one of my co-workers sent me this really cool video from the chanel spring/summer 2010 show during paris fashion week...they put a spy camera in the model's hair before her runway walk! it's really interesting to see from her perspective...
2 of our knits designers recently traveled to tokyo. while they were there, they met up with their friend ryohei, a very talented artist.
he offered to do paper cuts of them during dinner, and they captured this awesome video of it.
the artist’s name is ryohei tanaka. he has some really amazing work on his website. check it out by clicking on the image below.
by the way, the song in the video is "happy endings" by pizzicato five.
this weekend...live outside the box :)
this should put a smile on your face this morning...nora the cat plays the piano...need i say more?
check out nora's full website here.
check out siebe warmoeskerken...his photos are cute, but what i really love is his video. that's my kind of style...
Cookie splash from De Vetpan Studios on Vimeo.
okay...this video has been posted on so many blogs. but it's one of the most beautiful i've ever seen...and i wanted to share it.
hope you all think it's lovely, too.
in the spirit of this recent beatles revival, please take some time this morning to revel in their glory...this video breaks my heart in a good way.
just a little sampling of jenna's talent...as she creates the artwork for what will become one a lovely feature of our reversible lace patch tank!
voila!
this video is so stinkin cute...i need to know more about this sam amidon.
cool video made for gold panda using found movie footage...cool. did i say cool?
GOLD PANDA - Back Home from NO-FACE Films on Vimeo.
take a look as our beautiful jenny lopez and stylist deanna show you how to make your makeup look like you aren't wearing any...
where have these folks been all my life?
cool video, too...
check out this video shot in the brooklyn navy yard...impressive work by chris stain and armsrock.
it feels very we the free...
this week's beach home page video was shot with a digital harizenumi...a rad little camera that makes your still images/video look like they were shot in 1967.
you can buy this camera from urban outfitters! (card reader and battery must be purchased at another venue, keep in mind!)
I've posted about Julien Vallée's colorful paper work before, so I couldn't resist sharing his new video with you! It's almost like an ad for a fantastical game that can't exist yet - but I wish it did!
Globo Logos from Julien Vallée on Vimeo.
I love this little video by Tim Brown! In it, a girl asks a bunch of silly rhetorical questions and then visualizes them in fun ways! Enjoy!
powerlinerflyers from wes johnson on Vimeo.
It's super gray in Philly today, but I came across this video on Now Voyager and it's making me glad! All those birdies are so cute and funny flying and tittering! The song is from the Amelie soundtrack - so wonderful!
This video is completely awesome. It's made up of something like 35,000 photographs, and is a mix of stop motion and live projection mapping techniques. It takes about a minute to get really good, but after that - wow. I need some tights that light up like that. And a house that lights up like that too.
SCINTILLATION from Xavier Chassaing on Vimeo.
P.S. the song is by Fedaden.
I think you all will love this wonderful time-lapse video by Caitlin Parker!
This is a time lapse video in progress. I am an artist. I built this dollhouse and put it in my yard. I planted North East Native plants in and around the house. A hunting camera/motion camera is set up to take stills of the house as it evolves, decays from weather, and as animals wander through. This is ongoing- so far only two and half months have been documented. I plan on one year, to watch the seasons change...
Let the Outside In from Caitlin Parker on Vimeo.
This video is a really neat paper animation, directed by Makoto Yabuki. Supposedly it represents thinking outside the box, and an artist getting inspiration - I just wish that papers would react like this when I draw!
White Box from makoto yabuki on Vimeo.
This video makes me want to go to the aquarium right now! It was shot by Jon Rawlinson at the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in Japan. This particular tank is the second largest aquarium tank in the world! How fun would it be to be that scuba diver at the bottom...
Via Now Voyager.
P.S. The fullscreen version is pretty rocking.
This projection on the side of a building by UrbanScreen is completely awesome! It's called How it would be, if a house was dreaming. Mesmerizing!
555 KUBIK | facade projection | from urbanscreen on Vimeo.
Via Dangerous Minds.
Remember when we had our open-model casting in New York a couple of weeks ago? Well our Assistant Art Director Carrie has put together this really cool video montage of the casting! Check it out!
If you're looking for something to do in New York City tonight, check out the The Phenomenal Handclap Band at Joe's Pub! They're the first band I've been tempted to call "funky" or "groovy" in a long time! They've got a fun mellow sound with dance-y beats!
9:30pm tonight
Joe's Pub
425 Lafayette Street
New York, New York
I was so happy to stumble onto this video today! It's the Rolling Stones back in 1966 performing Paint It Black. I love finding these old performances, and check out Mick's jacket! It's amazing. Plus he's so cute! He he!
Come to Kahn Park at 11th and Pine Street tonight and see an awesome show by the West Philadelphia Orchestra! Their music is really fun, boot-stomping good, inspired the music of Eastern Europe. Check out the video below for a sampling!
7:30pm tonight!
Kahn Park
11th at Pine St.
Philadelphia PA
I don't know if any of you like music by M83, but you should! They have a really cool electronic and sort of ambient sound.
If you are in New York City tonight and looking for something cool to do, M83 is going to be playing at the World Financial Center Plaza at 7pm, and the word is that it's free! Awesome!
For now, check out the amazing music video for M83's song We Own The Sky. I've been grooving on it all morning...
M83 at the World Financial Center Plaza
200 Vesey St
New York, NY 10281
Tonight! 7pm
This music video, for Sally Shapiro's song Love in July, is so so cute! It's a little love story, and the animation style is really fun and unusual! Enjoy!
Via NotCot.
This is a couple days late, but it's so cool! Delicious candy fireworks! Enjoy!
Via Neatorama.
This is a cute little montage of our Visual Display team creating some signage for our stores using stencils and spray-paint! Look forward to seeing the fruits of their labor in stores soon! The cool song is called Ride an Old Paint, by Pete Seeger!
Remember Carrie's cool time-lapse video from yesterday? She videotaped the lobby from down the hallway for quite a few hours to create a time-lapse view of the creation of our lobby garden!
However, leaving the camera recording the hallways for so long meant she caught some other interesting goings-on as well. You guys will love this clip of one of our production designers hamming it up! I wish I could dance like that...
For a very long time, we had a funny little patched round bench in the center of our lobby, with an umbrella over the top of it! At the end of last week though, we were all very interested to see a giant sea-green box sitting in the center of our lobby instead! You can see the lonely umbrella awaiting its fate in the background. (Don't worry, its fate is probably just to get used somewhere else.)
We had an idea of what might be next when we noticed that they were filling the box with dirt! You can see I've been spotted by the cute dirt shovelers...
