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Couture in the Cockpit: Inside Amelia Earhart’s Revolutionary 1933 Fashion Line (Part 2)
Couture in the Cockpit: Inside Amelia Earhart’s Revolutionary 1933 Fashion Line (Part 2) Last week, we opened the curtain on a side of Amelia Earhart the history books completely ignored, framing her not just as a pilot, but as a master of personal branding and visual...
Couture in the Cockpit: The Fearless Style and Frontier Mindset of Amelia Earhart (Part 1)
Couture in the Cockpit: The Fearless Style and Frontier Mindset of Amelia Earhart (Part 1) As we wait on the edge of our seats to hear news about the high-tech expedition currently underway in the South Pacific, it feels like the perfect, fated moment to reminisce...
Honoring the Creative Process
Honoring the Creative Process On finding inspiration, trusting your instincts, and giving good ideas room to evolve. When I reflect on my years as a fashion designer in New York City's Garment Center, one thing stands out: the importance of the creative process...
Is Your Brand Streamlined?
Is Your Brand Streamlined? Why a cohesive vision is the foundation of a stronger creative business. In fashion, a collection is more than a group of beautiful individual pieces. For a collection to work, the colors, silhouettes, materials, and details need to come...
Why Work with a Creative Director
Why Work with a Creative Director?
A Creative Director doesn’t simply improve a business.
She protects the vision.
Your Business Isn’t a Museum of Your Past Identity
Your Business Isn't a Museum of Your Past Identity There comes a moment in almost every creative woman's life when something begins to feel...off. Not broken. Not failing. Not even wrong. Just... out of alignment. From the outside, everything may appear to be working....
The Lost Art of the Boudoir
The Lost Art of the Boudoir Why Every Woman Deserves a Sanctuary of Her Own The word boudoir has become associated with lingerie, photography, and glamorous bedrooms. Historically, however, it meant something much deeper. A boudoir was a woman's private sitting room,...
Why Work with a Creative Director?
Why Work with a Creative Director? A Creative Director doesn’t simply improve a business. She protects the vision. She sees the bigger picture, uncovers the deeper story, and thoughtfully shapes every detail so it reflects the essence of what is trying to be...
A Peek inside My Personal Archive
A Peek Inside My Personal Archive As a designer, stylist, and collector, I've spent more than 25 years gathering beautiful things. Some pieces come from estate sales. Some are discovered while traveling. Others are vintage treasures rescued from obscurity and given a...
Journaling as a Heart Reconnection Practice
Journaling as a Heart Reconnection Practice There was a time in my life when I didn’t understand what it meant to truly follow my heart. I thought I did, but I felt frustrated and my dreams were always a little out of reach. Doors didn’t open easily. I was striving,...