when edward sharpe and the magnetic zeros, who i’ve posted about a couple of times, released their album up from below this year, they held a release party to raise money to help the gulu widows group of uganda so that they could start a farm to sustain their community. this group of incredible women (…) Read more »
pickin’ out photos…
Dec 10, 2009whenever the images are ready for an upcoming catalog, our team lines them up in the hallway for everyone to look at. we pick our favorite and mark it with a post it note, and this helps them decide which images to use and which one goes on the cover. it’s really fun…these photos are (…) Read more »
thursday poll – edition 72
Dec 10, 2009good morning…hope everyone’s day is off to a great start! for last week’s thursday poll i asked about our touched converse. there were several to choose from, and the most votes went to the hand drawn floral converse! we’re loving tunics right now and we have quite a few different styles, so this week i (…) Read more »
what up, doc?
Dec 10, 2009i grew up in the 80s and 90s so doc martens are definitely a flashback to my childhood years…but that doesn’t mean they aren’t still awesome… sarah roemer agyness deyn erin wasson sienna miller check out some of the doc marten styles we love…the sienna lace up boot, the vintage hikers, or the classic vintage (…) Read more »
holiday gift ideas inspired by you
Dec 09, 2009hope everyone’s holiday shopping is going well…i thought i’d share some of our top sellers and top rated items to inspire some gift ideas! check out all of our customer favorites here! (…) Read more »
birds of a feather
Dec 09, 2009i’m not sure why, but i really love feathers… images 1, 3, 5: prismatic-effect; 2: cosmic dust; 4: sun in scorpio; 6: summer teeth; 7: amalia chimera (…) Read more »
final holiday download!
Dec 09, 2009another download for you today! to match the card and desktop wallpaper, here is a lovely image for your iphone, by kris chau. click on the image to go to our flickr page and download! (…) Read more »
wednes-diy
Dec 09, 2009who doesn’t love snow globes? there’s something very nostalgic and whimsical about them. plus you can bring a pretty little wintry scene into your home and make it snow whenever you want. i found some instructions on how to make them, and it seems really easy… these handmade snow globes from martha stewart are simple (…) Read more »
musical ornaments
Dec 08, 2009if i had a christmas tree, these are the kind of ornaments i’d put on it. i saw these on pitchfork and I think they’re so cool – they’re recycled christmas tree ornaments made by the glass casters union in oregon, and proceeds from the sale of the ornaments go towards helping homeless and low-income (…) Read more »
lennon
Dec 08, 2009“you may say i’m a dreamer, but i’m not the only one…” -john lennon (…) Read more »
best music of 2009
Dec 08, 2009with today being “tunesday” and all, i thought it was a good time to ask everyone out there…what were your favorite songs and albums of the year? it’s been an awesome year in music, in my opinion, so there’s lots of great stuff to choose from. animal collective, black joe lewis & the honeybears, edward (…) Read more »
tunesday
Dec 08, 2009today’s tunesday album is a new compilation of old songs, but good songs… the kind that you can still listen to today and enjoy as if they’re brand new. dreamin’ man live ’92 is a collection of songs that make up neil young’s harvest moon album, taken from various acoustic performances in 1992 (the year (…) Read more »
