Inside The Artist Studio: Lily Stockman

Last week I had the pleasure of visiting artist Lily Stockman in her New York City studio, located in an old building on NYU’s campus the East Village. It was a grey, overcast day, but I found myself comfortably ensconced in her beautifully lit space with Ethiopian piano music playing, a cup of hot tea in my hands, and so much beauty to look at. I couldn’t have asked for a more lovely way to start the day than spending it there, talking to her about art, Joshua Tree, India, blogging and more. I absolutely love talking to artists – there is something so fascinating about the way their minds work, and the stories behind their work. There is always so much more than meets the eye. Read More

Free People Style Muses: Filippa Berg

To complement our October catalog and its theme, we will be featuring some of our personal style muses each week here on the blog! Bloggers, musicians, cooks, artists, photographers… these are real women who inspire us greatly – from their talent to their style and internal beauty.  Read More

Guest Post: Joshua Tree’s Hicksville Trailer Palace

This guest post if from Johnie Gall of DirtbagDarling.com, all images courtesy of Hicksville.com.

Somewhere outside of Joshua Tree National Park, I stumbled across the Hicksville Trailer Palace, a surreal little hotel made up entirely of themed Airstream trailers, train cars, and tiki huts sitting on a patch of Astroturf in the desert. Read More

Blogger Diary: A Perfect Fall Day Trip

I have been wanting to take a day trip up to New Hope, PA for quite some time now, and this past weekend I finally did it. We chose this weekend so we could check out the annual arts & crafts fair, but ended up having more fun just wandering around the town and enjoying the gorgeous fall day.  Read More

Book Club Meeting: The Alchemist, Final Post

The Alchemist is such a quick read, it seems like this book has just flown by! I really enjoyed diving back into the passages of this book and finding new meaning in them. This is definitely one of those books that stays with you long after you’ve turned the final page and even after years pass you may find yourself recalling certain quotes and thoughts and applying them to your life. Read More

Blogger’s Picks: Our Favorite Posts From Summer 2012

It’s been an amazing summer here at Free People and we have had so much fun working on various projects and creating content for the blog.  We decided to take a little trip down memory lane and share some of our personal favorite posts from the summer. It wasn’t an easy decision, as all the posts we’ve worked on are very close to our hearts! Our lists below are in no particular order. :)

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Happy Birthday FreePeople.com!

Today marks 8 years since the launch of our webstore, www.freepeople.com, and this milestone has us thinking back. Below, you’ll find a few memories of the site as it looked on launch day. What memories do these photos bring back? Shopping Free People clothing during a totally different time in your life, remebering where you were, or what you were up to? Hopefully good thoughts come flooding back. Read More