rene micheli is a philadelphia photographer who did some of the close-up, fairytale-like shots in our november catalog. I was looking at her website and I really love the dreamy style of some of her portraits.
check out more of her work here.
good morning...how about some pretty photos to start your day? these pictures were taken by our reader sarah, who attended the treasure island music festival in san francisco a couple of weeks ago. she was nice enough to share them with the blog, and they're fantastic...
and here's sarah and her friends out and about in san francisco...
looks like you had a blast...thanks sarah!
...just because.
from summer teeth, cosmic dust, ffffound.
have a wonderful, wonderful weekend :)
after seeing all the fall florals on our website, I was inspired to go around the office in search of flowers. i found way too many to post…but here are some pretty ones.
they actually look very spring-like, which is fitting for this warm sunny day in philly.
here are a few of our vendors who visited the office this week as part of our mill week festivities...along with one of our designers...aren't they all adorable?
have a lovely weekend, everybody!
thank you arunav, krishan, sarika!
the leaves are changing here...
and becoming very colorful...
***i wasn't aware of the artist who created the leaf circle...his name is andy goldsworthy...thank you guys for calling him out.
another beautiful collection of images and ideas via tumblr - i'm floating, weightless.
lovely lovely lovely.
olivier zahm photographs for purple magazine's blog. i love seeing what he sees, but today i also realized how rad i think his little girl is.
i don't know where i got these...been sitting in an "i love" folder on my computer. except the last pic is of kurt vile...if you recognize, feel free to write and let me know from where they originate.
take center stage wherever you are today...
saga lives in london and studies photography...amazing aesthetic. :)
follow saga on her blog , too...
corinne day's photography is stunning...i've loved so many of her stories!
check out siebe warmoeskerken...his photos are cute, but what i really love is his video. that's my kind of style...
Cookie splash from De Vetpan Studios on Vimeo.
by way of booooooom.com...
artist/writer/beautiful miranda july taking moments from classic movies and making them her own...
one of our sample coordinators, sam...coming out of the closet, but only to enjoy her weekend! please do the same. :)
this weekend, take at least one picture. if for no other reason but to try and remember something beautiful...
like if the light is nice and you like your new ring alot...
or if you see something someone is wearing that's awesome...
or your dream car (this is mine)...
or if you meet some nice guys on the train named tex and kc...
:)
wow, cosmic dust's tumblr does not disappoint...thanks, courtney, for sharing!!!
sebastian mlynarski is a great photographer...his nature scenes kind of take my breath away...
here are a few of our fan photos...courtesy of our facebook page!
keep sharing!
danielle buetti...perforated photos illuminated from behind w lightboxes.
via today and tomorrow...
the post about amelia merrick made me want to seek out more images of nomadic types...santiago mostyn's book all most heaven did that, and then some.
some cool pix of trainhoppin' going live at benna's cafe in philly on friday, sept 11th.
my grandfather used to jump on bethlehem steel cars from his farm into the "city"...always loved that image...i think you'll love the ones taken by amelia merrick.
benna's. corner of 8th and wharton.
opening 9/11 from 7 to 9pm.
:)
this is the most amazing, clever photo project. ever.
folks look for photos that look like photos they took and post 'em together.
it really is a small, awesome world...
i stumbled across isaac schell recently, and fell in love with his photos...
hope he shows again soon!
yay friday!!!
this is one of the coolest and most clever things i've ever seen...
david horwitz took pictures of all the pictures in his grandma's house and put them in a pdf for you to download as a keepsake for yourself.
our friend eric took this pic of his wife, beth...
eric wrote the music that we used in our december 2007 catalog video...
long live summer...
happy friday!
here's a fun, fun job for you...in-house hair/makeup artist!!
our candidate should understand the free people aesthetic inside and out, and possess creativity as well as technical skills.. this person should have extensive experience in both hair and makeup for commercial and fashion photography. he/she should be able to produce fresh, innovative hair and makeup styles in a timely fashion. he/she should be experienced and prepared to groom one model daily for the fp.com and fpwholesale.com websites, while attending to the set to ensure that our model looks fresh.
requirements
* extensive knowledge of various hair/make-up tools/tricks of the trade
* ability to stand on his/her feet for 8 hours
* experience working with all hair and skin types.
* highly creative...in possession of an inspiration book
* experience working in a studio setting
a hair and make-up kit will be provided.
please come prepared with your portfolio.
go here to apply! good luck...
more from doub and her iPhone...
more to come...
i saw a post about marcelo gomes on coute que coute this morning...and i am still in awe. are you kidding me?
stunning.
from fellow fp girl whitney. she is the department store specialist for our wholesale division...
"my friend (dustin fenstermacher) just showed me his website and I’m in love with his pictures!! right now he is working on putting together a book of cat show pictures. i’m trying to tag along to a cat show with him because they look amazing!! i don’t know which one i’ll enjoy more, the fancy cats galore or the fantastic people watching."
polaroids from courtney, one of our we the free designers...
she and her hubby visited the south - florida and south of the border, north carolina.
i love how graphic they are...
we all love erin wasson...as you can see below.
but we're really excited to be working with the man who shot these photos -
david mushegain - for our december 09 catalog.
the result of our creative director walking through the office with her iphone... :)
there are tons more pix. we'll be posting them here and there, so keep your eyes open...
this week's beach home page video was shot with a digital harizenumi...a rad little camera that makes your still images/video look like they were shot in 1967.
you can buy this camera from urban outfitters! (card reader and battery must be purchased at another venue, keep in mind!)
One of our Facebook friends, Mia, spent the summer on a beautiful farm in Iowa. She and her father took lots of really pretty photos of her on the farm, modeling Free People clothes! She was kind enough to share the pictures with us, check them out!
See many more of Mia's gorgeous photos here!
There have been a couple Free People street fashion sightings lately!
One of our fabulous Facebook fans found this cute girl in Japanese Vogue! She's wearing our Striped Tie Front Crop Top and the LnA Zipper Mini Skirt!
