The catalog is dropped and should be in your mailbox! Here’s a little more info about the two trend concepts going on for September…
DARK FAIRY
Nature’s beauty, mystery, magic, and mystical elements are the
inspiration behind dark fairy. Deep, dark forests and whimsical fairy
creatures are manifested into a print driven line that explores nature’s
dark side while still allowing the light to shine through. Colors are
deeper and darker with bright accents. Embellishments like sparkles and
glitter intensify the dark color palette and add unexpected detail.
SPORT
Inspired by retro athletic apparel and accessories, the sport collection
mixes elements of masculine design with girly accents. Mixing classic
ski and sport fashions with crafty elements create a look that is truly
hand touched by fp. Graphic prints, stripes, and color blocks are seen
throughout the entire collection setting the trend. A mix of black, red,
kelly blue, and green compose the color palette.
It’s about time to get a new craft swap going. What do you say about going with the theme of Dark Fairy. We could expand upon the idea to to reach into fairy tales and gothic stories… Any thoughts? I’ll update you soon on how to sign up for the swap and more details!
Thought I’d pass along this recommendation to all of our crafty readers. I spotted this book on Lena Corwin’s blog and it definitely sounds like a must read for all of you small business crafty girls. Check out the website and Lena’s review!
Thank you to Bloesem for intoducing me to the work of Margo Slinger. You have to check out her website of work. It is so clever and funny and beautiful. All of the buttons on her website are little vintage buttons (an one silly rabbit?). The navigation is a little tricky, and it’s easy to get lost in Slingerland, but so much fun…
- -Sep 01, 2007, 6:14PM
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totally gorgeous!!
Loveforever posted this photo from our catalog on both her blog and her inspiration board. But, she also questioned, is this lace or lace wallpaper? I had no idea, so I asked the catalog team. They said it was wallpaper, and that it looked so real, it even tricked your eyes when you were standing right in front of it. It was in the bathroom of this amazing house they shot at in London…
- -Sep 11, 2007, 7:55PM
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wow. Thanks Di!
- -Sep 11, 2007, 5:43PM
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This wallpaper is available from Sera London a fabulous boutique also online at seraoflondon.com
Spotted this over on craftzine.com and had to share. Images above are by Audrey Penven. She sews on film negatives in a darkroom wearing nightvision goggles. Pretty amazing.
I managed to get a hold of some more pictures of our new showroom to share with you. The visual/display team adorned the walls with tons of artwork, similar to the way they do the fitting rooms in all the Free People stores.
The way they work is they gather inspiration and ideas and make some sketches. The designs are all roughly planned out before they attack a wall. But then the scale is enlarged and each piece is hand drawn or painted, so each one comes out a little bit special. Here are some photos of the finished pieces!
- -Aug 11, 2007, 11:23PM
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i love all of the creativity and goregous patterns you put into your designs, they really make an outfit come to life
- -Aug 10, 2007, 11:10PM
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the visual team is so amazingly fabulous. i love working for the company. :) :)
The Free People display team is in the process of decorating our new New York showroom. The showroom is where we sell to all the other stores that sell Free People. We display all of our upcoming collections there and the girls in the showroom work with the buyers of each store to choose the best styles for their particular customers and locations.
So here’s a few shots of the supplies and process. I’ll try to get some photos for you of the finished showroom too!
- -Jan 25, 2009, 10:57AM
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Hello!! I'm a junior in high school and am 16 years old and in LOVE with Free People. I've been wearing your designs for years and adore everything about them. It would be my greatest dream to work during the summer at one of your store locations. Greenwich or Manhattan is possible. I plan on sending a letter to the managers of the stores. Do you have any other suggestions? -Sam
- -Nov 18, 2008, 4:48PM
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Hi FP! I was just wondering- do free people employees get free/discounted merchandise? By the way, near my home in Eldersburg, MD there is a "main street" opening that I think would be a perfect Free People location!
Attack of the giant tomato pincushion! No, it’s a bean bag chair, and you can make it. Spotted on love forever and find the tutorial on how to make your own at etsy labs. I wanna take a field trip there!
- -Aug 12, 2007, 3:51AM
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That's so cute!
- -Jul 27, 2007, 9:21PM
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I just love it the tomatoe pin bean bag chair is so adorable for the sewing and crafty lovers
Just wanted to share a few photos I snapped in the display team’s workshop. Doesn’t that first picture look like the most girly hardware store you’ve ever seen? So out of all this madness comes our beautiful displays. Our fall store displays are being installed now, so I’ll get you some photos and the inside scoop later this week!
- -Mar 25, 2008, 11:38AM
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AMAZING! I am the visual manager at Saks Fifth Avenue...this looks like such creative, artsy fun! I love it..thank you for the inspiration! keep up the good work!
- -Jul 19, 2007, 7:31PM
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girlie indeed makes me want to go out any buy a pink hammer and start banging on something lol. I just love it
The New York Times has made made an announcement. Craft is cool. Check out this article highlighting some of our favorite craft pioneers like Debbie Stoller and the folks at Etsy. Obviously, we’re way ahead of the NYT, and the fancy designers officially making crafts fashionable. But I always like to see what the big dogs are making a fuss about. And it’s nice to see some of the people we support getting such attention. So check it out.
Photo above is from the article, featuring a sewing class at Make Workshop in the Lower East Side in NY…
- -Jul 19, 2007, 9:27PM
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About the silver clogs... They will be available in our next catalog in August. Look for them then!
- -Jul 17, 2007, 2:49PM
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It's the alternative one, there are 2 covers this month! I tried to link a photo but it didn't work. Here's the link: http://alternativepress.com/images/issues/cover_229_2aug07_lg.jpg
Have you seen this? French musician Camille’s video for her song “Ta Douleur”. Check out a little blurb from wikipedia…
“This album incorporated an avant-garde concept – a string, or thread (“le fil”), which was a drone that persisted throughout the entire course of the album. All of the songs in this album are based on the exploration of the voice, with only a double bass or double bass and keyboard as accompanying instruments.”
- -Jul 08, 2007, 12:09PM
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ooo I love Camille, she also did a song for Nouvelle Vague and you can hear her vocals in Ratatouille!
- -Jul 04, 2007, 10:37AM
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CAMILLE IS FANTASTIC! Wonderful name drop, Freepeople! Highly reccomend.
Did you miss the Renegade Craft Fair this weekend? Or maybe you’re thinking about checking out the Chicago scene? Poppy Talk did this cool guide to the fair that can catch you up on what you missed… Above image from rock paper scissors
- -Dec 23, 2009, 1:09AM
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Great comment, love the design of the site too.
- -Jun 21, 2007, 12:02PM
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The bag is fab...I'm a sucker for anything with typefaces on :)
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