Taking Shape
Alana KuwabaraMy perspectives on life, culture, fashion and theology. If you like variety, you're in the right place. We're all taking shape...
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 65 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | a month ago |
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We Need to Talk About Your Closet.
In the late 2010s, I had the wonderful pleasure of being a personal stylist. It started out as something I would just do for friends who encouraged me to get into it professionally. So, I launched Weardrobe by Alana in 2017 and really just...
Let’s Have Lunch 🤗
A recording from Alana Kuwabara's live video
The default message is “Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.” but no one showed up. And that’s great because, as I said at the beginning...
Purpose in the Plan: The Intro
On auditions, surprises and open-ended questions
On an absolutely gorgeous weekday in 2016 – when the sun was shining in the bluest sky, a day that felt full of possibilities, a day when only good things could happen – I was driving along...
Last Call for Planning x Purpose
I’m really looking forward to these next fours weeks of reflection and planning for 2026 and beyond!
For those of you who missed the announcement or who’ve been thinking about joining but haven’t subscribed yet, here is a link with ALL th...
The Gist: On Female Representation
The Gist is my take on what’s shaping us and our world: high-level, direct, and, as one reader put it, “Delightfully Distilled”.
This piece is the last in a series on Representation. It’d be cool if you read Parts 1 and 2 before reading th...
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Elder Millennial of the Oregon Trail Generation who thinks deeply about culture, theology, art and style. A wife, a mother, a friend.
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