I must say, I have thoroughly enjoyed all the photos and coverage that our catalog team brought back from Vietnam. The landscape and scenery of Vietnam is breathtaking and its been so cool learning more about a country I really didn’t know much about. (…) Read more »
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Guide to Vietnam: Hue’s Imperial City
Mar 16, 2012The final stop of our guide to Vietnam is Hue’s Imperial City, a walled fortress and palace located in Hue, the former capital of Vietnam. Hue is located in the middle of Vietnam, and has a severe climate with scorching hot summer days and incessant rain in the winter. (…) Read more »
Guide to Vietnam: Sa Pa
Mar 14, 2012We took the Victoria Express night train from Hanoi to Lao Cai. The train left at 9:50 pm and arrived at 6:15 am. There were four of us to each birth with four little beds, two on top and two on the bottom. (…) Read more »
Guide to Vietnam: Hanoi
Mar 09, 2012Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam and its second largest city – a bustling hub of chaotic streets filled with scooters and mopeds and markets overflowing with flowers, food and colorful textiles. (…) Read more »
Thursday Poll: March Catalog
Mar 08, 2012By now you’ve probably all gotten your March catalogs, thumbed them through, and dog-eared your favorite looks. I know I have. And I have to say, I’ve never been more in the mood to set out on a voyage with a best friend and a suitcase full of amazing clothes. So which look would you (…) Read more »
Guide to Vietnam: Traveling in Style
Mar 07, 2012One significant part of our catalog team’s journey shooting our March book in Vietnam, was getting there. It took 32 hours of airplane travel to get from Philadelphia to Vietnam: JFK, NY –> Seoul, Korea; Seoul –> Hanoi, Vietnam. (…) Read more »
Monday Quote
Mar 05, 2012“To awaken quite alone in a strange town is one of the pleasantest sensations in the world.” – Freya Stark Our March catalog and Travelogue are now up online! Check it out :) Also, if you’re looking for the top online it’s the Guipil Asteria Mini Skirt – it can be worn either way! (…) Read more »
Free People in Vietnam: March Catalog Sneak Peek
Mar 01, 2012For our March catalog, our team traveled across the globe to Vietnam, embarking on a journey that would take them on planes, boats and night trains, through rice fields and mountains and across ancient bridges, capturing it all on film as they went. It is one of my favorite catalogs to date – in every (…) Read more »
Catalog Travel Diary: Goodbye Vietnam
Dec 21, 2011We’re on our way home!!! As you can see we are all very sad… what a trip! Now you’ll have to wait until March to see some magic :) Xo (…) Read more »
Catalog Travel Diary: Rainy Hue
Dec 19, 2011We’re shooting at a temple in Hue today… and it’s pouring rain! Martha and Michele were fully prepared:) Another flight tonight, back to Hanoi! Xo (…) Read more »
Catalog Travel Diary: Back to Hanoi!
Dec 15, 2011Hello again from Hanoi! It’s 6 am, and we’ve just arrived back on the night train from Sa Pa, and just enjoyed a delicious breakfast of Pho and watermelon juice. We’re about to hop on a flight to Hoi An, a beach town on the south central coast of Vietnam, on the south China Sea. (…) Read more »
Catalog Travel Diary: Sa Pa
Dec 14, 2011We just arrived in Sa Pa! Sa Pa is located in northwest vietnam, a quiet mountain town known for its dramatic rice fields. It feels like Christmas here, foggy and cold. Going to a be challenge to shoot outside in this weather:) xo (…) Read more »
