Seven Stylish Stationery Choices for Classy Correspondence

Biiing! An incoming text message or email may sound an alert, but missives on paper stationery speak volumes—especially when scrawled on flat correspondence cards. “In our ever-casual culture, the handwritten note stands out,” says Chiara Riggs Sill of California consultant Etiquette Moderne. “You will be remembered for it.”

Whether custom-emblazoned with your monogram or embossed with the whimsical silhouette of your rescue dog, it’s important to have them in your arsenal, experts say. “I absolutely recommend that folks have notecards as part of what I like to refer to as your stationery toolkit,” says Carlsbad, Calif., lifestyle and etiquette expert Elaine Swann, who sends out at least three such notes a month.