Meanwhile, our Web Marketing Analyst Megan came across this pretty lady on Elle News Blog! She is wearing the Cape May Top and one of our shopping bags! So cute!
Have you guys had any Free People sightings lately?
Now for part two of the photos our Art Director, Doub, took on her trip to London!
While Doub was in London, whenever she was out walking on the street, she would take pictures of all the cute girls she saw! Click here to check out the first set!
I love the soft hues in these two photos by Sabrina Jung, don't you? Check out the rest of her work here.
Via NotCot.
I have posted about Tim Walker's fashion photography in the past, but Andrea Galvani's lovely photos yesterday really put us in the mood for more, both from Andrea and Tim!
All the photos above are by Tim Walker. I love them so much! We all do - his work is a source of inspiration for all of us at FP! These shots are from a really great book of Tim's work called I Love Pictures. The book is very hard to come by these days, but we are really lucky in that our Art Director has a copy that we can all pour over from time to time! See more of Tim's work on his website, and don't miss our previous Tim Walker post either!
We're loving these inspiring shots of model Erin Wasson lately! What's funny is that we have the magazine right here, but we simply cannot figure out the title of the magazine! We've looked all through it and there's no title, nothing in the contents even. What kind of magazine doesn't let you know what you're reading? Apparently, ones with fabulous pictures of Erin Wasson in them. Ha ha!
There is something very arresting about these photographs, don't you think? They're by Italian photographer Andrea Galvani, who is also a Photography Professor at the Accademia Carrara di Belle Arti di Bergamo. Something about the horse photos in particular put me in mind of Tim Walker, but maybe with muted colors. Do you see it too?
Seen on DesignCrisis.
Recently our Web Operations Manager, Heather, helped to organize a really fun event here in Philly, the Independance Day Scooter Rally! It lasts for a whole weekend, and this year was very successful, with over 150 people who showed up from all over- two ladies even came all the way from Oklahoma! Heather kindly shared a few really cool pictures from the rally, check them out!
Scooters under the El
By Damon.
Sweet Pink Scooter
By Damon.
Late night ride to get some cheesesteaks at Pat's
By Mike Scott.
Leaving for the ride to Fort Mifflin
By Mike Scott.
Vintage Vespas
By Joy Moody.
Saturday Night in the Italian Market.
By Spoffy.
Wow! How bad do you want that green scooter?! (SO bad over here!)
These soft photographs are from Joyce Tenneson's series Intimacy. This is such a wonderful way to photograph flowers - I love it!
Via Dear Ada.
I love the bohemian look of these pictures! I would love to hang out in a room like that, and wearing those clothes! We pulled them a while ago for inspiration, but now no one can remember where they came from! Do any of you know?
As I'm sure many of you know, there was a solar eclipse today, which was visible to a lot of Asia. The always spectacular Big Picture photo blog by Boston.com has a wonderful post of images from the eclipse. The images above are from that post - aren't they great?! The eclipse itself is so amazing, but I think my favorite pictures are the ones of people looking at the eclipse. Check out the post here - it's worth it!
We are obsessing over this editorial from H&M Magazine! The pictures, shot by Camilla Åkrans, are so light and airy and warm! Perfect for summer. Also, you might recognize the model, Anne V, from our April catalog. See the rest of this inspiring set at Fashion Gone Rogue!
You might remember when I mentioned that there was a really cool event this past weekend in Space 1520 by our Hollywood We The Free store. Lauren Dukoff had a special opening party for her new book Family, and Devendra Banhart played a special set! I missed it, being on the opposite coast, but our Store Manager Carla sent me some wonderful photos taken during the event by Sonny Gerasimowicz.
This is a signed copy of Lauren's book! It features portraits of many amazing folk and indie musicians, including Devendra, naturally!
Here everyone is waiting around for the show to start!
Devendra is getting ready to go on... He sure is a cutie!
Devendra is about to go up and everyone is getting psyched! Also, on the left you can almost see the front of the We The Free store - there's a guy peeking inside! Hope he likes what he sees!
The show begins!
Everyone loves it!
Our Managers-in-Training, Antonella and Laura, are huge Devendra fans, and they watched the show from the store garage. They look so pretty!
Thank you for the fabulous pictures Carla!
These gorgeous shots are from an editorial by Steven Meisel that appeared in Vogue Italia in 2003. The first and last photos are particularly eye-catching, don't you think?
Via Fashion Gone Rogue.
We're loving this gorgeous and inspirational set by Ben Watts! Dreamin' indeed...
Also, you may recognize the model, Noot- she was in our March catalog!
Check out this video to see her showing off all the cool clothes in her closet.
These beautiful images of waves are by Japanese photographer Syoin Kajii. Syoin is a Buddhist monk residing at a seaside temple on Sado Island, where he works on his photography as well. His photos from this gorgeous set were recently featured in Foam Photography Magazine. I would love to get lost in any of them!
Via 2 or 3 Things.
These whimsical photos are all from August Bradley's series for the Hasselblad Masters Book. I love the colors, the props, and the clothes especially! Fishnet tights over solid tights anyone?
I love these cool "solaroids" by Jeff McLane. Have you ever taken pictures of the sun? I think it's hard to get it to look just right!
Via Now Voyager.
This image by Jonna Pohlalainen is so cool! I'd like to take one of those pencils and hang it across the top of a wall!
Via Love Forever.
You may be aware that haute-couture fashion designer Christian LaCroix recently filed for bankruptcy. However, yesterday he showed a really lovely and rather dark collection in Paris in what might have been his last show. Sad! Reportedly a lot of people cried at the end of the show! Still, the clothes were gorgeous! Check out many more of the looks here on Jezebel and here on The Cut!
Aren't these pictures lovely? The pretty girl is Johanna, one of our Sales Associates at our store in Torrance California! She sent me the pictures today, with this little note:
During a recent shoot in Santa Barbara, California, I donned the gorgeous sequin mesh tunic in white. The setting sun managed to perfectly capture the light from the sequins, making for some luminous and beautiful photos!