They came up with a better idea of how to move the dirt - a golf cart!
Next came the plants!
Wow! Look at that vibrant little garden! Practically a forest!
Ah! I love having this new green around! It's soo relaxing! Now, what's way cooler than the pictures I took is the video Carrie took! She set up a camera in the hallway and made a time-lapse video of everyone putting the garden together! It is really funny to watch it all sped up! Check it out!
This video makes me want to take a vacation! Watch as the pretty clouds floating atop the Alps seem to flow like waterfalls in this little time-lapse clip! So pretty...
Alps / cloud-waterfall shot in time-lapse from munich time-lapse on Vimeo.
Via The English Muse.
This will wake you up right! A group of dancers wearing hammer pants rush into a random store and surprise everyone with an awesome dance!
Awesome song, awesome video - created with chalk and chalkboards, and that's it! Enjoy!
Firekites - AUTUMN STORY - chalk animation from Lucinda Schreiber on Vimeo.
Via Doodlers Anonymous.
Ah! I love finding treasures like this on YouTube! Here's some footage of The Jimi Hendrix Experience playing Hey Joe and Sunshine of Your Love on the old British television show It's Lulu. It's pretty clear for being old and on YouTube, and it's absolutely mesmerizing. Enjoy!
Here is the next installment of our video from the Company of Thieves show last weekend at We The Free! This song is called The Fire Song. See the first video here, and our fun interview with them here! Enjoy!
Watch our team as they encounter a few difficulties constructing the rope swing for our Summer 2009 video! Hee hee!
As many of you know, we were delighted to have Company of Thieves play at our We The Free store in Brooklyn this past weekend! Our Assistant Art Director Carrie popped up to see the show, and she took some great video of it! Here's one of the songs below - they sounded great! Check back later this week for more video of the show!
Thank you Company of Thieves! And thank you Carrie!
Check out our dreamy new Summer 2009 video clip, featuring the song Back Down To Earth by the Photon Band!
I know we've seen many stop=motion videos, but this one is so darn cute, I couldn't resist sharing it! I really enjoyed the credits at the end too, because they show how they made the video! I've never really seen any behind-the-scenes on a stop-motion video before, so it was really interesting! Enjoy!
Good morning! This song, Melody Day, by Caribou is the perfect way to start the day! If you haven't heard Caribou I bet you will like them! The video is pretty neat too! Enjoy!
Watch Evelien turn her notebook into a computer! It's so cute!
Noteboek from Evelien Lohbeck on Vimeo.
Via Very Short List.
This video from Petra Storrs is really fantastic! It's a little bit Alice in Wonderland, and much paper-craft! Check it out for yourself and see!
This video is really fun! I've seen these giant pianos for dancing before, but I've sure never seen anyone playing it with such skill! These folks do a little routine and play Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor on it! Sweet!
This video is so funny and cool! It's an old clip from the 1930's, in which a few fashion designers predicted what they thought people would be wearing in the future! For being so far back as the 30's, their predictions weren't totally off base, I thought. Enjoy!
Via Jezebel.
It's so muggy in Philadelphia today! It is starting to feel very summery outside and for some reason I just have this great song, Walk Don't Run, by The Ventures stuck in my head! I came across this video of them performing the song live in 1960 - I'm pumped! You don't always find clips like these! It's a little blurry at times but the close ups of their faces while performing are so cute! They look nervous!
Anyway, great song, enjoy!
This is just a simple time-lapse video clip - one week of the sun rising and (not) setting during summer in the arctic. It's so interesting and amazing to me- watching the sun going up and down and up and down! Maybe someday I'll get to see the midnight sun for myself!
Our May catalog drops tomorrow, and we are so excited! The pieces in it are really fabulous, especially our new Riding Hood Convertible Tee and our Convertible Cape! We are extra excited for these two pieces because they can both be styled in a number of different ways! They're like 4 shirts in one!
We've made a little video to show off the different ways to wear these two items, and how to create the looks! Check it out!
This video is just absolutely amazing. I can't describe it any other way!
remanence : variance from Samuel Cockedey on Vimeo.
This video was shot in Tokyo by Samuel Cockedey. From his site: Shot over the span of a year with Canon DSLRs (mostly 350d), processed with Lightroom (raw files color adjustment and resizing)/VirtualDub (deshaker/deflicker filters)/Sony Vegas (editing). Original rendered in 1080p.
Amazing!
Check out the new Chanel No. 5 video - it's amazing! Plus, it features Audrey Tautou, who I like very much. Yay!
Check out this super cute new video from Company of Thieves! It's a take on some of the scenes from Rushmore which is fun, and the lead-singer Genevieve is wearing a Free People top for a lot of the video too! Enjoy!
Recently, one of our Facebook friends wrote in and asked if we had some photos of the Free People line from back in the 1980's! Luckily for her, and for all of us, our Assistant Art Director Carrie was kind enough to put together this little video! It features items from the very beginning, when Urban Outfitters was just starting back in the 70's and had one little shop in West Philadelphia, called The Free People's Store. Then it moves on through the 1980's to our inception as a separate brand, and evolves on to now! It's really fun to see our development over time and look at all the vintage Free People styles! Enjoy!
I'm so excited to show you this little video!
Last week we shot the photos for our upcoming catalog in August, and we had some very special models! Our August book will feature some wonderful doggies and kitties from the Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society, also known as PAWS, in the hopes of raising awareness of all the sweet animals in shelters around the country who need a loving home!
Since the catalog won't be coming out until August, our intrepid Graphic Designer Kevin was on the scene and made sure to interview some of our furry models! Almost all of these guys and gals are currently up for adoption, so if you see someone you'd like to meet, don't be afraid to contact PAWS and let them know! My kitty is from PAWS, and he has made me and my boyfriend so very happy since the moment we met him! It's totally worth it!
Wherever you live, if you are looking for a furry best friend, be sure to check out your local shelter. They are easily found on the web or in the yellow pages, and when you get your friend from the shelter, you really are also saving a life! I can't imagine life without my kitty Homer!
Okay so this is interesting - the video below captures police in Denmark hugging helmet-less cyclists and giving them helmets. I know it's probably just a propaganda thing, but do you guys know anything about this? Even if it is a stunt for good press, it's really cute to see. Good effort!
For more discussion of this little topic, see here.
Love! Such a cute video by Coeur de Pirate!
Coeur de Pirate || Comme des enfants from Dare To Care Records on Vimeo.
I really enjoyed this video by Rainbow Arabia, especially for it's colorfulness! It's a fun dancey song too...
