The Nice Capades

The Nice Capades

Early Spring Endorsements!

Not a floral in sight!

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M Dabkowski
Mar 12, 2026
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This time on The Nice Capades…

  • Stuff I liked from Q1. (To my own horror, I now think of the year in corporate quarters rather than seasons.)

  • Three Figure Skating tidbits!


In case you’re new here: every so often, I write a non-figure skating newsletter. Sometimes they’re essays, sometimes they’re dramatic re-tellings of something that actually happened, sometimes they’re just a list of things I like.

Today: a list of endorsements to start your spring. This is a little treat for paid subscribers to thank you for your support and enabling me to buy the shoes listed below, which are not cute but get the job done.

It’s worth noting: I don’t use affiliate links and no brands are sending me products to try. I don’t judge these practices because I appreciate that we’re all just trying to deal with inflation here and I would use affiliate links if I didn’t think they were just one more hassle. But I’m telling you this so that you know these are actual recs and not something I’m trying to sell you.

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