I agree, they look so gorgeous! Thank you so much for sharing them with us Johanna!
I completely love every image from Vlad Artazov's set of photos he's taken of nails. They're just amazing...
See all the photos here.
Via Metafilter.
Richard Heeks takes these beautiful photos of soap bubbles. I can't imagine how difficult it would be to capture the bubbles at just the right moment! Check out his Flickr stream - he a lot of really arresting shots!
Via A Cup Of Jo.
Today is the USA's Independence Day - it's our 233rd birthday! Hooray! I hope everyone is out enjoying themselves and eating yummy food and getting ready for awesome fireworks celebrations like the ones above! I'm off to get ready and try to get my own pictures of fireworks!
xo
When the paper company Arjowiggins unveiled its new fancy paper line Curious Collection, they wanted to do something with a lot of impact to announce it! With the help of French photographer Grégoire Alexandre, they did! Aren't these pictures incredible?! See some fun behind-the-scenes video here! (Along the sidebar.)
Via Design*Sponge.
I love these shots from a set posted over on KnightCat. The layers and embellishments are fabulous! And the vests! Do any of you know what magazine these photos came from? Looks like maybe French Vogue, but I couldn't say... See more pictures from the set on KnightCat!
I know this picture has already been making the rounds on lots of blogs lately, but it's so cute I couldn't resist posting it, just in case you hadn't seen it! The photo is by David Sykes, who tells us about the photo on his site:
This latest piece of personal work is all shot in one shot on 5×4 transparency. I comissioned a model maker, Ridley West, to make a giant plate that we could attach to the wall, and with the help of Jennie Webster who sourced some amazing balloons, this shot was the result.
Those balloons really are amazing!
Via SwissMiss.
I've been getting lost in an awesome photostream of work by fashion photographer Tom Palumbo this afternoon. I love his compositions, and just the feel of his work in general! So inspiring!
Check out the Tom Palumbo photostream here.
Via Booooooom!
Nope, this flower isn't rotting, that's how it grows! It's the Trichosanthes, a flowering plant native to southeast Asia.
I came across a funny little article about odd flowers on Metafilter, and saw some really unique flowers like these:
These hanging lovelies are a type of Bolivian Fuschia.
Some pretty pink Puya.
Check out more odd flowers in the article.
Via Metafilter.
I love these gorgeous shots from Chris Nicholls fashion photography set An English Rose. They're just so so pretty! See the whole set right here, on Chris' site.
Via Oh Happy Day!
Flickr user Straatis has a really interesting collection of photos of New York City in the 1940's. There is something so amazing about a photograph from the past, and actually seeing what was like 70 years ago! Not to mention seeing the Big Apple 70 years ago! Check out the set if you've got a little bit of time!
i just got a new phone on friday...spent all weekend taking photos of things that mean a lot to me, which are namely my roommates. see below.
so i thought it'd be fun to see what pix my friends and co-workers keep on their phones...what's important to them. here's just a sampling...
I love the simple and interesting compositions of these photos by Yamamoto Masao. I think that the simpleness and calmness of the photos makes them all the more striking. Check out more here.
Another great find from Dear Ada.
These gorgeous images were all taken using infrared photography, which uses an image sensor or film that is sensitive to infrared light, as opposed to normal visible light. The way various objects reflect infrared light is quite different from how they reflect visible light, which is why the green on the trees turns white, and the sky looks much darker. Learn more about infrared photography here and here!
Photos by: (from top to bottom)
MichiLauke
Roie Galitz
Bruna Marchioro
MichiLauke
Scott Pruett
Via TutzTutz!
Last night our Free People kickball team had it's final game of the season. Though we lost to Urban Outfitters with a score of 8 to 7, the FP team competed admirably, and had a lot of fun!
Some members of the team get psyched for the game!
Heather gives the ball a good hard kick.
Watch out! Elena is coming to get you!
Bob makes a sweet catch.
Was she out? No?
Kevin displays his killer throwing abilities.
Ever since Lark About posted a few shots of British supermodel Jean Shrimpton the other day, I have been on a kick, collecting images of her! They're great old fashion photos, and she has such a classic look! Love!
I've enjoyed browsing through Polanoid, where these pictures are from, for a good part of this morning! Polanoid is in the process of building the biggest Polaroid-picture-collection on the planet to celebrate the magic of instant photography. I don't know that it beats Flickr, but I like it! Check it out if you are a fan of photos!
Via William Horberg.
These inspirational images are all by Jessica Eaton! Don't you love them?! I could loiter around on her blog all day...
Via I Heart Photograph.
I'm finding some inspiration today in these cool pictures from Hedi Slimane Fashion Diary. If you've never visited it, definitely check it out! It has enough fashion photography to keep you busy for hours and hours!
I was really struck by this editorial posted on KnightCat earlier today - but what really gets me is the make-up! Everyone at KnightCat was commenting on the hair. Her hair is great, but that eye make-up is just incredible! If I thought I could ever apply those gorgeous eyelashes in the first picture (without poking my eyes out) I would in a second!
What do you guys think? And does anyone happen to know what magazine these shots came from?
I'm really enjoying the set Demoniac Babble by Estelle Hanania! Partly it's because I like the costumes so much - wow. I'd love to walk around in one of those! The pictures have a really interesting feel though - click here for more!
Via Urban's blog!
These fun pictures are all from the awesome photo comic My Milk Toof. It's really really sweet and really good! You should definitely check it out for a hefty dose of cuteness!
Via NotCot.
I love these soft photographs by Anders Linden of Sweden. They really suit my mood this morning! Check out his site if you like them too!
Via The Best Part.
