Our November book is always a special one – longer and full of amazing product for holiday season. This year our team traveled near (New York City) and far (Patagonia, Argentina) to bring to life five fairytales that inspired the concept for this book. (…) Read more »
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An Interview with Artist Sara Rahbar
Nov 21, 2011This month we’ve been exploring some of the decades that inspire the fashion we see and love today – Paris in the 1920s, America in the 1950s, Morocco in the 1970s – all leading up to today. The twentytens and the modern girl, who mixes together all of the little pieces that make her who (…) Read more »
David Bellemere
Nov 19, 2011The gut-wrenchingly beautiful work of David Bellemere, who shot the 1920s and 1970s portions of our holiday catalog. (…) Read more »
Catalog Behind the Scenes: Morocco, the 1970s
Nov 18, 2011Here’s the second batch of behind the scenes photos from the 1970s portion of our holiday catalog shoot in Morocco… from a scorching desert landscape to a serene oasis. Fire-starters. Love Elsa’s look in this shot: fp one sequin short, back to cali tunic, tangier maxi poncho, headpiece and lots of layered necklaces. Burning Man, (…) Read more »
Catalog Behind the Scenes: Morocco in the 1970s
Nov 16, 2011There’s something surreal about these behind the scenes photos from our holiday catalog shoot in Morocco. The lighting, the colors, the vast open landscape, it almost seems like a different planet… where our team became desert warriors on a mission to shoot a beautiful catalog. The stunning Tangier Maxi Poncho All hands on Marianna :) (…) Read more »
Free People Through the Decades: The 1970s
Nov 14, 2011The 1970s has always been a decade that fascinates me – it was such an interesting time of change. So many life-altering events took place in the late sixties, that the 70s seemed like a period when people were a little “dazed and confused”, turning to new types of music, film, or travel as a (…) Read more »
Behind the Scenes: The 1950s
Nov 11, 2011For the 1950s portion of our holiday catalog “Through the Decades,” our team shot in-studio in NYC with photographer Alexei Hay, and model Elsa Hosk was the picture-perfect pin-up :) Here’s a peek behind the scenes! Photos by Thomas Northcut. Shop the Holiday Catalog. (…) Read more »
Paris in the 1920s: Behind the Scenes
Nov 04, 2011The second batch of behind the scenes images from our 1920s shoot in Paris! Photos by Thomas Northcut. I *love* this look of a fancy dress toned down with a plaid shirt – definitely something I’ll try this holiday season… Oh what I would give to spend this weekend dancing down cobblestone streets in the (…) Read more »
Free People Through the Decades: The 1920s
Oct 31, 2011Last week you saw a sneak peek of our holiday catalog, which explores the influential decades of the 1920s, 50s, 70s and modern day. The catalog is now online and each week we’ll be exploring one of these decades here on the blog! Chapter One: The 1920s Paris in the twenties – a magical place (…) Read more »
Holiday Book Sneak Peek: Free People Through the Decades
Oct 27, 2011I am beyond excited about this year’s holiday book and today I can finally give you a sneak peek! This year we decided to pay homage to the fashion of bygone decades that still influences us today. We traveled back in time to Paris in the 1920s, America in the 1950s and Morocco in the (…) Read more »

