denisebrain
@denisebrain.bsky.social
Top-drawer women's vintage fashion since 1999. Smiles, pink & the occasional manatee. Vintage Fashion Guild member. My book, Wear Vintage Now! Choose It, Care for It, Style It Your Way is at denisebrain.com/my-book
This year reminded me that meaning is in the details — a well-sewn seam, a handwritten note, a perfectly timed dress for a September wedding in Southern California. That what we keep, what we pass along, and what we choose to protect — trees, manatees, and each other — matters.
Back in Style: My Best of 2025 — denisebrain vintage
This year I kept the rhythm of selling and creating, but also looked to the deeper purpose behind what I do. Vintage is never just fabric and design. It’s care, it’s memory, it’s hope stitched into st...
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January 13, 2026 at 9:00 PM
This year reminded me that meaning is in the details — a well-sewn seam, a handwritten note, a perfectly timed dress for a September wedding in Southern California. That what we keep, what we pass along, and what we choose to protect — trees, manatees, and each other — matters.
I'm attending VoteRiders's event, “North Carolina & Texas Letter Writing Party w/ VoteRiders!” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/voteriders/e...
North Carolina & Texas Letter Writing Party w/ VoteRiders! · VoteRiders
Join VoteRiders on January 29 at 7:00PM ET for our first letter-writing party of 2025!
North Carolina and Texas have some of the strictest voter ID laws in the nation. We need your help to ensure tha...
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January 13, 2026 at 8:58 PM
I'm attending VoteRiders's event, “North Carolina & Texas Letter Writing Party w/ VoteRiders!” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/voteriders/e...
Time for your last and best donation for #givingTuesday:
Be Kind to Manatees
Help Margaret Wilds raise money to support Save The Manatee Club Inc
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December 3, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Time for your last and best donation for #givingTuesday:
@johnpavlovitz.bsky.social I opened your "Looking for Hope?" email in the middle of the night, and let's just say...
Someone Saved My Life Tonight
YouTube video by Elton John - Topic
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October 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
@johnpavlovitz.bsky.social I opened your "Looking for Hope?" email in the middle of the night, and let's just say...
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October 13, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Before Annie Hall, I was already wearing my father’s trousers. When I saw Diane Keaton on screen, I felt less alone. My new post is about love, loss, and how a movie character seemed to understand me. www.denisebrain.com/vintage-deni...
The Day Annie Hall Found Me — denisebrain vintage
Diane Keaton (1946-2025)
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October 16, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Before Annie Hall, I was already wearing my father’s trousers. When I saw Diane Keaton on screen, I felt less alone. My new post is about love, loss, and how a movie character seemed to understand me. www.denisebrain.com/vintage-deni...
In my blog.
I hope you have your own comfort.
I hope you have your own comfort.
Wrapped in Home: Finding Comfort in Vintage Irish Knits — denisebrain vintage
Do you have a piece of clothing that comforts you? For many years I got a sense of stability and warmth by reaching for my parents' old Irish knit sweaters.
www.denisebrain.com
October 16, 2025 at 4:44 PM
In my blog.
I hope you have your own comfort.
I hope you have your own comfort.
Trump & Republicans are quietly trying to disenfranchise millions of Americans. Submit a comment to the EAC to stop their scheme and protect voting rights: act.standupamerica.com/letters/eac-...
Submit a Comment to Protect Voting Rights
Conservative activists have found a backdoor way to implement the SAVE Act and disenfranchise millions of Americans. Submit a comment to the EAC and urge them to reject this petition to change voting ...
act.standupamerica.com
October 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Trump & Republicans are quietly trying to disenfranchise millions of Americans. Submit a comment to the EAC to stop their scheme and protect voting rights: act.standupamerica.com/letters/eac-...
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Young people are using ChatGPT to write their applications; HR is using AI to read them; no one is getting hired. @annielowrey.bsky.social reports:
The Job Market Is Hell
Young people are using ChatGPT to write their applications; HR is using AI to read them; no one is getting hired.
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September 10, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Young people are using ChatGPT to write their applications; HR is using AI to read them; no one is getting hired. @annielowrey.bsky.social reports:
What's on your joy list? Here's mine: www.denisebrain.com/vintage-deni...
The Joy List: 12 Vintage Things That Always Make Me Smile — denisebrain vintage
There are days when I need to concentrate on something I can enjoy. Not necessarily something grand—perhaps just comforting in its familiarity or with a charming je ne sais quoi. That’s what this is:...
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June 27, 2025 at 6:15 PM
What's on your joy list? Here's mine: www.denisebrain.com/vintage-deni...
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June 15, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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June 15, 2025 at 12:45 AM
No Kings Day Protest Spokane: Lilac Bowl at 4:00 pm on June 14.
Your right to protest as outlined by the ACLU:
Your right to protest as outlined by the ACLU:
Know Your Rights | Protesters’ Rights | ACLU
www.aclu.org
June 11, 2025 at 7:04 PM
No Kings Day Protest Spokane: Lilac Bowl at 4:00 pm on June 14.
Your right to protest as outlined by the ACLU:
Your right to protest as outlined by the ACLU:
From @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social
"The entire MAGA movement is rooted in the most toxic of masculinities; perpetuating knuckle-dragging, emotionally-fetal, alpha male posturing; a culture of relentless aggression that rewards the crass, coronates cruelty, and celebrates sexism."
"The entire MAGA movement is rooted in the most toxic of masculinities; perpetuating knuckle-dragging, emotionally-fetal, alpha male posturing; a culture of relentless aggression that rewards the crass, coronates cruelty, and celebrates sexism."
May 31, 2025 at 5:11 PM
From @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social
"The entire MAGA movement is rooted in the most toxic of masculinities; perpetuating knuckle-dragging, emotionally-fetal, alpha male posturing; a culture of relentless aggression that rewards the crass, coronates cruelty, and celebrates sexism."
"The entire MAGA movement is rooted in the most toxic of masculinities; perpetuating knuckle-dragging, emotionally-fetal, alpha male posturing; a culture of relentless aggression that rewards the crass, coronates cruelty, and celebrates sexism."
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/ke...
Keep schools safe for children and families—and keep ICE out!
The threat of ICE in schools creates unnecessary trauma, leads to damaged trust in educators, and causes students from undocumented and mixed-status families to miss school, leaving a lasting impact o...
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May 23, 2025 at 11:06 PM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/ke...
Of course we give props/status/bling/perks to people who assaulted police protecting our free and fair election process. Of course.
A Jan. 6 rioter convicted of assaulting police scored a visit to the White House
Two pardoned Jan. 6 rioters posted photos and videos of themselves visiting the White House. One of them was convicted of assaulting police and texted after the riot, "I have murder in my heart."
www.npr.org
May 22, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Of course we give props/status/bling/perks to people who assaulted police protecting our free and fair election process. Of course.
How many times have I sought to find these exact words?
May 21, 2025 at 1:37 AM
How many times have I sought to find these exact words?
Cringe
Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, bungled answers on Tuesday about habeas corpus, incorrectly saying that the legal right of people to challenge their detention by the government was actually the president’s “constitutional right” to deport people.
Noem Incorrectly Defines Habeas Corpus as the President’s Right to Deport People
www.nytimes.com
May 21, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Cringe
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