The Maxwell Edit

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Welcome to The Maxwell Edit
More than a journal, this is a tribute to where I come from and why I create.
Oct 26, 2025 • Samantha
From the Desk Of: My 2026 Ins & Outs
What I'm leaving behind, and what I'm leaning into
19 hrs ago • Samantha
The Business of Silence: How The Row Became Fashion's Most Coveted Brand
The Row doesn't advertise. Doesn't chase trends. Barely uses social media. Yet it's a billion-dollar brand with a cult following.
Jan 15 • Samantha
The Originals: Helmut Newton
The photographer who made fashion dangerous. On power, provocation, and the images that still stop you in your tracks.
Jan 13 • Samantha
From the Desk Of: On Being an Icon
A meditation on presence, taste, and the quiet power of knowing who you are.
Dec 28, 2025 • Samantha
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From The Desk Of: Cosmic Alignment or Quarter-Life Crisis?
Jul 11, 2025 • Samantha
The Originals: The Sound That Shook the Room
Aug 6, 2025 • Samantha
My Story, So Far
Oct 31, 2025 • Samantha
Objects of Affection: 23carat
Aug 8, 2025 • Samantha

The Originals

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The Originals: Helmut Newton
The photographer who made fashion dangerous. On power, provocation, and the images that still stop you in your tracks.
Jan 13 • Samantha
The Originals: The Sound That Shook the Room
Exploring the story, cultural impact, and lasting influence of Maxell’s legendary 1983 cassette tape advertisement.
Aug 6, 2025 • Samantha
The Originals: Melvin Sokolsky
Illusions, invention, and the man who suspended fashion above the Seine.
Jul 10, 2025 • Samantha
The Originals: Irving Penn
A study in precision, patience, and quiet drama
Jul 2, 2025 • Samantha

From The Desk Of

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From the Desk Of: My 2026 Ins & Outs
What I'm leaving behind, and what I'm leaning into
19 hrs ago • Samantha
From the Desk Of: On Being an Icon
A meditation on presence, taste, and the quiet power of knowing who you are.
Dec 28, 2025 • Samantha
From the Desk Of: On Moving Through Endings
Endings don’t always arrive with answers. But in the stillness that follows, something softer begins.
Oct 26, 2025 • Samantha
From The Desk Of: The Part Where It Quietly Ends
On falling out of love, and the creative challenge of capturing what’s no longer there.
Aug 7, 2025 • Samantha

The Business Of

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The Business of Silence: How The Row Became Fashion's Most Coveted Brand
The Row doesn't advertise. Doesn't chase trends. Barely uses social media. Yet it's a billion-dollar brand with a cult following.
Jan 15 • Samantha
The Business of Indulgence
How Flamingo Estate carved out a world of sensuality, storytelling, and slow living in a saturated space.
Jul 14, 2025 • Samantha
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