Frisky Gatos on listening to your lizard post partum

I am a big Frisky Gatos fan (@frisky_gatos on Instagram) and so it was truly a pleasure to collaborate with her on this nursing tee. I have always been a strong proponent of dressing through pregna...

What's a "mom" really?

What is a "mom"? Well, literally, it’s a woman who has a child or children. But it comes with such a load of other associations! Before having children, when I conjured up the mental image of a “mo...

On ambition, motherhood, and dressing through pregnancy

I met up with Elena at her family’s Stinson Beach home, built by her late father, who was a Bay Area architect. We discussed everything from the struggles of dressing through a winter pregnancy in ...

Creating spaces for mothers and children

Our launch party last Saturday went off without a hitch. It’s taken a year to bring this first collection to life, and so it felt important to celebrate the occasion. I was genuinely touched to see...

At home with Aja: on work, purpose, motherhood and her evolving body.

Last Tuesday I caught up with beautiful new mom Aja (Instagram) in her home. We tried on some Hera clothing, played with her sweet new baby daughter and discussed everything from professional purpo...

Self-care and style advice from a model and mom-to-be

Tell us a little about yourself: My name is Lyn. I grew up in Palm Springs, then moved to New York, and now I have been in LA for two years. I am a part-time model and I also work for a beauty bran...

The one piece of styling advice I wish I could give my 30-year-old self

For the vast majority of my twenties I never changed sizes. I knew what brands I liked, what sizes and styles fit my body best, and there was a good chance that the things I ordered would fit. I si...

Motherhood, identity, and clothing

Clothing is an important form of creative self-expression and identity. It’s a uniquely human ritual, part of what defines us as a species. Every culture ever studied throughout time and space has ...

Rihanna’s pregnancy style is a revolution: here’s why

Even if you didn’t watch the super bowl, you probably heard about Rihanna’s performance, which doubled as a nation-wide public pregnancy announcement. What a show! Whether or not you like Rihanna, ...

A different way of making clothes

It matters where you choose to spend your dollars. I know you probably know that already. And, if you’re like me, you get a good reminder of the impact of your consumption every now and then (maybe...

Why is motherhood so damn hard?

I think it’s safe to say that I was completely blown away by how hard motherhood is. It’s not that people didn’t warn me. People had certainly told me that my life would change, that I would have l...