Vive la France et Philly!

 

Who would have thought one could stumble upon so many French accents in a day touring around Philadelphia. I cannot stress enough how wonderful it is to be in the city over the summer, discovering the east coast lifestyle full of art, history, and culture. What better day to uncover these francophone essences than on Bastille day! It's crazy to think that a month from today I will be on the beautiful beaches of the South of France with my best friend Chloe, tanning in the sun and dancing the nights away. Although I am excited to be in France in august, I never want this amazing internship to end. It's been a dream, filled with hard work and growth and I've never felt as fulfilled. It was nice to have a french day with my family, brunch at a bistro, and walks through the city streets but I'm glad for the next 4 weeks living in this wonderful American city.

RED WHITE BLUE

Independence day is my favorite holiday, we are reminded that we can make our dreams and ideas come true by working hard and never loosing sight of our ambition! Happy 4th to you all, long live America!

Scenes from the office

“The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.” 

― Eleanor Roosevelt

 With the 4th of July ending our work week short, tomorrow will officially mark the halfway point of my internship at Free People's home office. This experience has been a dream, and although I have grown accustomed to the life at Building 25 it is still hard to believe such an exceptional environment exists.  URBN is composed of various companies (Free People, Urban Outfitters, Anthropology, Bhldn, and Terrain) each embody their own curated lifestyle. However, unlike what some people might think these particular esthetics are carried out at Home Office through the environment and outstanding staff. I cannot express how grateful I am to be a part of the team this summer. This is one of the happiest I've ever been in my life, at peace, living in the moment.

I LOVE YOU DAD

He designed capes for Elvis Presley, suits for Elton John & Stevie Wonder, hand lace pants for Al Green, fringe jackets for Jimmy Hendrix's at Woodstok, jackets for Michael Jackson and iconic bikinis for Raquel Welch. A creative genius who worked hard to follow his dreams. I am honored to call this man my father, a man who would do anything to make others happy, and nurture their passion and ambition. Thank you Dad for guiding me into to becoming my true self. Your unconditional support has allowed me to find myself and taught me to take advantage of our time on earth by following our hearts to not worry, and be happy.    

Catalogue Fall 1987

Cindy Crawford, Spring 1988

Michael Jackson's Bad Jacket 

Elvis Presley in a hand laced leather suit

Raquel Welch in Iconic leather bikini

Charlize Theron on the runway Fall 1994

Catalogue Holiday 1991 

Cindy Crawford, Catalogue Spring 1986

Carla Bruni Spring 1990

Spring Catalogue 1989 

Fun Fact: when this Spring 1990 catalogue was shot Mick Jagger kept calling my dad on set begging him to have Carla Bruni take off for a few days so he could steal her for a getaway. 

Catalogue Spring 1991

Carla Bruni, Spring 1990

Spring Catalogue 1989

Ok so the last picture isn't real, but he did design the 8 ball jacket, and I just couldn't resist adding it after finding this funny edit on TUMBLR!