Rainbow Arabia "Let Them Dance" Music Video from Jacqueline Castel on Vimeo.
So this is totally random, but since it's Saturday, I figured it would be fun to share this video with you! It's basically just 5 minutes of hilarious and cute kitties doing all the best things that cats do. If you like cats you will definitely get a real charge out of this video! Enjoy!
I saw this video on Flair to Remember and I thought it might be useful! A M.A.C. makeup artist shows how to put on fake eyelashes - something I definitely need help with!
We have been so excited about the new make-up we just started to sell! We had one of our models, Renata, play with some of the samples and see what she thought. Check out the little video below, it's really cute and fun! I can't wait to get some sparkly eye-liner...
I love this little stop-motion video! I don't want to bombard you all with videos, but it's really darn cute and it's really clever - it's put together using developed photos! Watch for yourself to see what I mean!
One week ago today our newest store opened, in SoHo! Our Assistant Art Director popped up for the grand opening last week and took a bit of video. The store looks so awesome! I can't wait to see it for myself! For now the video tour will have to do - check it out!
This video gets better and better! Paper art by Petra Storrs.
Found via Style Bubble
This video from wlevin on YouTube is hilarious! Passover's over, and wouldn't it be neat, if you could use all the matzah that you didn't eat! I especially loved the matzah dog house! Enjoy...
Okay, so this is an ad for T-Mobile, but it's really cool! They hired some dancers to just start dancing at a certain time in Liverpool Street Station, and everyone else sort of started to join in! It's awesome- my favorite part is people's reactions to the sudden dancing! I wish we all just danced around more...
This video is just beautiful; it features stunning photos of Congolese women by photographer Finbarr O'Reilly. There are also a few words about their distinctive hairstyles. It's interesting to see a little something about the women of Congo, since usually one only hears of the violence there.
Via Jezebel.
Dressed in sheepskin coats and hats, locals in Nuanquan China celebrate the Lantern Festival each year by flinging molten iron at a wall to create beautiful showers of sparks. The tradition reportedly started 4 or 500 years ago when a blacksmith was too poor to buy fireworks to celebrate the festival. A little dangerous, but so so beautiful! Check it out!
Via Neatorama.
This quick little time-lapse video of a thunderstorm is so awesome! I especially love the planes racing by and the lightening! It's part of a whole set of time-lapse videos of nature that I saw on Wired. They were all really cool! See them here.
This little video by Johnny Kelly follows the life of a seed! It's really neat; I love the style of the animation! Give it a spin, I think you'll enjoy it too!
The Seed from Johnny Kelly on Vimeo.
Via Neatorama.
There are no words for this video other than totally awesome! Samsung paid these guys to go to Wales and put some LED lights on sheep and herd them into patterns to make different displays! The sheep were probably kind of confused, but boy did they help make some cool visuals! Check it out, it is just amazing!
P.S. Props to the sheepdogs too!
I know many of you may have already seen this video, but since I posted earlier today about the Hindu holiday Holi, I couldn't resist posting this old video we have of two of our designers enjoying Holi at one of our factories in India. They happened to be there working during the festival that year, and had a blast celebrating with everyone! It looks like so much fun!
Nicole, Pruitt and I made this video as we played with all of the different ways to wear the Free People chain vests. I love that just one piece can be worn as a necklace, a belt, a bracelet, a vest, or even to embellish your favorite boots!
What is your favorite way to style them?
Pick out your own from the four different styles on freepeople.com
Purple #11 from Purple Magazine on Vimeo.
Model Natasa Vojnovic gets crazy for Terry Richardson! This is such a preformance for a photo shoot, they all must have had a blast! I love at the end with Terry just can't help laughing. The photos are in the March issue of Purple.
Have you heard this song Day n Nite by Kid Cudi? I am obsessed! I have been listening to it over and over since this weekend, and the video is totally awesome! Check it out!
Watch the models work it in the studio!
Happy Friday morning! I hope you'll find this music video for Jemapur's song Maledict Car as mesmerizing as I do! I bet you will...
As someone who really enjoys watching people, this video just delights me! On a vacation in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan, some people put their camera on the conveyor belt at a local sushi restaurant. I love watching everyone's reactions as they notice (or don't notice) the camera rolling by! It's like a little seven minute vacation...
Via Metafilter.
Remember this awesome music video by Lisa Hannigan that I posted a while back? The pop-up book is so cool, and the song is really sweet!
Well, I have some fun news! Lisa was so kind as to donate three t-shirts, three packets of adorable buttons, and three copies of her new album, Sea Sew, for me to give away to you! How awesome is that?! The stuff is all very cute too! And who doesn't want a free new album?
So now is the fun part - the giveaway! For your chance to win a Lisa Hannigan t-shirt, album, and some buttons, all you have to do is leave a comment on this post and answer one of the following two questions:
What page in the pop-up book in the music video is your favorite?
or
What type of music is your favorite?
Three comments will be chosen at random, and if your comment is one of those chosen, you win! It's just that easy! Don't forget to include your email address with your comment, so that if you win I can contact you! I will announce the winners tomorrow evening! Yay! Good luck!
P.S. In Philadelphia? Don't miss Lisa's show at the World Cafe on this coming Thursday night! It's an event not to be missed! See all her dates on her site!
I really love this video by Kirsten Lepore! It is so adorable, and it uses food as the characters! Enjoy!
"Sweet Dreams" from Kirsten Lepore on Vimeo.
Via Booooooom!
I'm excited for this film Tokyo! based on the questions, "Do we shape cities, or do cities shape us?"
It helps that Michel Gondry is involved (director of Science of Sleep and Eternal Sunshine) and that the trailer looks so intriguing!
Check out the latest episode of DogTALK! Join Kevin as he interviews the totally cute Porter on an extremely cold day! Enjoy!
I found the original music video for The Beach Boys' song Wouldn't It Be Nice and it makes me so happy, just like the song! It's really cute and it looks like they're having so much fun! The perfect song for a pleasant Saturday...
I love this video for Lisa Hannigan's new song, Lille! I think you guys will too, if not for the song then for the awesome pop up books! Enjoy!
A hearty congratulations to the winner of the Free People Best or Worst Date Ever Video Contest, Molly! Check out her video below!
All of the entries we received were so special, it was really really difficult to pick a winner! You guys have had some crazy dates, good and bad! Thank you so very much to everyone who participated!
And if you weren't a winner, fear not! There are more contests and giveaways in the making! Stay tuned!
I have been enjoying this rather strange music video for Animal Collective's song Water Curses very much lately! It's kind of funny how it goes with the song, which is awesome...
