We’re back with another installment of The Pleasure Lists: Pleasures, Curated.
I hope you enjoy reading these as much as I enjoy getting to know members of the Pleasure Lists community and what makes their Pleasures tick.
Alex Eagle is a creative director exploring the space between fashion, interiors, and culture.
Location: London
Social: @alexeagle @alexeaglestudio @180thethames @eagleandhodges
Good lighting
Everything improves under good lighting.
Hot English breakfast tea in a lovely Japanese cup
A tiny daily ceremony that I love.
Fresh bed sheets
Isn’t this just the dream, the total dream?
Cancelled meetings
Cancelled meetings is the best.
My children’s hands in mine
Small, warm, fleeting, and probably the thing I will miss most one day.
Expensive chocolate. Cheap chocolate.
I believe in the high low of life.
Taking the film off a new coffee table book
Deeply satisfying, that very specific, almost sensorial pleasure.
A fresh Alex Eagle shirt
Not just because I make them, although that helps, but because a good shirt can solve almost any dressing problem.
A small daily indulgence that makes being at home feel slightly more considered.
The opera
Ideally a matinee, but really anytime, especially at the Royal Opera House.
All the children in my bed
Not restful, not glamorous, but total joy.
Pleasure is the feeling that something is exactly as it should be, the cup, the light, the fabric, the company. I spend a lot of time chasing that feeling, and more than I should on shirts.
Each week, a new Pleasure-seeker will document their personal Pleasures and ruminate a bit on what Pleasure means to them. True to The Pleasure Lists style, I keep the list-maker’s je ne sais quoi in as much as I can — only minor editorial changes are made when necessary. I do this intentionally so that the writer’s inner world really comes through. The style of the list says as much about the writer as the list itself.
Pleasure Lists are a summary of what you need, want, or have, or see at a particular moment in time. They are a survey, an overview, a summary of the crucial facts of the state of one aspect of your life. It’s a kind of blueprint that can be a guide to the future.
Mull it over and if you’re moved to, send me a list.
Questions? Comments? Send any recommendations or suggestions for what you’d like to see in these newsletters my way. I’d love to hear more about what you’re currently finding pleasure in.
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