“Beauty can come from the strangest of places even the most disgusting of places,It’s the ugly things I notice more, because other people tend to ignore the ugly things”- Alexander McQueen While I was studying fashion design at university, I was introduced to the wonderful and magnificent world that was created by Alexander McQueen. I (…) Read more »
office style
Jun 30, 2011Office style this week was quite eclectic, it looked like people here at the office had done some travelling and picked up beautiful items from around the world. Very inspirational. I especially adored our New Romantics designer’s print, which looked like it had come from Hawaii, and all the cool accessories especially that giant healing (…) Read more »
We’re going to Pitchfork
Jun 30, 2011On July 15th, me and few girls from the Free People stores are heading to the pitchfork music festival in Chicago. We‘re pretty thrilled to be heading to such an awesome festival. The lineup is incredible! Pitchfork is the No1 go-to site for new music and up-and-coming bands, so it makes sense that they are (…) Read more »
Office Style
Jun 23, 2011The outfits in the office today were perfectly styled. There were a lot of girls wearing Fp. The Maxi length was hot teamed with beautiful heavy jewelry. Headdresses are popular accessories – taking style a bit higher. Two friends wore contrasting stripes and polka dots. Today was a high style kinda day. (…) Read more »
An inspiration from New York
Jun 22, 2011I always get inspired when I go to New York and even more inspired by the Young designers who emerge from there. So, when I heard we were carrying Madison Harding, a street provocative footwear line, my inspirational bank started to fill up. Free-spirited and all-around chic, Madison Harding thrives on the creative style that (…) Read more »
Sunkissed in the office
Jun 16, 2011Yesterday was such a lovely day. the temperature had dropped a little from last week’s heat wave, and there was a cool breeze in the air making us all dreamy. Light crochet piece wear, great cover ups and fun jeans were perfect for the ideal weather. While our buyer and lingerie designer wore the perfect (…) Read more »
“Pack light for a weekend getaway”
Jun 16, 2011Summer is a time when the weekend comes you just want to drift away for some fun and adventure whether it’s to a cosmopolitan city to explore or just to hang out on the beach. I love to pack light but it takes a lot of experimentation to make the most of the items you’ve (…) Read more »
We’re hooked on Instagram!
Jun 13, 2011Free People now has an Instagram account where we share our visual thoughts and daily activities in pictures. We’re all addicted to this smart phone app and can’t stop capturing all the cute little things that happen in our office. If you have a smart-phone, follow our visual journey — our username is “freepeople” — (…) Read more »
office style: neon pops and polka dots
May 26, 2011We had some beautiful sunshine today, which made us all poppy and dotty! Neon pops was a trend that was carried through the office in small dosages. Retro polka dots were also seen in vintage dresses and vintage skirts. Color pops and polka dots is the style phase today! (…) Read more »
Brimfield Photo Diary
May 23, 2011Some of our buyers have just come back from Brimfield’s one of the world’s largest flea markets. It’s in Massachusetts and happens 3 times a year May 8-13, July 10-15, and September 4-9. Here are some pictures they took and wanted to share with you! It’s unbelievable the amount of great things you can find (…) Read more »
Office Style: Fp girls are Rock Steady this week!
May 19, 2011This week we are feeling a little grungy – the weather hasn’t been too great, so to give some attitude back we’ve pulled out our vintage rock tee’s and our grungy boots to help us get through the grey rainy days. Our web merchandiser is a huge fan of Motley Crue and has a great (…) Read more »
May 19, 2011Here’s the second addition of RAFW from Mandy at oracle fox. She sent images from the Alice McCall’s collection, which was beautiful. The colour scheme was soft – jet black juxtaposed and gave it that hard edge when needed. Soft light shapes seemed to flow down the runway items that were interpretations of familiar volumes (…) Read more »