Do you recognize the little boy and his red balloon? When I was a little girl I had this book, Le Ballon Rouge, and I loved it so much! It's the story of a little boy and his best friend, a red balloon. It has fabulous pictures, and the story is really cute and touching!
However, I did not realize it was also a movie! Not only is it a movie, (looks just like the book, must have been one shoot for both the book and movie) but you can see the movie on Google video! I doubt it will last, movies never stay up for free for long! So if you are interested, you should go check it out! You'll enjoy it!
Via Oh Joy!
I'm really excited about this documentary called "Our City Dreams" about 5 female artists in New York. I won't pretend I can explain it better than this, so here is the description from the Film Forum site:
CHIARA CLEMENTE’S AFFECTING LOVE LETTER TO THE CITY STRINGS TOGETHER THE SELF-TOLD NARRATIVES OF FIVE WOMEN ARTISTS (ages 30 – 80), each of whom has a passion for making art inseparable from her devotion to New York. Swoon, the youngest, exhibits cut-outs directly on city walls and subways, and exudes idealism and energy while carrying a two by four the way some women would a briefcase. Cairoborn Ghada Amer mixes media — embroidering with painting — to confront sexual taboos that cross cultural boundaries. After experiencing The New York Dolls in San Francisco, Kiki Smith realized she needed the energy of the big city to create her wildly influential paintings and sculptures; Marina Abramovic, originally of Belgrade, is a performance art pioneer who often uses her own body as a canvas. And Nancy Spero returned from Paris with artist-husband Leon Golub in 1964, to meld art and activism during the Vietnam War and become, in her own words, “a woman warrior.” Ronnie Scheib in Variety writes that the film is “exquisitely crafted” and “ranks as a work of art itself.”
There's an exclusive clip on The Moment blog, and you might recognize one of the artists, Swoon, from a post on the free people blog a while back!
I really enjoyed this music video by Friendly Fires for their song Skeleton Boy, which is going to be on their new album coming out in a few weeks. It's a happy little song and I love the snowy stuff floating all around and turning them into skeletons! There's a higher quality version on YouTube if you click through, also.
Via Black Eiffel.
You can bet this cool music video of Nico's I'm Not Sayin from 1965 made it on my YouTube favorites list! I love it! I bet you will too!
I know I've mentioned the indie craft DIY documentary Handmade Nation. There has been a lot of buzz and some clips released, but the official screenings are finally happening!
In Milwaukee at Oriental Theater 2230 N Farwell Ave. on February 5th!
If you're near New York, the film debuts on February 12 at the Museum of Arts and Design.
Following the screening, Faythe Levine (the filmmaker!) will be joined in a post-film panel discussion about the indie craft movement by artist Mandy Greer, and Kate Bingaman-Burt, Handmade Nation typographer. The discussion will be moderated by essayist Callie Janoff.
There are some other screenings listed on the blog (including Canada and Spain) so check it out. I can't wait!
I couldn't resist posting this video of the Thames River in London in 1935! The film is an early color video; it used Gasparcolor, which is a very rare and old way of adding color to film. You can read a very detailed and admiring article about Gasparcolor here.
I find old color pictures and videos like this very intriguing, because one seldom gets a glimpse of the reality of life back then... it's like a visual history lesson. If you are into stuff like this too, be sure to check out this old post about autochrome pictures.
This video by Oren Lavie is so cool! I love it! It's really unique, I think you will enjoy it!
Via All the Good Things.
Inspired by Marcel Duchamp's Eau de Voilette and starring Michelle Williams and Natalie Portman, this short art film is an advertisement for a ficitional perfume and sure to be beautiful and interesting. If that doesn't already get you thinking, the film is directed by Roman Polanski and was conceived by Francesco Vezzoli. I can't wait for the online screening on February 6th on Dazed Digital.
Head over to Dazed now for the trailer, and then mark your calendar for the 6th!
I recently found this video of Simon & Garfunkel's Cloudy on YouTube. I just love it, it's so relaxing and mellow! I think it's a clip from an old TV show, rather than a music video... I never had seen it before! Enjoy!
Hooray! This time on DogTALK, learn to make dog-friendly brownies with Jasmine, Kevin, and of course Brownie! Yummy! You and your doggies are sure to enjoy these delicious treats and this fun DogTALK!
Be sure to tune in next time!
Today the United States inaugurates it's first African-American president! Everyone here at the home office will be able watch on a big projector in Building 543. It's very exciting!
The little video above is of an amazing model at Legoland in California. It's an all lego miniature of the inauguration! For being a miniature, it's pretty large, and real impressive! It even has a mini presidential motorcade!
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Below is our behind-the-scenes video of the January catalog shoot! Don't forget to check out our pictures and information about the shoot too! Enjoy!
Jasmine of our sweater design team continues our knitting lessons in this third installment of Learning to Knit with Jasmine! This time, Jasmine shows us how to make a popcorn stitch, also known as baubles, for a more festive and interesting look! And if you missed episode 1 or episode 2, be sure to check them out! They'll get you all caught up and ready to make baubles! Yay!
Here it is - our latest episode of Dog Talk! This time our host Kevin interviews a very peculiar type of dog... Enjoy!
Now, I realize this is a little bit old, but I had never seen it and it's pretty cool! Prada created this video to go with their Spring 2008 line, and though the computer graphics are a little bit rough looking, it's still a very mesmerizing video! I wish I could get dressed this way!
Lip Dub Pop Muzik from fredasterical on Vimeo.
You might remember this entry we did about Victorian paper masks one of our designers brought back from the Netherlands. Check out this lip dub video using similar masks from fredasterical! Why didn't we think of this?
See more pics of our design team in those silly masks.
video found via hellofrancis
Barbara of Bobbi Clothes teaches you how to make a simple loom and a beautiful hand woven scarf or belt from scraps of fabric. I love how she connects the pieces of fabric and how hand touched the finished piece looks. It's also cool way to recycle your extra bits instead of trashing them.
And how inspiring does her studio look?
Check out Threadbanger for more crafty tutorials
Remember the super pretty hair wraps our stylist Monica did for the December catalog? Well we recently made a little video in which Monica shows us how we can make the hair wraps too!
To my delight, I got to have my hair be the example, so I had awesome wraps in my hair for a while! It was so fun! You guys should definitely try it! Find the tutorial below - enjoy!
This little video just cracks me up! I think the title is pretty self-explanatory. :)
Alissa, one of our wovens designers, showed me this cover of the Miley Cyrus song See You Again by The Mae Shi, and I am so addicted now! The Mae Shi's version is so catchy! The video is really funny too - enjoy!
