The Jungle:"Beware of the Bearded Snake" “It will chase you, bite you, and you will die.” That was the warning I heard in a dimly lit room in Manhattan, sitting across from Jesse and Leonardo—the two men who would become central to this story. I didn't know it yet, but...

How a Spool of Wire Mesh Sparked a Forty-Year Design Journey Before there were runway finales, embroidered bustiers, or eco gowns crafted from vintage silks—There was a single belt.And a girl who saw beauty in forgotten things. This is the story of how it began:In a dusty Manhattan trim shop,...

A Father's Day remembrance of soil, memory, and the inheritance of care. “What are we planting here, Dad?” I asked, tiny fingers curled around his calloused hand as we walked the fields one morning. I already knew about crop rotation—the old-school method of nurturing soil through seasonal rest and variety....

A Letter from the Edge of Form Some things arrive without asking.A color. A design. A line of thought. A crow on the fencepost. When people ask how I create, I say: “I don’t.”Not first, anyway. What Comes Out of the Blue My creative life doesn’t begin with fabric.It begins...

At the top of the new year, many of us make hard decisions about the clothing in our closets. Purging what doesn’t fit, is damaged, or just plain boring is part of our decision making. The sad part is that sometimes a favorite garment appears to be heading toward the rag bag. Often times the piece...

  "There is some magical rainbow 🌈 light in the studio” our photographer Jenn remarked as we arrived for our “honeymoon getaway” themed shoot. I always have a “run of show” plan for any shoot, big or small. This time this beautiful light changed the flow and the opening shots...

What is sustainable fashion and why does it matter today? Sustainability has been defined as "Treating the world as if you wanted to stay." But in today’s fashion world, the business model for the most profitable, billion dollar fast fashion companies in the world is the race to the bottom....

Baked, and ill-nurtured as if lured from the present to the past. On the shore of bohemia, picnic tables by the water,caviar and lentils, strawberries and bread curds,the beach is left the way it is intended to be.No roads, only poverty.only burnish. The mushrooming opulence, like the milking, the leisurely...

  I have a unique connection to nature. Having grown up on a farm in rural Minnesota, I spent most of my childhood with our animals, in our orchards, gardens, and fields. My best friends were my Golden Retriever Ike, German Shepherd Heidi and my pet crow Tuesday who followed...

“Lets just run off and get married!” Historically an elopement could go like this: A dress stuffed into an overnight bag, a ladder outside the bedroom window, and a cool getaway car. The young couple in love would speed off to get married in a secret ceremony, without permission. It's...