These fancy cupcakes were photographed by Therese Aldgard and styled by Lisa Edsalv. They were reportedly inspired by Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Christian Louboutin and Betsey Johnson, but I couldn't find any shots of the Betsey Johnson ones, rather I found the Agent Provocateur cupcakes on Lisa's site. So perhaps my source had it mixed up! At any rate, I would love to have a print of one of these photos! The Chanel or Louboutin shots especially would spruce my apartment right up! After these and the fashion lollipops, I wonder what kind of fashion foods are next!
Via High Snobiety.
I'm really entranced by these pictures from the show for Chanel's resort fashions. I keep coming back to them! The hairstyles seem to call back to the early 20th century, or at least, they do to me! Every time I look at them I'm reminded of the flappers, or even faintly of the Gibson Girls.
A sweet flapper woman. Via.
Another pretty flapper. Via.
Some Gibson Girls. Via.
The clothes seem kind of inspired by these eras as well - is this just me? Do you guys see it too? What do you think?
I saw this gorgeous set on The Moldy Doily. (She always posts awesome pictures!) Head over there to see many more shots from this show!
I love these pensive photos from Renate Aller's set Fixed Coordinates! They are so expansive and soothing! Each picture was taken at the same point on Westhampton Beach, hence the title of the set. It would be awesome to have a huge huge print of one of these - or even wall mural sized! See more of her work on Ruby Beets, or her site of course!
Via Apartment Therapy.
These are from a set by Brock Davis in which he explores how things that don't shatter might look if they did shatter. A simple idea, but I like them - especially the coffee cup! It's convincing.
See more on Brock's site or Cyana Trend Land.
ScarlettCat found these gorgeous pictures on !?, which is a Tumblr just filled with inspirational fashion photography. A great find! Check it out if you enjoy fashion photos for sure!
P.S. I also just found ScarlettCat, (thanks to Penguin&Fish!) and I love her! Awesome!
The latest issue of Dazed has a cool piece on some of the newest models who walked the London catwalks this year. The pictures remind me of the work by Daniel Newman that I posted here a while back.
These images by Alinka Echeverría are just amazing! They are from a series of photos and video that she has done called Lightness of Being, which features, as you can see, stunning shots of synchronized swimmers underwater. I really love that the waterline is at the bottom of the picture - it gives a whole different perspective than one usually sees in underwater photos. Awesome! If you have a moment you should totally go to her site and watch the video - it is like the pictures, only even better - just incredible!
Via You Might Like This.
I absolutely adore this editorial from Cream Magazine! It was photographed by Macushla Burke, and the wonderful illustrations on top, the birds and such, are by artist Kelly Smith. I saw them on KnightCat and I keep going back to look at them more - they're so inspiring!
These photographs may not seem like much, until you realize that the subject is the sky at varying stages of sunset! What an awesome idea! Gorgeous too. They're by Ann Woo - check out her site here.
These pictures by Caroline De Vries are really fun! The bright colors remind me of those pictures of the Indian festival Holi that I posted a while back. Check out the rest of Caroline's work on her site.
Via I Heart Photograph.
This little editorial about shoes from French Marie Claire is so darn cute! The doggies look adorable chewing up the shoes! Though I'm sure if it was a pair of my own shoes I'd feel a bit differently... Hee hee!
Via JulietteMerck.Blog.
This is another awesome set I saw on The Moldy Doily - unfortunately she can't recall where she found these pictures! They are so fun though - the clothes are like ultimate candyland party time! I would love to own the dress in the second picture especially. Crochet + tulle = yummy!
Do any of you happen to know off-hand where these pictures came from?
Coco+Kelley posted these amazing photographs by Julia Galdo the other day, and I keep coming back to them. Obviously the lighting is very appealing, but there is something else about them too that I really really like! Take a look around Julia's site for more lovely photography.
These interesting pieces by Daniel Newman really caught my eye! It seems like a challenge to see everything that is in the picture. See more of Daniel's work here.
Via I Heart Photograph.
I love these images by Kari Herer! How smart to mix flowers with old insect illustrations! It looks so cool! I saw these on Poppytalk, and I loved what one of her commenters said, that it makes bugs almost look romantic! So true! Be sure to check out Kari's blog too!
These crazy photoshopped pictures by Katya Ford are really appealing! I especially love the clothes that are replaced by scenes from outer space - boy I would love to have something real like that!
Via You Might Like This.
These photographs by Elena Kalis are so beautiful! The dress looks so delicate and light in the water! The colors are gorgeous too. Be sure to check out Elena's website - her other work is equally dreamy.
Via Vain & Vapid.
I'm really enjoying these pictures from an old Vogue UK! (May 2006, f.y.i.) They're by the amazing Tim Walker, of course! So inspiring!
I saw these pictures on Black*Eiffel!
I love these pretty behind-the-scenes shots from Australian Fashion Week! I can't get the blue eyeliner underneath the middle model's eyes out of my head! I want to try it, with a number of different colors. I think it might be something I'd have to wear out at night though, not so much of a day look... What do you guys think?
Pictures via Jezebel & Getty Images.
P.S. Do you think the big bun on the bottom model is all her natural hair??
I am so inspired by this project Color Me Katie created! She and her boyfriend traced themselves in various positions on black paper, cut them out and taped them up around Brooklyn! Then they waited and photographed people passing by when they matched with the shadows. What fun! Check out her blog here!
I love these fantastic photos by Stuart Gibson! I love the unusual angles and all the detail. They put me in the mood to hit the beach!
Via The Grafik Museum.
Maui, Hawaii
Plum Island, Massachusetts
Okinawa, Japan
Gary Greenburg has gone all around the world and, using an Edge 3D microscope, photographed sand at 100x magnification, sometimes more. The pictures are amazing - sand generally looks basically monotone, and it's really cool to see how colorful and intricate it truly is! It makes me think about how far all the little grains have traveled and what they've been through over time... You can see the whole slideshow on Discover Magazine.
In order to get these photos, Shinichi Maruyama has to use extremely fast strobe light photography, which can capture things that happened within a 7,500th of a second! I don't think I can really wrap my mind around that one. If you look, you can see that he catches the water and ink at the moment before they mix into each other - you can see a little bit of just water and a little bit of just ink... Incredible!