This video makes me want the beach! I loooove all of the vintage footage and beach dancing chicks. Also love the fashion elements, the heels worn in the ocean, the suspenders with the bikini. Plus the hand drawings, this video has it all.
from Chicks on Speed. JC Report did a little analysis of the evolution of the band, if you're interested...
Remember the little Electrabel ad I posted the other day? Well, above is the "making of" video that goes with it, and I rather think it's even better than the ad itself! It was all done with lots and lots of candles, just incredible! This video has a more full version of the song too!
A note to those of you who have been wondering about the song's artist and title: I have been searching too! I can't seem to find it, but if I do, I'll be sure to post it in the comments! I'm sure it'll come out sometime!
I love this ad for European energy company Electrabel. It's incredible! It must have taken so long to create! Enjoy!
Having moved to Philadelphia from the Ohio countryside, I couldn't help but notice there were less outrageous (and often tacky) Christmas displays in people's yards - something I had grown up with and enjoyed in Ohio. So I was totally cheered by this video that Heather, our Direct Operations Manager, took a couple of weeks ago. She and some friends went on a night-time scooter ride around south Philadelphia, and got really fun footage of all the holiday lights! It's a real festive and fun video - and at the very end there is a cameo by a cute baby! Enjoy - and if you want to see the video in higher quality, just click on the screen and get whisked off to Youtube, where the high quality version lives.
I couldn't resist posting this adorable video of two kitties conversing with one another! You may have already seen it, as it's apparently had 55,000 views! I showed it to my kitties at home and they watched it with interest - really, they did!
Like female vocalists? How about a slightly folksy sound and some sweet viola playing? I've been really enjoying Anni Rossi's new album lately, and wanted to share a song of hers with you! It's a pretty simple video, but I just love the song! I bet she would be cool to see live...
What do you guys think of this new advertisement for Christian Dior's Miss Dior Cherie perfume? I love the look and feel of it, but I'm not surprised since it was directed by Sofia Coppola! (Director of The Virgin Suicides and Lost in Translation, among others.) I also love the song! It's called Moi Je Joue, performed by Brigitte Bardot.
www.the2bandits.com from Lawnmower Sounds on Vimeo.
Boot bandits are perfect for dressing up any pair of boots. They are a woven band of fabric that adjusts to fit over the top of your boots, instantly adding color, pattern and detail to your outfit. The 2 Bandits are Erica Chan and Tamar Wider, two girls in NYC who want your boots to walk and dance:) Check out the cute video they made showing exactly how easy it is dress up your boots.
Get your bandits here!
Check out our latest episode of FP Dog Talk! Join our host Kevin as he travels to northeast Philadelphia to visit Stella and Georgie!
Tune in next time for another episode of FP Dog Talk!
This video is creepy and amazing! Designers at ENESS in Australia created this installation at Mount Buller, only to see it destroyed by a giant snow plow.
I love when the snowballs turn into globes! How about you?
found via Cool Hunting
Thanks to this video, I want some LED lights for my bike so bad! I also wish I were able to do tricks like the guys in the video, but for now, just the lights would be cool with me!
Via All the Good Things.
Everyone's favorite place to buy handmade goodies has been nominated by the World Economic Forum for a 2009 Technology Pioneer. Check out this video with Etsy founder Rob Kalin to learn a little more about the business he created and the dreams he has for the internet craft market.
read more on the etsy storque
Meredith, Free People's Allocator (she helps figure out how many of which styles go to what stores...) and music lover wants to share this Beck video with you! Here's a little note from Meredith:
I found the video through the Creative Review blog, which I think is an amazing resource for keeping up to date on what is going on in the design and advertising world.
Beck has made a number of really fun videos for his latest album, Modern Guilt, one of which (Gamma Ray) features uber-fashionista Chloe Sevigny. Having seen this one though I think my relatives should all be expecting creepy, homemade heads of "David Beckhand", "Short, Beck and Sides" and "Beck to the Future" as gifts this year; I've been inspired!
Jasmine, of our sweater design team, joins us again for another knitting lesson in this fun video! This week we learn how to do a purl stitch to go with our knit stitch, as well as how to cast off and finish our project! Check out Jasmine's first knitting lesson to see how to cast on and do a knit stitch! Get psyched for our next installment too, when we will learn how to make baubles on our knit projects for a more festive look!
This quick little video makes me so happy! It's nice to think about plants growing and living, since winter is starting to bear down on us! I love watching the little roots grow...
Check out our fun new episode of FP Dog Talk, with our host and graphic designer Kevin, and featuring Trixie!
Don't forget to tune in next time for another episode of Dog Talk!
Ever wanted to learn to knit, but found book instructions too difficult? Jasmine, of our sweater design team, teaches how to cast on and how to do the most basic knit stitch in this fun little video! All you need is some yarn and a couple of knitting needles, which you can get real cheap at any craft store, or Wal-Mart, Target, etc...
Look forward to our next episode too, when Jasmine will teach us how to purl and how to cast off! I can't wait to learn more stitches!
As if I didn't already love this song enough, I saw the video for it recently and I am just going crazy over it! See for yourself and enjoy!
Our November Intimates catalog drops tomorrow, so here's a sneak peak of the cover! And check out the video too:)
We shot this book in a studio in brooklyn...with Rosie (FP designer Mary Ellen's dog) making an appearance. Also got a homeless cat in on the shoot, who one of our hair stylists adopted when the shoot was through! This catalog was all about being sexy, confident, cheeky...feeling great!!
Check out our very first episode of FP Dog Talk, featuring one of our Graphic Designers, Kevin, as host! We had such a blast making this little show about some doggies from the Home Office!
Tune in next time for more DOG TALK!
This video of the Reno Balloon Race makes me happy. It's all sped up, and the balloons look really cute and cheerful zipping and bounding around so quickly! Enjoy!
As you might have noticed, we are really getting in the mood for the Halloween Season here at Free People! It's so much fun!
We went around the home office and asked people to tell us about their most memorable Halloweens. There were so many cute and hilarious stories - have a look at our video and see for yourself!
Don't forget to check out our latest B15 Threads as well! Luren from our Visual Display Team shows us how to make the cutest tutus!
Do you believe there's treasures in the ocean? This video by Angus and Julia Stone is so cute. The paper marionettes remind me of our blog header! Have you ever clicked on the curtain tassel? Try it out!
Found via Girl Under the Sea
I love this video of Getz & Gilberto singing The Girl from Ipanema in a movie from 1964. Vintage, beautiful!
Give this video a spin! :)
I already loved this song, but I just saw the video for it today, and I love it! It's so cute and kind of retro looking...
