One of the main inspirations behind our November catalog was the work of Danish illustrator Kay Nielsen, whose gorgeous imagery has accompanied many of the fairy tales featured in our book. (…) Read more »
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What’s Your Favorite Fairytale?
Nov 12, 2012When I was little, one of my absolute favorite stories was the 12 Dancing Princesses, and it is something that will always bring to mind the holiday season. The fairytale told the story of 12 beautiful princesses who were drawn from their beds each night by the desire to dance. They would sneak out of (…) Read more »
Catalog Location: Bariloche, Patagonia
Nov 08, 2012Photo Source Bariloche is a city in the province of Rio Negro, Argentina, and is the enchanting place where our Snow Queen chapter of our November catalog was shot. The name Bariloche means “the people from behind the mountain” and that’s exactly how you feel when you’re there. Among foothills of the Andes overlooking the (…) Read more »
Snuggling Up Essentials
Nov 06, 2012This week in Philly the temperature has dropped drastically, and my house as become quite chilly but I refuse to put the heating on just yet. Come five o’clock when the sun goes down, a cold chill comes running through the house and its time for me to pull out my essential snuggle up items. (…) Read more »
November Catalog Video: A Fairytale Holiday
Nov 05, 2012The November holiday catalog is here! With its fairytale theme and dreamy locations, it seems like the entire book has been sprinkled with snowflakes and fairy dust. Take a few moments and watch the magical video below – it may still be early but it will definitely put you in the holiday spirit! (…) Read more »
Holiday Catalog Sneak Peek
Nov 02, 2012Our 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 »
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 »
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 »
Thursday Poll: November Catalog
Nov 03, 2011For this month’s catalog we celebrated fashion inspiration from decades past and present – moving through the 20’s, 50’s, and 70’s to current day. There’s so much to love about this book, and each decade truly has its own spirit and style. Now it’s time to vote: which decade did you enjoy the most? (…) Read more »
Paris in the 1920s: Behind the Scenes
Nov 01, 2011Paris was the perfect setting to capture the fashion of the 1920s for our Through the Decades holiday catalog. The grayish light and romantic architecture created a dreamy backdrop to the 1920s styling worn by Elsa Hosk and sisters Zuzanna and Julia Bijoch. Here’s a peek behind the scenes thanks to Thomas Northcut! The FP (…) Read more »
November Catalog Video: Free People Through the Decades
Nov 01, 2011Here is the beautiful video to accompany our holiday catalog, “Through the Decades.” It’s so fun to watch the models breathe life into each magical era! The 1920s Models: Elsa Hosk, Zuzanna Bijoch, Julia Bijoch Music: Frehel, “La Vraie de Vraie” The 1950s Model: Elsa Hosk Music: Charlie Feathers, “That Certain Female” The 1970s Models: (…) 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 »