Via Design Boom.
Okay, so there is no way I could have come up with a post for these two shots, but I just couldn't resist sharing them with you, so we have this random post!
First of all, this tax-form dress is awesome! Read more about the creator here.
That, and I'm in love with this little guy...
Isn't he sweet? Our graphic designer Kevin found this little cross-eyed Brussels Griffon on Flickr, with Keeping one eye on you as the caption. What a doll!!
I am going crazy over these pictures by Emily Scannell! They're just so so gorgeous - I love the colors! Her other work is very good too, check it out on her site.
I find these photos of an abandoned old junkyard in Switzerland really inspiring! I can't put my finger on what I like so much about the pictures, but they're just really appealing! The old cars are so beautiful, even, or maybe especially, with plants growing all over them! The whole set is really good, you can see it here.
I'm loving these photographs by Holger Pooten - the pieces and bits suspended have me staring! More on his site.
Via FFFFound!
If you're looking for a way to while away the afternoon, may I recommend Dogs Looking Like People, a little blog entirely devoted to cute pictures of dogs doing human-like things. Or sometimes just being cute. I got the above pictures from there - they just tickle me pink! Enjoy...
These pictures take me to another place! They're from a neat little set from HELMO called Colored Smoke. See more here.
Via It's Nice That.
It's almost time for Easter, which means it's time to eat Peeps! Yum!
The Chicago Tribune has a neat slideshow of the Peeps factory that I enjoyed - you can check it out here. See a few of the shots below! (I found the cool swordfighting Peeps picture here.)
Peeps without sugar-coating look a little bit scary!
Yum...
I'm crazy about these images by Carlo Van De Roer, aren't they fabulous!? I'd love to have a giant mural of one for a wall in my living room. The feeling of these pictures is like another world!
Via Beautiful/Decay.
These are from Boston.com's cool photo blog, The Big Picture. They're shots of the huge Hindu fesitival Holi, which is celebrated by, among other things, throwing colored power and water on one another! The colors are so gorgeous, and it looks like so much fun! Very spring! See more here!
Meet our latest featured Facebook friend - Samantha!
Samantha came to our attention after she posted some amazing photos that she took on her grandparents farm in North Carolina, in which she models her Pointillism Dress with the Diamond Crochet Halter Bralette. She took all the pictures herself with a timer, and had to run to get in the spot she wanted to be! They look great though! Samantha was kind enough to share the pictures with us and with you, and they are posted down below...
We also asked Samantha a few profile-type questions, just for fun! You might be surprised to learn that she is not a full time photographer, but actually a Geodetic Surveyor for an aerial mapping company. How cool is that?!
Where do you live?
Anchorage, Alaska
What do you do?
Haha, well, thats hard to explain! I'm a geodetic surveyor for an aerial mapping company. Basically, I take various data and turn them into something useful and cool to look at. I work in a field with a lot of big, gruff men so it's a bit strange for everyone that I'm this tiny girl. I don't fit the stereotype at all!
What draws you to the Free People style?
I love the patterns and designs. I really love the farmer's daughter collection! The styles are carefree, but well thought out. It's about loving what you put on and feeling great in it. Free People brings out the girly side of me! As a college student I wasn't concerned with what I wore and now I'm trying to break the habit of jeans and a sweatshirt everyday. I want to wear cute dresses and boots and dress them up with random pieces of jewelry!
What is your favorite article of Free People clothing?
Well, the dress in the photos is definitely my favorite- I immediately fell in love! But being in Alaska I won't get to wear it as much. :(
I wear Free People jeans nearly every day (they fit so well) as well as my navy retro puff jacket. They are my faithful standbys! I wish I could replace my whole closet, because FP style fits so well with my personality and the style of clothes I would make if I could make them myself.
Do you have any pets?
I have two tabby cats: Lucy is 3 years old and I recently got her a playmate Thomas who is 7 months (and already as big as Lucy!) I rescued Lucy from a shelter and Thomas from a foster mom. Lucy is such a trouble maker! Her favorite thing to play with are hairbands, but you have to watch her or she'll eat them. She also greatly enjoys dragging my clothes out to the food dish. I named Thomas that because we have always had orange tabby cats named Tom in my family. They were all huge and very affectionate - which he is turning out to be!
What inspires you?
I gather inspiration from a lot of things: traveling and learning, the creativity/ideas of others (I have a serious addiction to home decorating magazines), rummaging through my grandparents place for old items (I found an awesome collection of vintage buttons), and of course Free People- I find the photography as well as the clothes inspiring!
What do you do in your spare time?
In the winter time? Hibernate! The rest of the time I like fishing, camping, sea kayaking, and beach combing.
What do you like best about where you live?
Alaska is gorgeous and there is so much to do in the summertime! Summers are even better here because we get about 20 hours of daylight. In the winter the northern lights are out and they are always spectacular! Everyone should make a trip at some point in their lives to get up here- I've not met one person who didn't love it.
What do you like best about springtime?
The whole world is waking up. A few weeks ago the finches showed up at the bird feeder for the first time since winter started. I was just as excited as the cats! You can feel the energy and excitement of longer days, warmer weather, summer activities- it's time to come out of hibernation!
Hooray! Thank you Samantha! This was fun!
Running the Numbers is an interesting set of photos by photographer Chris Jordan, in which each picture has a specific quantity of a mass-consumed item. For example, one photo features fifteen million sheets of office paper (five minutes of average paper use), and another shows 106,000 aluminum cans (about thirty seconds of can consumption). As you might imagine, in real life some of these pictures are huge, like 10 feet by 25 feet! Below are a couple of shots from the set; see more here, they're amazing!
Via CubeMe.
Photographer Kevin Bauman has taken pictures of 100 different abandoned houses and posted them here on the net! I love old abandoned areas, houses and such - they are so interesting and there is something about them that just makes you want to look! See them all here.