Migration / Part 01 / London / By Hellovon from Hellovon on Vimeo.
This video will show you the installation of a mural at the Truman Brewery in London called Migration. The incredible bird illustrations were done by London-based artist Hellovon. This month, the idea will "migrate" to a second exhibition space, the side of the Epeis Gallery in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Makes me want to fly...
The latest edition of BLDG15 Threads is here!
Lately at Free People, we have been really into braids - you might have noticed them on many of our models!
In our latest BLDG15 Threads, we show you (with the help of our hairstylist) how to make three different types of braids - a knot braid, fishtail, and twist-rope braid!
Check out this video below, in which our hairstylist makes a fishtail braid on one of our models while showing us how! You can find a video for the knot braid on BLDG15 Threads, as well as step-by-step instructions and drawings for each braid. Be sure to have a look!
Just for fun, here are a few shots of some girls around the office today, sporting their braids!
And now for the punchline...
Tune in tomorrow for the punchline!
Anyone care to guess?
I was browsing around Design*Sponge this morning, and came across an interesting post featuring designer David Stark. The post discussed David's incredible job planning and creating a benefit event for The Robin Hood Foundation, (see picture below, and the D*S post for more pictures,) but one thing lead to another and I ended up on David's site, which is where I found this video! It's long but doesn't seem long - I could watch for hours, it's very mesmerizing! Enjoy!
Check out this video from the latest B15 Threads, in which we 'break in' our boots to make them look cooler for the catalog!
If you end up trying this method yourself, be sure to check on your boots after each time you run over them and see how much they’ve been distressed- you don’t want to beat them beyond repair! Depending how much you want your boots wrecked up, you can also bang them off a sidewalk or in rocks!
Yes, jam. Coolhunting made this video with June Taylor, a preserve maker in Berkley, CA. First of all, I love that they profiled her and put her in the mix with all the hip, hot artists and designers they are usually feature. Second, the process and her enthusiasm is fascinating. I love to see anyone that loves their work and puts as much effort, thought and design into what they are doing as any great artist would.
mmmm jam.
Please check out June Taylor's website. There is a Michel Gondry-style video she made about her jams.
Natalie Portman + Devendra Banhart + Indian music video = fantastic
Our latest employee profile features one of our favorite models, Jenny! Frequently Jenny is seen gracing the pages of our catalogs, as well as modeling many, many items on our website! She is a total delight, and so charming! Below, find Jenny's video interview, complete with a quick introduction by Lindsay, one of our photographers, who tells us why she loves working with Jenny!
The picture above is one of Adrianne Lee's awesome fashion illustrations! She posted it on Free People's Facebook profile a while ago, and from there we found her website, NinkyBink Boutique! On her website we found a ton of other cool fashion illustrations, as well as some really cute clothes she has designed! One thing lead to another and we asked Adrianne if she would be willing to do a guest post here on our Free People blog - and she was! So today it is my delight to bring you Adrianne's awesome post, where she teaches us how to easily make a really cute corset tank! (With a lot of her great illustrations too!) Enjoy!
In less than two hours from now, you can have in your possession a corset worthy of envy from Marie Antoinette herself! This corset will defy the idea that corsets are uncomfortable (it’s made of a t-shirt!), it will be adorned with exquisitely quirky pieces of flare, and it will be made by the finest couturier, you! Don’t have a sewing machine? A needle and thread will be fine! I assure you, even if you have never sewn before, this project will be something you can handle with success!
Furthermore, this project was intentionally created to work as a coordinate with your Free People wardrobe! While it’s hot out you might pair it with a skirt and some fun leg wear and as it gets colder layer it with sweaters, jackets, and other tops! I drew a picture to give you a few ideas but I am sure you can come up with more.
This tutorial video will walk you through the steps! Good luck!
Here's a little scrapbook to go along with the project!
I love this! I can't wait to make my very own corset tank! Maybe tomorrow... on a relaxing Sunday? Thank you so much to Adrianne Lee! What an awesome craft project!
Also, if you find yourself wanting a corset tank very badly but not wanting to do the work, you can find other gorgeous tanks at Adrianne's Etsy Shop!
How to make spaghetti with pickup sticks and tomato pincushions. This is brilliant!!!
Feist teaches kiddies how to count on Sesame Street.
Now, I don't want to overload you with videos today, but this one is so cute and funny I couldn't resist...
This video was taken during our shoot for the July catalog in France. Our catalog shooting team and models are getting ready for a long day! It was a very cold morning, and everyone was feeling kind of groggy. When they got to the first place they were going to be shooting, they blasted the car radio and started to dance and get pumped up! Enjoy!
Our newest catalog drops today and we are so excited! Check your mailboxes! Here is the catalog video to whet your appetites! This catalog was shot in Lyon, France, and kicks off our fall line for this year.
You can also check out the new catalog online!
Meet Jaime, one of our managers at the Free People Store in Ardmore, PA!
Check out this cute video where Jaime shows us around the store a bit, and tells us about some of her favorite current items!
About Jaime
How long have you worked for FP?
I've worked for Free People for 2 1/2 years!
Your job and duties?
I am a manager; I get to work with some amazing girls! I open and close the store, help out with displays and merchandising, and create outfits for customers!
Where did you start?
I started at the King of Prussia, PA store, as a sales associate.
If you could have any job at Free People, what would it be?
I would love to be involved with the photo shoots or styling!
What is your favorite current FP item?
The Festival Top, every color is pretty (my favorite is the eggplant) and it has really cool details!
Do you have any pets?
I have two handsome French Bulldogs! One is black and white and the other is tan and black. Their names are Remi and Poggio. Remi always looks worried and Poggio never knows what is going on!
What inspires you?
I am inspired by everyday things; I love illustrations from children's books and photography!
What do you like to do when you are not at work?
On nice days, my friends and I will go to Rittenhouse Square in center-city Philadelphia and find cute dogs to pet. I also watch a lot of documentaries, and because of that I know a lot of random things.
Do you have a favorite artist?
I love photographer Garry Winogrand and sculptor Alberto Giacometti. I'm also always very inspired by my boyfriend, who is a photographer!
Who are your favorite designers?
Betsey Johnson, Missoni, and Yigal Azrouel. I love bright colors and texture.
Who is your favorite celebrity inspiration?
I don't really look at celebrities so much for fashion inspiration, but I saw the Sex and the City movie and I wanted every piece of clothing from it!
What are some of your favorite books, movies, and music?
