UK Literary Luvvies #2 Vital reading

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Can we talk about Raven Smith? A Vogue columnist and he’s front row at Hermes in Paris yet every time I see photos of him he’s still wearing the same grotty pair of Gucci loafers and those hideous athletic socks. WTF are his fashion credentials other than posting a witty caption on other people’s photos on IG?
 
queenamber said:
Can we talk about Raven Smith? A Vogue columnist and he’s front row at Hermes in Paris yet every time I see photos of him he’s still wearing the same grotty pair of Gucci loafers and those hideous athletic socks. WTF are his fashion credentials other than posting a witty caption on other people’s photos on IG?
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I find him funny on socials but god, his latest book was a slog to get through. Also, he and his partner are clearly putting a tonne of cash into their house/flat but it just always looks like kind of a tip?


I’m guessing this thread has mentioned Daisy Buchanan a few times?
 
Does anyone follow Stacey? This actually looks quite good.
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queenamber said:
Can we talk about Raven Smith? A Vogue columnist and he’s front row at Hermes in Paris yet every time I see photos of him he’s still wearing the same grotty pair of Gucci loafers and those hideous athletic socks. WTF are his fashion credentials other than posting a witty caption on other people’s photos on IG?
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I wish we could have a Fashion Luvvies thread for the fashion industry tea
 

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I find Stacey a bit annoying sometimes. Always going on about how broke she is post-divorce (and I've no doubt her lifestyle has taken a financial hit) but lives in a gorgeous terraced house in London, is never not wearing gorgeous clothes and recently bought a holiday home in Majorca or somewhere. Give it a rest, Stace!
 
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Where in London is the house? I couldn’t believe she’d just bought the Mallorca place and boom keys for the London house rock up. She had implied she was on her knees - I felt so bad for her. I unfollowed as it was disingenuous.
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Yeah totally agree on this one - the poor old me act really doesn't stack up when you've got multiple properties and seem to be buying lots of lovely clothes etc etc. I imagine she'll have alienated a fair few of her followers tbh...
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frillylilly said:
I find him funny on socials but god, his latest book was a slog to get through. Also, he and his partner are clearly putting a tonne of cash into their house/flat but it just always looks like kind of a tip?


I’m guessing this thread has mentioned Daisy Buchanan a few times?
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Which aspect of Daisy??
 
I got an advance copy of Daisy’s How to be a Grown Up. I enjoy her fiction and her podcast. She seems sweet and warm. I didn’t realise the book was aimed at twenty somethings so I am admittedly about a decade older than the target demographic. All that said, it was unbearable. Each chapter is devoted to a specific problem that Daisy (and her pals) can help you solve. Some prime examples below.


How to make small talk with a stranger has the most inane advice:

“Ask if she had far to come. It’s dull, but people love to whine about traffic jams and rail replacement buses, and you can use boring journey chat to segue into where she lives, does she like it, how long has she been there, what sort of dogs does she see in her nearest park...”

Hot to fall in love includes this tip which is horrendously inhumane and just downright cruel a way to treat another human being

“When I found myself on a bad date, I ran away. There is no greater thrill than realizing that if you don’t warm to someone after the first half hour, there is nothing to be gained by giving them a second one for luck. I’d excuse myself, always apologizing but never explaining, and run home and straight into my nicest pajamas. Ben & Jerry’s never tasted so sweet.”

How to love your body minimises the severity of anorexia and suggests all a person with a chronic mental health disorder needs is the love of a good man

“Anorexia is all consuming. Luckily, I reached a point where I had to choose between fun and calorie counting, and I chose fun. After going to that dance with my arsenal of awkward shirt compliments, I suddenly found myself with a real-life boyfriend. The joy and excitement that generated gave me the tools to build the ladder I needed to open the window and climb out of my own head.”

There is an entire chapter dedicated to “how to wash your hair”. I despair.

I just found daisy and her crew utterly insufferable. A whole book built on anecdotal evidence from someone without any underlying qualification bar working for a glossy mag. It’s basically an Instagram account in book form with comments from her pals, and I think she’s doing a disservice to young women to assume they’re as clueless as she seemingly was.
 
Carapop said:
I got an advance copy of Daisy’s How to be a Grown Up. I enjoy her fiction and her podcast. She seems sweet and warm. I didn’t realise the book was aimed at twenty somethings so I am admittedly about a decade older than the target demographic. All that said, it was unbearable. Each chapter is devoted to a specific problem that Daisy (and her pals) can help you solve. Some prime examples below.


How to make small talk with a stranger has the most inane advice:

“Ask if she had far to come. It’s dull, but people love to whine about traffic jams and rail replacement buses, and you can use boring journey chat to segue into where she lives, does she like it, how long has she been there, what sort of dogs does she see in her nearest park...”

