Over the past few weeks, I have had the pleasure of seeing many of your love letters come through via email and snail mail – they have brought a smile to my face every day and we’re so grateful you shared them with us! (…) Read more »
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Free People Walnut Street Opening
Jan 27, 2012Yesterday I left work around 5pm to head to our brand new store on Walnut Street in Philadelphia. We were having a private celebration for home office employees, family and friends before the doors officially opened this morning. From the moment I walked through the carved wooden door, I felt like I was in a (…) Read more »
Spring Store Displays
Jan 25, 2012One of the things I’m most looking forward to when our Philly store opens on Friday is seeing our new spring store displays! Our display team has transformed the entire atmosphere of our store from rich, sparkling winter to a light and airy spring. (…) Read more »
The 2012 Calendar is Here – UPDATE!
Jan 03, 2012*UPDATE – here is the horizontal version!* Our lovely graphic design team did a great job putting this calendar together! You can download the January calendar from our flickr page, and we’ll post them each month here on the blog! Enjoy :) *UPDATE: a horizontal version is now available! Download it on our flickr page. (…) Read more »
A Creative Baby Shower
Dec 21, 2011Our creative director is expecting a baby very soon, and today we had a surprise baby shower for her in the cruise ship terminal next to our building at the navy yard. Our display team helped create an incredible setup full of all the things she loves – like American flags and denim – and (…) Read more »
Vanitas
Nov 12, 2011“An artistic collaboration with stylist Kathi Kauder and photographer Sabrina Theissen. For these collages Ashkan Honarvar used Vanitas symbols in a search for the equilibrium between life and death. The woman depicted features different animal eyes – remnants of the instincts that guide people under extreme circumstances.” Incredible. Source. (…) Read more »
Once…the Countdown Begins
Nov 03, 2011Pssst… In one week we are launching a collection of limited edition dresses that consists of six magical gowns dreamed up and hand crafted by the lead designers at Free People. We will be launching the dresses with pop-up shops that will appear in our Brentwood and 5th Avenue stores on November 10th for a (…) Read more »
November Calendar!
Nov 01, 2011Happy first day of November! I think this calendar is one of my favorites :) Visit our flickr page to download the regular or widescreen version! (…) Read more »
Invisible Geological Universes
Oct 29, 2011I saw this work by Carly Waito on Oracle Fox and immediately assumed they were photographs of actual gems and minerals – but no – they are oil paintings. Can you imagine the patience and attention to detail that must go into them? So amazing. I like this quote from the artist’s website: “Each painting (…) Read more »
Mixed Emotions
Oct 22, 2011I’ve posted some of Beth Hoeckel’s work before; she’s one of those artists I always keep an eye out for new work from. I love her collages and that they’re made of found paper and archival paste, not digitally. One of my favorite hobbies is making collages, it’s something I like to do in my (…) Read more »
Come Again Darkness
Oct 21, 2011I came across these scarves on green eyed monster and I loved the story behind them so much – for anyone out there who, like me, suffers from seasonal depression, here’s a little ray of light :) “I am always bewildered by the arrival of early autumn darkness. I travel around in my normal routines (…) Read more »
Reshaping Urban Airspace
Oct 15, 2011I came across these incredible moving net sculptures on Honestly…WTF and couldn’t believe my eyes! Artist Janet Echelman collaborates with local engineers and architects to install her sculptures made of machine and hand-woven UV resistant fibers. The sculptures react to their surroundings, moving fluidly with the wind and making them look like bizarrely beautiful sea (…) Read more »