I just bought Don’t Bump the Glump by Shel Silverstein, the illustrations make me laugh! I listen a lot of music by David Bowie (ziggy stardust days), The Killers, and Radiohead. My favorite movie is Labyrinth (I've always loved Bowie's hair in that movie).
Where did you grow up?
I grew up in Wynnewood, PA. It’s a cute suburb really close to the city of Philadelphia, I got the best of both worlds!
What did you want to be as a child?
I seriously wanted to be a Zebra, I practiced Zebra noises and collected Zebra toys! When I found out that I couldn't be a Zebra, I decided I would be a fashion designer.
What do you like best about where you live now?
I live in Philadelphia now, I love it because there is always something going on. I have many options for food, clothes, and fun!
What superpower would you most like to have?
If I could have any superpower, I would want to travel at the speed of light so I could go to the beach everyday!
What is your favorite article of clothing that you own right now?
The Cotton Breezy Beach Jacket, I haven't taken it off since I bought it!
Today was really fun! Thank you guys for choosing me! I included a picture of Remi, the worry wart of family!
Thanks!!
Jaime
We had a blast at the Ardmore store hanging out with Jaime, and we couldn't resist buying a few of the outfits that she put together for us! If you are ever in the Ardmore area, or even the Philadelphia area, you should pop in and have Jaime put together an outfit for you!
Also, be sure and check out Jaime's favorite Free People picks, and when in doubt, you can always read the customer reviews she has written! Just look for the username FPJaime806!
Thanks again Jaime! We had such fun!
A thanks to Susie Bubble for discovering Demode: fashion for bravehearts. Check out the video for their guerrilla fashion show in Stockholm, and their site for some fashion creativity from Sweden. I love the parasols! Are you a braveheart?
A big thanks to The Vintage Society for supporting our design a bag contest! Check out the vintage society for pretty vintage designs, Society Girl of the Week, and instant outfits. They also have a nice collection of videos. This one is their instant outfit feature come to life...
Check out this week's Decor It Yourself episode, the Backyard Overhaul. They have lots of good ideas to turn your backyard into a beauty, even if your yard is just a concrete wasteland.
I love this video Nylon did with Lula Frost! Learn to make beautiful jewelry from vintage pieces.
A friend of one of the fp girls made the May catalog video (see the previous entry) and it turned out so amazing, we wanted to share a little about his process and inspiration. Here is what Ram had to say about his work on the project.
"Carrie (fp creative director) first sent me a 3-4 minute cut done there with music and everything. I used that footage and grabbed stills from it I liked compositionally and took them into Photoshop to create color boards. The whole idea was to create a dreamy feel for the video. This is something I like to incorporate into a lot of what I do.
My background is illustration, specifically in concept art and matte painting, which is basically just creating images which don't actually exist, but could in a potential fantasy world. The boards showed how far I'd like to push the piece. From there, David Bokser and I requested more footage. I scrubbed through it and found everything I liked and then we started on the final edit. I also knew I wanted it to end with "Free People" written in the clouds. I also spent a good bit of time going through the footage to find frames of the behind the scenes people and even some other interesting shots and treated them with texture and color for the "flicker" shots through the whole piece. I'll post some of the favorites on my website once the video is released.
The choice of music was difficult at first. When Carrie initially brought up the possibility of doing this I had some music in mind that reminded me of the drive down the Pacific Coast Highway (where Big Sur is). I really wanted to use a certain track, but I didn't want that to dictate the mood. I wanted the clothing and the models to be first. When Dave played me the piano track, I was hesitant at first to let go of what I originally wanted but after a few listens and some changes I enjoyed it more and more and felt it was fitting.
I really love Free People. Is that weird for a guy to say? :) I think maybe the cute models have something to do with it. Ha, no really, what I love most about FP is the use of textures, patterns, and color. I am one to always incorporate texture and rich color into what I do. I think the clothing just looks great, it has a vintage flare to it but very modern and stylish. Another quality I really love is how the inspirations for the trend come from around the world. I'd love to do a photoshoot for Free People on location and create a catalog and video.
The creative inspiration question... always a tough one. A while back, Kara (from fp) introduced me to a photographer, Tim Walker, whose work I'd seen before but now that I knew the name I fell in love with the work when I saw an entire gallery of it altogether. His work, alongside a slew of fashion photographers, have been really inspirational. I've actually come up with some photo shoots of my own that I hope to start working on soon. A huge director inspiration for me these days has been Bruno Aveillan. His video for Louis Vuitton is incredible and his cinematography is practically flawless. In the future I'd love to come on set and shoot the videos for Free People as a more narrative piece that incorporates the clothing as the showcase."
The music is by an artist named Michael David Crawford. Ram said "We basically wanted something dreamy and devoid of words so we could focus on the visuals. I do love piano and want desperately to learn to play. :) Originally the piece was going to incorporate an E.E. Cummings poem I really liked, but after the edit and visual effects were done, we were really happy with it and didn't want to detract from what we already had."
Ram's web site: www.rambhat.com
David Bokser's site: www.davidbokser.com
Meet our intern Pruitt! She is doing an awesome job helping out with the blog to bring you more nuggets from the FP home office. Check out these videos while Pruitt interviews people on the streets and asks, "Do you know what Free People is?" And check out her shopping trip.
We've updated our youtube page with a few new videos you haven't seen before, so go there to see them all...
Here is our behind the scenes look at the Free People Home Office in Philadelphia. This video shows our three summer trends for 2008.
Peace Corps Prep: Inspired by girls in the peace corps traveling in India.
Everything But a Flower: A collection of new and vintage geometric patterns and shapes.
Mayan: Inspired by the beautiful Mayan Riviera and Aztec designs.
Enjoy!
FP President, Meg recently bought a puppy from a lovely young girl in Canada named Sherry. Sherry's other passion happens to be Gypsy Vanner horses, and their story is pretty neat, so we thought we'd share. Sherry explained to Meg that Gypsy Vanner horses were used by the gypsy people to pull their caravans. They are one of the rarest horses in North America. There are only 2 breeders in all of Ontario but they are more popular in the states. Check out this youtube video Sherry made for some more info...
Today the Free People design team received the sales samples for the end of summer and fall. This is the first time the designers see their creations as they will look when you see them at the store. This is after a long process of hand made samples, drawings, fittings and revisions. Still ahead there will be meetings with even more revisions and changes to get down to the most amazing pieces for the final line. Hope you like them just as much as our designers do when they hit the stores!
Did you notice our new "video" button? The Caravan of Curiosities is now the place to check out Free People catalog videos. We have all the past videos posted since May, in case you missed any...
Check out our new December catalog and be sure to check out the video too! Behind the scenes info on the new book coming soon!
