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[Messy Nessy Chic]   This isn’t a newsletter... It’s a lifeline for the rest of your obligatory, awkward trip home for the holidays! Or for wherever you may be this holiday season that requires you to mingle/play well with others... Avoid chats with Resident Weird Uncle by catching up with our roundup of [the 19 Most Popular Messy Nessy Articles of 2019](. It was a busy year and we have a feeling you might have missed a few good ones. Also, gear up for NYE at the Met Museum, where they’re [hoarding some seriously good holiday party dresses in their archives](. Get in the mood to party at [the Chelsea Arts Ball, 1947: The Most Scandalous Party of New Year's Eve,]( and poke your head into [the Holiday Party at Studio 54 That Got a Little Out of Hand](. And if you’re stuck for plans on the 31st, have you checked our New York and Paris New Year’s Eve guides? They’re waiting to save your night in the [Keyholders Library](. Wishing you all the adventure and happiness in the new decade to come! [Nessy]   [The 19 Most Popular MessyNessy Articles of 2019](   [Screenshot 2019-12-26 at 11.37.08]( Messy Nessy’s 2019 was a year on the verge. We released Don’t Be a Tourist in New York, the beloved sister book to Don’t Be a Tourist in Paris, and took the MNC universe to new heights with the Vault. Most of all, we had the joy and privilege of holding your hand down the…  [Continue Reading](   [Doisneau’s Dark Room](   [8ed01f84f2d7]( Robert Doisneau intimately knew the Paris we’re forever chasing. The one where those cafés & shops lost in time are on every corner. Where the simple pleasures of life are being appreciated all around us. Where elegance is an everyday occasion.  [Continue Reading](   [The Unsolved Case of the Missing Perfume Heiress](   [Screenshot 2019-04-16 at 03.04.41]( It’s the best Agatha Christie novel that never was: the story of the disappearance of Manhattan perfume heiress, Dorothy Arnold. She was a woman about town and the belle of too many Uptown balls to count, but to this day, no one could ever figure out whether Dorothy was murdered, kidnapped, or stepped through some…  [Continue Reading](   [13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. CDLXXXIII)](   [tumblr_mnvo9tYEmD1rrjpupo3_640]( 1. Two Victorian Women building a snow woman, 1892 Found on The Gilded Age Society. 2. A Different Kind of Christmas Soundtrack, 1969 3.  [Continue Reading](   [Let’s Go Gift Shopping in the ’80s](   [girls_Get in Shape, Girl!]( The 80s have been coming back in a big way in the past few years, especially in 2019. Stranger Things became the most-watched Netflix show, 80s blowouts made their way down the fashion week runways again, as did fanny packs, oversized blazers and scrunchies. We even found a Saved by the Bell themed Airbnb and…  [Continue Reading](  Interested in Becoming a MessyNessy Keyholder? [Apply now to unlock the Vault!](    [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [Blog]( [To ready more from MessyNessyChic visit the Blog]( and make sure you keep getting these email by adding contact@messynessychic.com to your address book or whitelist us. Our postal address: In a Café, Paris 75001 Want out of the loop? [Unsubscribe](.