Tagged: inspiration - 5/31 - Free People Blog

Whenever I like certain clothing items, I like to create a mood board around them to create a story and a feel that will help me when I’m trying to style myself. I choose fashion photos that have emotions or attitude in them and then I start adding my items to the board. It’s a (…) Read more »

One of the things I miss about home is the funny British sayings.  Here at Free People I get a lot of people confused when things like “I’m just going to pop over”, ”He’s full of beans”, “I had to scarper”, and “you’re off your trolley” slip out of my mouth. I forget that they have (…) Read more »

The streets of LA smell like jasmine, it’s true! Every morning when we left The Chamberlain, our senses were woken by sweet flowering scents making us drift happily through the West Hollywood hills. The LA voyage was a research trip where our buyers seek vintage finds for inspiration for future trends. And I… I was (…) Read more »

Spring is almost here! It’s a time for fresh starts, hopefulness, and positive energies, and it has us thinking about optimism. Being pessimistic is an easy trap to fall in to, and it’s also a negative spiral. How you view or react to certain situations can greatly affect your own mood and the energy you (…) Read more »

I was talking to someone recently about age, and how I don’t feel my age at all.  (…) Read more »

Have you ever watched a movie where you are inspired so much by the style of the characters that the very next day they inspire a look of yours? This happened to me a couple of days ago when I finally got around to watching Coco Chanel with Audrey Tautou. I spent the entire time (…) Read more »

Our March catalog was shot in two locations – in a studio in New York City and in a stunning field of flowers located in a town called Lompoc, California. The fertile valley of Lompoc, located in Santa Barbara County, and its coastal climate, make it one of the world’s leading producers of flower seeds.  (…) Read more »

I couldn’t think of a better quote to kick off the week of our March catalog release and to celebrate the approach of spring… (…) Read more »

Along with March comes the transition from winter to all things spring, and these fashion illustrations by Cate Parr are putting me in just the right mindset. (…) Read more »

On of the things of my bucket list is to visit the seven wonders of the world, from The Great Wall of China to the Taj Mahal. I want to visit India, Mexico, Brazil, Italy, China, Peru, and Jordan and tick the great monuments that these countries carry off my list. It would be an (…) Read more »

Tattoo inspiration can be found in every corner of our office…whether they are bold and eye-catching or small and hidden, we have some real gems.  Ever since I did this post I’ve been on the lookout, and from new employees to old employees with new ink, I found so much beautiful body artwork today. (…) Read more »