Noihsaf Newsletter – November 2022

GIVING THANKS

A watercolor illustration of a women with a giant shell on her back in a gown. Stars twinkling in the background.

(Winning caption by @glikegood, illustration by Emily Bernstein)

It’s hard to believe exactly a year ago we were in Meta hell. Instagram was removing all our posts and flagging our content (literal articles of clothing for sale) as obscene. Nothing screams lewdness like a Misha and Puff scarf - amiright? It was a brutal time for this community and I had to lay-off my entire team and our income completely halted for 3 months.

If you were there watching it unfold it was evident we needed a new home. Change is hard. Moving our community to our new site was a daunting, scary, and exhilarating process. We are just getting started, but wow - we are a year away from that time already!

I am so thankful for our team who got us here and for all of you who have followed us into this new season of Noihsaf. Another year is already around the corner and with it lots of new features and tools are coming down the pipeline.

Hooray for a new and brighter November. Thanks for being here.

Love,
Kate

From The Blog

Two people standing next to a wall wearing patterned jumpsuits.

BIPOC Designer Guide Issue 1

Written by Nana K. Twumasi

A knitted green balaclava hat with a multicolor ruffle laying flat on a table by some knitting needles

Designer Spotlight: Valencia Shanelle

Written by Meredith MacNicholas

New + Noteworthy

🗒️ Our second print ad is gracing the pages of Mildew Magazine. Mildew is a new fashion magazine covering all things secondhand! Its artful pages cover everything from vintage sellers, designers who repurpose, and to how to style your quirky finds.

🎤 Tune in November 28th on the lovely Podcast A Thing or Two where I’ll be discussing a few of my favorite “thingies” like my go-to fashion hacks, my new winter obsession, and therapy in the form of Pamela Adlon.

🕯️We were saddened to hear about the passing of community member Leila Elliot who passed away from cancer on September 10th. Leila was beloved by many of you and was an early supporter of Noihsaf. There is a GoFundMe set up to help with the medical costs if you would like to support her family during this time.

🚸 Beloved child’s brand Oeuf is listing lots of fun and one of a kind items in their Noihsaf shop! And as an extra bonus, anytime you buy or sell an Oeuf item you will get a code for $20 off a new purchase from oeufnyc.com

🛍️ This email is most likely smooshed between black Friday, small Saturday, or Cyber Monday sales. Consider buying secondhand this holiday season. You can even search by “new (unused)" items for those who might respond: "EW DAVID!"

From The Feed

A selection of products featured on Noihsaf Bazaar.

🍞 Someone needs to buy this silk skirt, and wear it with an oversized sweater and some sleek or chunky boots.

🕵️‍♀️ GO GO GADGET CLOGS!

🧣 For those who can’t “cuff it” try “scarf it”! Start having a meaningful relationship with your neck this winter.

Browse The Feed

Wormhole

💊 “Pill organizers that make illness *fun*” End quote.

✈️ Very stoked for Blackbird Spyplane’s newsletter Concorde. Their “Classified SpyTalk” chat room gives me warm fuzzies.

🌊 Minnesota proud! Yes, you can surf on a lake. Speaking of Minnesota - Duluth lost a treasure. RIP Mimi Parker. Low FOREVER!

🥣 BUT THE SOUP! I recommend using butternut squash for ease of peeling and do not skip on the fish sauce and lime!

🪑 Obsessed with Adi Goodrich so no surprise that her new furniture collection Sing-THING is as dreamy as all the magical places she’s created. I’m looking at you Wine and Eggs.