The art of the handwritten note is something that we have cherished here at Dempsey & Carroll since our founding in 1878. In celebration of December 7th being declared “Letter Writing Day”, we wanted to share our thoughts on what inspires us to write letters. Megan: “To send a letter is a good way to …
“How wonderful it is to be able to write someone a letter! To feel like conveying your thoughts to a person, to sit at your desk and pick up a pen, to put your thoughts into words like this is truly marvelous.” – Haruki Murakami The Dempsey & Carroll Team has accepted the challenge of …
At Dempsey & Carroll, Valentine’s Day is a particularly exciting holiday. A recent article in People highlighted the history of this holiday, and how Valentine’s Day cards came to be, with the first cards dating back to the third century. We love sweet handwritten sentiments, but for us, what’s most interesting about Valentine’s Day is …
Dempsey & Carroll curator, Madeleine Garone, chatted with Isaac Mizrahi to hear about his inspiration and favorite things. MG: You are an icon in the fashion industry. Where do you find your inspiration when you begin a new design? IM: I am inspired by so many things. I love music, dance, art, film, my …
A sincere and eloquent note of thanks will be remembered forever. Thank-you notes allow us to acknowledge deeds large and small, in a thoughtful and considered way. Here are a few of Dempsey & Carroll’s tips to perfecting this skill. 1) Set aside adequate time to think about what you’re going to say and how …
We love this article about the replies schoolchildren receive from the Queen and Princess Kate. Here are some of our favorites… “The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have asked me to thank you for the lovely postcard you recently sent in which you wrote so enthusiastically about your holiday to Italy.” “It really was most thoughtful of you …
We can’t get enough of the “Love from London” postcards featured in this month’s Travel + Leisure from Eddie Borgo.
The annual rite of passage for college freshman is well underway. I would argue 99.9% of freshman are happily immersed in their new surroundings, and for many, they are enjoying the first taste of a (somewhat) sovereign life. I would also argue with equal confidence that the parents of these happy and newly-freed baby birds …
I often question why I save letters. I have little notes my husband wrote to me when we first started dating, cards my father sent to me while I was in boarding school (my favorite one says “I picked this one just for you” with a little girl picking her nose on the cover), letters …
We pine for a match between Rafael and Djokovic at the 2014 US Open – alas it’s not to be so. We’ll just have to wait for a meeting of the rackets. The US Open is sure to be riveting nonetheless. Enjoy this letter from a super-fan. An open letter from a Rafael Nadal super-fan: 4 …