Natasha works on a mock.
I love the dress Ryanne is wearing today!
Meredith & Jamie working away!
Fritz casts a glance my way as he cutely guards the buyer's room...
These bowls of different colored dye look really cool!
Oanh takes a break from dyeing to discuss labels with Jessie.
Steph chuckles at my not-so-sneaky approach...
Johanna creating some sequined sweetness.
You may remember a while ago when we first got our pet-camera, and Trixie tried it out for us. The camera clips to your pet's collar and takes a picture once a minute so that you can see their view of the world! Well, today we had a new photographer try out the pet-cam for us! Meet Pilgrim, the sweet dog of Carrie, our Assistant Art Director.
Pilgrim wore the pet-cam for a while today and showed us the home office from a doggy point of view! His pictures are pretty fun, check them out below!
A paw!
Love her or not, these photos by Hedi Slimane look amazing. I love the styling and that first photo is my favorite, with the mix of decadent fabrics.
Check out the rest of the images on Slimane's fashion diary...
I love that all the lights in these pictures are hearts! Color Me Katie did it by cutting out a little heart on a piece of paper and putting it over her camera lens. I would never have thought that the outcome would be lights turned to hearts! It would be cool to try with other shapes...
Jenna works with colors amidst a huge mass of swatches and cloth.
Megan works on color, amidst the same huge mass of swatches...
I just loved the way this pile of sheer material looked.
Trim Town got reorganized! It looks so neat and tidy!
Natasha shows off her awesome sequined unicorn shirt!
Jasmine stitching a sample and giggling away!
Dana is also very amused as she works on a sample! He he!
Hooray for Pattra! She made the absolutely adorable little shirt that Trixie is wearing below! You may remember Pattra from previous posts, as she is a grower of Shitake mushrooms, and a creator of things, like this cute ring, Free People wovens, and of course, awesome dog shirts! Thank you Pattra! You really made my day, and Trixie's day especially!
I am obsessed with the Flickr set Plastic Life by Vincent Bousserez! There is just something so interesting about these photographs! They look half-real to me, like the little people are nearly alive. What do you think?
Thank you Yatzer, for showing me this set!
This cute little gal is a Jindo Dog! She is visiting the office today with one of our employees - she is going to be a gift for the employee's dad! I don't want to say who of course, since I don't want to ruin the surprise! Boy don't you just wish she was a surprise for you!?
Needless to say, being as cute as she is, she is very popular, and has made the rounds all around the building. Last I saw her she was as in the last picture - tuckered out after all the fun!
These cool photos are all pictures of the reflections in a puddle! It's such a clever idea, and now I of course am anxious to go outside and take some puddle pictures of my own! These shots are by photographer Vlado Marinkovic, and you can see the whole set, which is quite beautiful, here.
These delicious-looking candy plants are really pleasing to the eye, don't you think? I can't tell if they're photoshopped or not, what do you think? I know they're by Joachim LaPotre, but I can't find too much on his site of how he makes his photos. Either way, they sure are appealing and inspiring!
Via I ♥ Photograph.
Everyone is a little bit cold and maybe a little bit groggy today, but all are hard at work here at the home office!
Alex works with some shiny and exciting fabric.
Anne does some business on the phone while Erin tends to some paperwork.
Johanna irons diligently.
Erin digs for treasure in the fabric bins!
Heather and Sara inspect the samples with interest.
The Intimates Team prepares for an important meeting!
A cute little Yorkie, who resides next door in Urban, takes a chilly morning constitutional!
Something about these pictures is really interesting to me. They are from a set by Catherine Wagner called Homage to the Light Bulb. I really like the way all the light bulbs look together - I wonder though, how does one find all those different bulbs?
Via BlackWhiteYellow.
These awesome photos are by New York City photographer Sam Bassett. He seems to do more portraits than anything else, but as you can see, they are really unusual and interesting portraits! I have been wandering around his site for a chunk of this afternoon, and if you liked these pictures at all, you will definitely enjoy looking around it yourself!
Via It's Nice That.
Here are a few behind-the-scenes pictures from our catalog shoot that is going on right now in New York City! I am so tantalized by the flowers! I can't wait until this catalog comes out! Enjoy!
Don't forget about our FP Style Event, which is going on right now!
We've been collecting your pictures of you and your friends wearing Free People and putting them in a set on our Flickr account! We love seeing how you wear your Free People!
Below, check out just a few of the super cute pictures we've gotten so far! To see the whole set, go to our Flickr account!
And don't forget to send us pictures of you in your Free People, with your name and hometown, to blog.freepeople@gmail.com!
I came across this article about the modern American farmer, and saved it for the release of our Farmer's Daughter catalog. The Morning News showcases the amazing photos from Paul Mobley's book "American Farmer: The Heart of Our Country" and an interview with the photographer that spent four years exploring the people that are bringing food to our local farmer's markets.
Scroll down the blog for more entries about our latest catalog.
I love this dog hat. I love it! Trixie totally needs one. Trouble is, I can't seem to find a pattern for it anywhere! I can't even find out who made it! I found the picture on fffffound, and they claim that they found it on Apartment Therapy. However I searched all over Apartment Therapy and came up with nothing! Do any of you skilled knit and crocheters have any ideas of how one would make this hat?
Note: Thanks to reader ZombieFace, I now know where you can find the dog hat on the web! See it here, and it's Apartment Therapy page here! Thank you ZombieFace!
Additionally - while I was looking for the dog hat on Apartment Therapy, look at what I did find!
A hamburger bed! I never would have thought I'd want to sleep with lettuce and cheese sheets and a bun comforter, but actually, the hamburger bed looks pretty comfy! It really amuses me, so I wanted to share it with you!
Above is the girl who created the bed, relaxing on her design. To top it off, you can be the hamburger bed's Facebook friend, if you feel so inclined.
Mackenzie from the Free People catalog team took these beautiful images during our Farmer's Daughter shoot. Check out the catalog and read about our inspiration for the book.
