a New Etiquette for Thank-You Notes, Slate

Don’t Write Off Paper Just Yet, NPR

Thank-You Note From Julia Child Is Restaurant Executive’s Treasure, The Wall Street Journal

Handwriting Isn’t Dead—Smart Pens and Styluses Are Saving It, The Wall Street Journal

On the cards: Why the business card is thriving in the electronic age, The Economist

Brooklyn Pop-Up Looks to Bring Back ‘Lost Art’ of Letter Writing, DNAinfo

How Campbell’s Soup’s Former CEO Turned the Company Around, Fast Company

Pencil Makers Go Back to Drawing Board, Wall Street Journal

How 13,000 Handwritten Thank-You Notes Built A Thriving Business, Forbes

Pens for Better Penmanship: Don’t Forget (How) to Write!, Wall Street Journal

The Power of the Handwritten Note, Skip Prichard

Newington Teen Asks Joe Biden To The Prom; VP Sends Her A Corsage, The Courant

The Found Art of Thank You Notes, The New York Times

How to Write the Perfect Note, Real Simple

Upscale Hotels still offer stationery for guests, U~T San Diego

Woody Allen, Louis C.K., and the Power of the Handwritten Note, Fast Company

Handwritten Notes Are a Rare Commodity. They’re Also More Important Than Ever, Harvard Business Review

Alexander Wang’s Favorite Things, Wall Street Journal

Why E-Mail Will Never Replace the Handwritten Note, Forbes

In Praise of the Write Stuff, The Financial Times

The Lost Art of the Handwritten Note, The Wall Street Journal

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