Hot to fall in love includes this tip which is horrendously inhumane and just downright cruel a way to treat another human being

“When I found myself on a bad date, I ran away. There is no greater thrill than realizing that if you don’t warm to someone after the first half hour, there is nothing to be gained by giving them a second one for luck. I’d excuse myself, always apologizing but never explaining, and run home and straight into my nicest pajamas. Ben & Jerry’s never tasted so sweet.”

How to love your body minimises the severity of anorexia and suggests all a person with a chronic mental health disorder needs is the love of a good man

“Anorexia is all consuming. Luckily, I reached a point where I had to choose between fun and calorie counting, and I chose fun. After going to that dance with my arsenal of awkward shirt compliments, I suddenly found myself with a real-life boyfriend. The joy and excitement that generated gave me the tools to build the ladder I needed to open the window and climb out of my own head.”

There is an entire chapter dedicated to “how to wash your hair”. I despair.

I just found daisy and her crew utterly insufferable. A whole book built on anecdotal evidence from someone without any underlying qualification bar working for a glossy mag. It’s basically an Instagram account in book form with comments from her pals, and I think she’s doing a disservice to young women to assume they’re as clueless as she seemingly was.
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Daisy always plays the cute bumbling fluffy Sloane- I kind of warm to her, it’s better than Dolly and Panda’s faux intellectual ingenue voice of a generation rubbish- but she’s obsessed with sex in her books! It’s all about orgies and really explicit stuff 😂 I think sadly a bit like Dolly she uses men to help her self esteem. It’s so silly and sad, they’re both so pretty and clever and it’s a real testimony to how women are treated in society :(

I mean it’s okay for women to enjoy sex of course, but I just reckon it’s all a self esteem thing for those girls.
 
Agree re Stacey. I used to feel dreadfully sorry for her with her freezing rented flat, struggling to keep afloat. Then suddenly she’s bought not only an entirely unnecessary place in Menorca, but a house in London, too!
None of this would have bothered me had she not portrayed herself as scrabbling around to make ends meet. Like you say @Bezzzz it’s disingenuous.
I do quite like her writing, though, so may read the book esp if I can get it cheaply on kindle.
 
I won a ticket for a Daisy Buchanan book signing recently and a copy of her new book limelight.
Must admit I hadn't really heard of her but one of my friends also came and is a big fan. As it was free will give it a go.

Used to really like Elizabeth Day podcast but she does really fan girl over people and is very smug. However she did include the most honest and relatable experience of miscarriage in her how to fail book and I applaud her honestly.
 
Allegedly, she cheated on her husband just before the first lockdown and that’s what kicked off the divorce - I’m not saying blame can be apportioned but it’s a bit 🤢 her making out she was the wronged one when their divorce came around from her shagging about. As I say. Allegedly.
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Hargwynehag said:
Allegedly, she cheated on her husband just before the first lockdown and that’s what kicked off the divorce - I’m not saying blame can be apportioned but it’s a bit 🤢 her making out she was the wronged one when their divorce came around from her shagging about. As I say. Allegedly.
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Should have been a bit more specific! Stacey Duguid
 
I do wonder how many of the literary crowd can afford such extravagant and expensive outfits, most of the time they wear £200 jumpers and £500 dresses - I love Pandora’s style but it’s very spenny - thought this industry didn’t pay well ha x
 
Mermaid456 said:
I do wonder how many of the literary crowd can afford such extravagant and expensive outfits, most of the time they wear £200 jumpers and £500 dresses - I love Pandora’s style but it’s very spenny - thought this industry didn’t pay well ha x
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She's descended from aristos. Doubt she's that worried about paying rent...
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Side note: she's notoriously bad at labelling anything as gifted.
 
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I would love to see a Literary Luvvies edition of Money Diaries. Particularly from someone who we know doesn't have a trust fund. For example, Otegha: did not build a career off family connections or family money (respect) but is a conspicuous consumer with expensive taste. Her literary success isn't massive (i.e. in comparison to someone like Dolly) but she is someone who still wears The Row, travels, rarely cooks and is renovating a London flat she bought herself.

Her book sales alone couldn't fund that kind of a lifestyle. So are her speaking engagements very lucrative? Her consultancy? I want to know!!
 
Walkthehemline said:
I would love to see a Literary Luvvies edition of Money Diaries. Particularly from someone who we know doesn't have a trust fund. For example, Otegha: did not build a career off family connections or family money (respect) but is a conspicuous consumer with expensive taste. Her literary success isn't massive (i.e. in comparison to someone like Dolly) but she is someone who still wears The Row, travels, rarely cooks and is renovating a London flat she bought herself.

Her book sales alone couldn't fund that kind of a lifestyle. So are her speaking engagements very lucrative? Her consultancy? I want to know!!
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She's lived at home her entire adult life. Never paid a penny in rent.
 
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