Today we received something very exciting in the mail! It was a little pet-camera, which you can clip to your pet's collar so that you can see their view of the world! It takes a picture once a minute, and we had a blast today trying it out with Trixie, my chihuahua. She wore the camera for about an hour total and showed us the extremely large and low to the ground world of the chihuahua. Check out some of the pictures below!
Hehe! Next we plan to try the camera out on a larger doggy, we're not sure who yet though! I will post the results!
National Geographic recently came out with it's Best Science Images of 2008, and they are really stunning! Above are just a few of them. The first is a shot of a human immune system fighting strep throat bacteria - I would have never guessed it, it's so pretty! The second shot is a diagram showing every cross reference between chapters in the Bible. The third is little diatoms attaching to a marine invertebrate host. I love how beautiful they are, considering they are pictures of some rather humble-sounding stuff! See the whole set here.
Everyone here in Philadelphia is enjoying the annual Mummer's Parade, which is a real spectacle, and very exciting - a smaller version of Mardi Gras! Below are just a few pictures of one of the string bands.
Happy 2009 to all! Hooray!
These sweet photos came from Three Belgian Autochromists, a really cool site featuring the work of, you guessed it, three early Belgian autochromists! Autochrome is a very old way to take color pictures, used before the advent of color film. The site features the work of C. Corbett, P. Sano, and A. Van Besten, and frankly, the shots are just gorgeous. Plus, I really love getting to see pictures from as far back as 1903 in color! Do you think there are some hobbyists out there still practicing autochrome? The colors are so dreamy... See all the pictures here.
These scenic photos are from the Travel Photographer of the Year International Photography Competition. They recently posted all the winners, runners-up, and special mentions on their site, and I have been spending way too much time perusing them! If you are the sort who enjoys just savoring photographs, especially really interesting and scenic ones, I totally recommend checking it out!
Word has it that this floating building is not photo-shopped, but is in fact real and exists in Ukraine! I'll let you decide for yourself. Still, a very cool picture, right?
Via Microscopiq.
It took Eric Tabuchi four years to collect the right pictures to complete this truck alphabet. Totally worth it, but I'm wondering, how did he ever find the Q? And I love the lower-case F. He's working on another truck alphabet currently, and you can see what he has gotten so far on his site.
Via Many Stuff.
Would you believe that each of these pictures shows part of a sewer?! The first shot is part of a sewer system near Niagara Falls, the second is the Tokyo storm drain, and the third is part of the sewer system in London. Aside from being very pretty, these pictures make me give some serious thought to the kinds of incredible structures that we have underground! You can see more pretty amazing sewers on oobject.
Recently, WWD asked a bunch of top couture designers to make some sketches for Mrs. Obama's inaugural dress. They put together a pretty big slide show of all the sketches on their site, and I have been really enjoying it! The sketches above are by, from top to bottom, Christian Lacroix, Kai Milla, and Reem Acra. I don't know how Mrs. Obama will ever pick what to wear with so many fabulous options! See the whole slide show here.
Via Coco + Kelley.
I stumbled across these works by Robin Cameron on FFFFound and I am liking them pretty much! Regular readers might not be surprised, since I generally enjoy colorful artworks! If you like them too, be sure to check out Robin's site, since she has much more of her work posted there!
We mentioned James Cooper yesterday when talking about the underwater shots from our December catalog, so we'd like to share some of his work too. Beautiful!
My favorite is the last one where it looks like some magical place between water, sky and earth. Which ones do you like??
Just a few shots from around the office today... Much hard work is being done!
I love these photos by Rune Guneriussen - I can't stop looking at them! The phones look like they are watching for phone predators... And the first picture is so perfect for wintertime, the lamps look so cozy and cute in the dark of winter!
See more pictures here on Livejournal, and even more on Rune's site!
Check out these awesome landscapes, made and photographed by artist Carl Warner! They are created entirely with food!
The castle is made of cheese, and the wagon wheels are mushrooms! I bet you can pick out the rest!
I love those rock-potatoes! And corn cornfields!
Mmmm.... Bread mountains.
Here is the artist at work on one of his creations!
You can see a bunch more of Carl's foodscapes right here! Special thanks to FP girl Lisa, who emailed us to make sure we saw these! Thank you so much Lisa! Great eye!
If you ever see something awesome that you think we should feature on the blog, please always feel free to contact us and suggest it! We love to hear from you! Email us anytime at blog.freepeople@gmail.com!
These incredible shots were taken at the Devil's Pool on Victoria Falls in Africa. In the Devil's Pool during September and December people can swim right at the edge of the top of the falls and not go over! This would be so amazing! Plus, Victoria Falls is arguably the largest waterfall in the world! What a great way to see it!
Via Black Eiffel.
Aren't these pictures so pretty, and oozing with the Free People aesthetic? Free People girl Erica, of Santa Cruz California, went to gorgeous Wilder Ranch and took these shots of her two best friends! She was kind enough to send them our way, partly because everyone she knew commented on how "Free People-y" they looked! I agree, don't you? I especially love the one with the horse in it! Awesome!
To see the rest of the shoot, have a look here on Erica's site!
Thanks for sharing these with us Erica! They are so beautiful!
Here's a few extra shots from our November Intimates catalog taken by photographer Chrissy Piper. (check out her site too!)
See the November Intimates catalog online.
We are loving this new book by friend of Free People, Bilyana Dimitrova called To Each His Home. The book highlights eight really imaginative homes with beautiful photographs by Bilyana. Above are some sneak peak images of the book. You can see more on the website. Wouldn't you love to live in one of these?
She has also set up a flickr group where you can share photos of your own creative home! Check out the info here.
How cute is her announcement with the handwritten note?
I have been looking all afternoon for information about this house, but I can't seem to find any other than that it is in Iceland, and was photographed by Pascal Fellonneau, who has a lot of other gorgeous photos of Iceland on his site. I couldn't resist showing it to you! I'd love to live there...
