our new store in costa mesa, california, opens today! if you’re in the area, stop by and say hello :)
new store in socal!
thursday poll – edition 99
right now we’re really loving patchwork prints– colorful, nostalgic and perfect for a sweet summer picnic. which patchwork print is your favorite?
the embroidered floral border dress:
the long sleeve printed dropwaist boho tunic:
the paisley floral skirt:
the paisley garden printed tank:
or the patchwork paisley necklace dress:
the winner of our stripes poll was the we the free lace & stripe short sleeve top, with 44% of the vote!
americana pop-up at space 15 twenty
how timely…if you’re in the area, stop by space 15 twenty in los angeles and check out their americana pop-up that runs through the 4th of july! in addition to shopping americana themed goods like the ones pictured below, you can check out one-of-a-kind customized denim jackets on display from the levi’s archives (above).
highland park style sesh!
a couple of weeks ago our highland park, illinois store had an event celebrating their first birthday, and they raffled off a personal styling session at their store. the winner was one of their favorite customers, hannah, who came in for an hour of collaborative styling with the girls of highland park. check out some of the great outfits they put together!
here she is wearing the adorable embroidered ruffle hem dress, accessorized with the macrame stretch waist belt and natural wood bib necklace.
i love how she paired the paisley necklace dress with cute western boots and the double tipped leather hip belt.
here she’s wearing the seamless cami, pacific woven waist belt and tazmanian floral skirt.
the we the free mala strana dress with the pacific woven waist belt.
she looks great in our skinny military cargo! worn here with the we the free applique baseball tee.
the streamer ruffle dress accessorized with the macrame stretch waist belt.
and last but not least, the malawi vines dress with the double tipped leather hip belt and natural wood bib necklace.
she looks great! which outfit is your favorite??
phish phans
one of our fp girls (who also went to bonnaroo with us) is currently on vacation following phish around to some of their east coast shows – she sent along some photos for the blog and i’m so jealous. wish i was there…
the ends in sequins dress is a summer concert and festival favorite!
sweet ride!
i know its not the easiest to see, but the girl on the left’s hat is rad – check out the pattern on the underside of the brim.
phish will be in camden (just over the bridge from philly) this thursday and friday and a couple of our fp girls are going – will YOU be there??
happy father’s day!
free people in black & white
our store on lamar blvd in austin sent along these amazing photos that one of their associates took for a college photography project. aren’t they lovely?
thanks so much for sharing!
rocky mountain high
anyone heading to the telluride bluegrass festival this weekend? i wish i was…there are a couple of bands playing that i really like, and it looks so beautiful and relaxing there – it definitely seems to draw a really laid back, hippie crowd. colorado is one of the few states in the US i’ve never been to, and i really want to change that very soon…
among the bands playing are alison krauss, yonder mountain string band, bela fleck, edward sharpe and mumford and sons!
there are some really cool old school photos on the website too.
fp upper east event!
Free People Upper East is teaming up with the National Breast Cancer Foundation and Move Into Greatness Yoga Studio to help fight Breast Cancer!
*Come donate the weekend of the 19th and have your name entered to win a gift certificate to Free People and a complimentary One on One Training session with Colleen Wahl, owner of Move Into Greatness Yoga Studio on the Upper East Side (value $100).
http://www.moveintogreatness.com/
*Every dollar you donate equals how many times you will be entered to win!!
*Buy something pink and have your name entered an extra 2x!
* Winner will be announced Sunday, June 20th.
Come get involved in your community and enter to win! Our stylists will be on hand to help you pick out your perfect weekend outfit!
All proceeds will go directly to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. We will have brochures and pink ribbons available for you at checkout!
Can’t wait to see you there!
♥ Free People Upper East
Start Time: Saturday, June 19, 2010 at 10:00am
End Time: Sunday, June 20, 2010 at 7:00pm
1319 3rd Avenue
New York, NY
thursday poll – edition 98
now that we’ve told you all about the stripes trend we’re loving right now, i want to know which striped item is your favorite!
do you like bold and bright, like the WTF lace and stripe short sleeve top:
barely there stripes like the crinkle tunic:
textured stripes like the downtown date dress:
partial stripes like the super tank mini dress:
bold, all-over stripes like the dinner time tieback dress:
or multicolored stripes like the super stripe tank:
the winner of last week’s dress poll was, by far and away, the downtown date dress with 60% of the vote!
don’t forget, portland event!
if you’re in the area, stop by our portland store today for a summer kickoff party and enjoy special discounts, raffles and fun!
frank the bird
a heart-warming story from one of our free people girls…
“this morning i was walking back from the jharoka (the cafe down at the navy yard where we work) with my coffee and i spotted frank in the grass by our building.
he couldn’t fly, and i started to feel sad cuz all the dogs that come to work with their parents run around in that grass…
and i wasn’t sure how frank could avoid all those paws.
so my friends helped get a box and some gloves and we scooped up frank and put him inside with some grass so he felt cozy.
i called the schuylkill wildlife rescue center and they were so nice and said bring him in!
so i drove him up to the rescue and they said it was nice that frank was there because he still had his bloodfeathers and probably wouldn’t be able to fly for another week or so…
i’m glad such a place exists and i’m glad frank is going to be okay. :)”
isn’t he the cutest?!? check out the schuylkill center’s website for more info on the awesome work that they do.