Fellow FP girl reccomended this event and I thought it highly appropriate now that we have a store in Austin!
Check out Stitch 2007 on November 10th, and get tickets because they sell out! Indie craft fair and fashion show goin on, so go and support the community. The money raised benefits the Stitch Grant awarded for Indie and Craft Upstarts. Woohoo.
I wanted to share this video posted on the Stitch blog. It is a clip from Handmade Nation aka the Indie Craft Documentary...
A friend of FP, Julia Pott, made this great film about your first crush. It reminds me of our Old Loves concept from last fall. It was all about clothes inspired by old boyfriends. (That was pre-blogging days, but you might remember the catalog or our video)
I received a reader complaint about the abundance of videos on the blog. I hope you're enjoying them. You'd tell me if you weren't, right?
Check out this video one of our readers suggested in a comment. The haunting beauty of the video reminded her of our Dark Fairy theme. It's beautiful and just a bit creepy... Thanks for sharing Conni!
Have you seen our FP Dark Fairy video yet?
Check out the trailer for the latest issue of Fly, the magazine of fashion on film. I love the auditions! I wish I could rent Fly DVDs at my neighborhood video store...
I came across this beautiful video trailer for the film "1960's Butterfly Girl" by designer/artist Susan Cianciolo. I wish the entire 10 minute film was on youtube, but now at least I know to keep my eye out for a live screening. Looks amazing, right? Have any of you seen this in it's entirety?
Check out this rather beautiful video of floating fabrics above Copenhagen's harbor. Produced by Danish textile company, Kvadrat, I found it on Lena Corwin's blog. I love the contrast of the organically flowing fabrics with the industrial surroundings...
So we received this anonymous comment on one of the August catalog postings...
"I think you guys should do a write up in the blog on how to tie scarves! There are so many new beautiful scarves in stock now and there put on the models in such a neat way, I would love to know how its done."
What a great idea! Some girls from our creative team made this little video for you, with one of our web stylists showin how it's done. Enjoy!
Found this posted over on notcot.com and it totally made me laugh, so I wanted to share. I'm definitely going to think of this video the next time something goes ridiculously wrong with my computer.
The creativity exhibited in this music video is awesome. The entire video is animated t-shirt graphics. From French group Justice...
I checked out prada.com and browsed their production videos. It looks like a bunch of fashion scientists working in a lab! They all wear white coats and work like robots. I like the way they put the videos together and the text running along the bottom. It's worth checking out, Prada fan or not...
We get a million girls asking how we cast our models. Well here it is, from our team that holds the castings...
about every 2 or 3 months, we at free people host a model casting to check out new faces for our upcoming web and catalog shoots. we start by contacting modeling agencies - usually based in new york - and ask them to send girls to our showroom.
then, for anywhere from 4 to 6 hours on a given day, we'll sit and meet with whoever visits.
the girls (and once in a while, guys) bring their comp cards for us to view...these cards usually show 4 or 5 photos, along with the models' measurements, contact info for the agency who represents them, etc.
and then we'll flip through their portfolios...
it gives us a chance to see their versatility, how they've been styled in the past, what magazines they've appeared in...
and then we'll snap a few pix of our own, which we usually take back to philadelphia and look at with our bosses before deciding who we want to hire!
we get a lot of emails from folks who want to model for us...
we love your enthusiasm to work with free people! but, please know that we use only models from those agencies who we've contacted.
if you're interested in modeling, feel free to contact a local agency; or, look some up in the bigger cities - new york, los angeles, miami - and they can help you get started!
Have you seen this? French musician Camille's video for her song "Ta Douleur". Check out a little blurb from wikipedia...
"This album incorporated an avant-garde concept - a string, or thread ("le fil"), which was a drone that persisted throughout the entire course of the album. All of the songs in this album are based on the exploration of the voice, with only a double bass or double bass and keyboard as accompanying instruments."
Urban Outfitters Inc. has a building called 543 in the Navy Yard that is the center of employee life. This building is shared by the three brands and is also open to the public. 543 houses our restaurant/cafeteria, gym, yoga studio, coffee shop, and magazine shop among other things. Since it is a space the employees visit so often, we thought it would be a great place to set up an art gallery to display the artwork or collections of the employees. Our company is filled with creative people and we want to showcase all of their hidden talents...
So to kick it off, Free People employee Kris Chau set up a show of her art work with her best friend Brielle. You might recognize Chau's style from a few illustrations that have been posted on the blog. Check out the video of Kris and Brielle and the gallery opening, and Kris Chau's website!!
Check out this short film by Nick Knight. Caught on video during a photoshoot he did for Visionaire, it reminds me of the way we make the "behind the scenes" FP videos. Ice Cream, however, doesn't look very behind the scenes at all, just very beautiful.
Two of our Free People designers were just in India vistiting one of our factories. Our friends at the factory prepared a special Holi celebration for them, as they were leaving the country on the day of Holi. This is known as the "festival of colors" celebrating the start of Spring as well as marking ancient religious events. As they dance, they cover each other in colored powders, symbolically letting go of their differences while they wash each other in this color. So check out the video, it looks like the girls had an incredible experience!
On a side note, you'll see a lot more info about India in the next week. Who's ready for the new FP catalog?
Check out this strange and beautiful video from Bat For Lashes and get an eyeful of Natasha's glamour folk princess-ness.
"Table the label and wear your own name." It seems Mr. T was supporting DIY fashion way back in the 80's. This video featuring styling advice from the man in chains is a gem... I promise you will laugh out loud.
Found this on stylebites
Refinery 29 currently features Antony (singer of Antony and the Johnsons) in their "hot for" section. Refinery 29 is the BEST New York shopping guide. They map out every great boutique and are on top of every opening of cool new stores. I highly recommend checking out the site before your next shopping romp through NY.
In addition to shopping and fashion, the site features other cultural info, which brings us back to Antony. Their feature reminded me of this amazing video Nick Knight did a while back. ( The above photo is from the film) The video is posted on Nick's fashion broadcasting site SHOWstudio. The video is sooo beautiful and such a simple concept...
Okay, so this is our first go at video on the blog. Try clicking here if it's not working well. (It's skippy, but then other times I open it, it plays perfectly.)This little movie was for a meeting at the home office to inspire and reinforce the idea that there is this certain "Free People girl" that we are constantly thinking about when we design. And even though there is this "girl", she really is a combination of everyone that works to make Free People a reality. A part of that girl lives within all of us...
The film was made in our office and our surrounding environment, the picturesque Navy Yard in Philly.
So if anyone has any tips on posting video, helpful comments would be much appreciated!