These great pictures are from the first issue of Wassenaar, a new online photography magazine that I am enjoying very much! Definitely check it out if you like photography! These particular photos are by Alexander Binder, Andrés Marroquín Winkelmann, and Justin James Reed, from top to bottom. Check out Wassenaar if you want to see more!
I love these photos by Matthew Carden with little people figurines depicted living and working among different foods. Carden is a commercial food photographer and married to a chef. I can't explain the work much better than what's on the site, so check out the description below.
"Carden sets out in his art work to make viewers more aware of what they eat and to simply think about food as an integral part of our world. His photographs juxtapose figures with seemingly colossal broccoli, macaroons, chicken wings and the like, and speak of abundance and the ultimate waste produced on a daily basis in our land of plenty. Despite looming issues, the blurry, dreamy quality of Carden's work allows the viewer a whimsical space to enjoy the pure pleasures of food. Carden sets out in his art work to make viewers more aware of what they eat and to simply think about food as an integral part of our world. His photographs juxtapose figures with seemingly colossal broccoli, macaroons, chicken wings and the like, and speak of abundance and the ultimate waste produced on a daily basis in our land of plenty. Despite looming issues, the blurry, dreamy quality of Carden's work allows the viewer a whimsical space to enjoy the pure pleasures of food."
Don't you just love the sun dried apricots?
found via Bloesem
Hooray! We have a new Free People wallpaper for you, and it has a super cute Halloween-theme, made for you by our graphic designers! I have it as my desktop right now!
Go here to download it, and be sure to check out our desktop wallpaper set on Flickr for more fun FP wallpaper!
There are lots of groups of things!
Daydream Lily posted this image of a beach on Thailand. I've never been there, but I want to go just to witness this!
They release these lanterns on the beach as a symbol of good luck. How beautiful!
Extreme Roger close-up!
If Brownie could do this all day every day, he would!
Can we please go back outside and play now?
These are from a really gorgeous set of pictures of an abandoned Soviet train station along the Black Sea. See the whole set here.
Via We Heart It.
These interesting photos are from a project called Bird & Leaf by Riitta Ikonen and Anja Schaffner. I can't put my finger on what it is that makes me like them so much. The scenery? The leaf costume? I'm not sure, but I really enjoy these. See the whole set right here.
Found on Lolita.
Check out this awesome photo essay by David Friedman! He tells about it best: I shot these photos at a denim factory in Kentucky that specializes in distressing high-end jeans for a few top designers. I used to scoff at paying a premium for jeans that come with holes in them already. Then I saw just how much work goes into distressing jeans, and I realized that these people are artists. You can’t just have any loose threads, you have to have the right loose threads. They can’t just be faded. They have to be the right color. A lot of work goes into making these jeans look just right.
I put my favorite shots below - click here to see the whole essay on David's blog!
Apparently these awesome self-portrait photos by Sam Taylor-Wood are actually from about four years ago, but I just found them on WeHeartIt! Aren't they just so cool? There is an interesting, though probably also a little old, article about her here on the Telegraph.
This Blythe Doll is so cute! I think she looks like a total Free People girl! I recently found an awesome collection of Blythe pictures by Honey Bunny on Flickr- check it out if you like Blythe too! I love looking at all the outfits and hairstyles...
I found James Spicer's work on Poppytalk Handmade, and boy am I glad I did! I could look at the pictures he takes for hours! I really love all the work with miniatures, and the colors that seem to predominate are fabulous. It would be nice to find myself in his mini world for a while. You should have a look at his blog too - his series "Today's Look Through the Viewfinder" is going to keep me coming back.
See James' shop on Poppytalk to buy prints!
I snapped a couple fun little shots of the silhouette meeting yesterday - it was another day of accidental matching!
Special buddies!
A quick shot of one of our silhouette walls - basically an inspiration board!
Thanks in part to HI+LOW, who found it, I have been combing the archives of Record Envelope all afternoon. It's basically just tons and tons of pictures of old record sleeves - which it turns out is pretty interesting. The graphics are total eye-candy. Check it out!
If you're looking for a good browse this afternoon, I strongly urge you to check out Rachel Papo's website. All the above photos belong to the Israel-raised photographer, and her website holds many more delicious photos. The way she captures people is mesmerizing.
via Lost - a really cool blog!
Don't forget about our FP Style Event, which is going on right now!
We've been collecting your pictures of you and your friends wearing Free People and putting them in a set on our Flickr account! We love seeing how you wear your Free People!
Below, check out just a few of the super cute pictures we've gotten so far! To see the whole set, go to our Flickr account!
And don't forget to send us pictures of you in your Free People, with your name and hometown, to blog.freepeople@gmail.com!
Today I indulged and did some browsing on theselby, where photographer Todd Selby shares intimate protraits of artists, designers, and such at home and work.
I LOVE seeing where these people spend their time and the objects they surround themselves with.
The photos above are some of my favorites. Links to more of the corresponding artists below:
We have some new wallpapers for you! Go to our set for wallpaper on Flickr, pick out which one you want and click "View all sizes"! From there you can download any size you want!
Our knit designer Melissa took a trip to Niagara Falls over Labor Day weekend, and she took some gorgeous pictures!
The first few are from a canoe trip where they saw a swan nest. The swans ended up joining them in the water!
These hot air balloons were in a valley on the drive to Rochester. There were maybe 15 of them!
Niagara Falls, on the Canadian side. Amazing!
I'm loving the Polaroid Project, polaroids taken in NYC by photographer Porter Hovey. The light and colors are always so beautiful in polaroids, and I love the idea of instantly capturing a little piece of your everyday life. Seeing the images also makes me want to stop and take a better look at what's happening around me!
I've been a little obsessed with postcards that have state maps on them for a while now. They're pretty appealing looking, right? I had been looking for them on Google image search, with some luck, but not tons. Today, I am totally pumped, because I found this Flickr set, which is all map postcards! It's an impressive collection with some colorful eye-candy!
