• Brave Not Perfect

    Brave Not Perfect

    March 2019

    Brave, Not Perfect "We are raising our boys to be brave, but our girls to be perfect. And this is holding us back." -Reshma Saujani My friend Reshma Saujani has run...

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  • Liberated Gift Wrap

    Liberated Gift Wrap

    March 2019

    New! Liberated Gift Wrap This hand-printed linocut gift wrap was made in small batches by artist (and Lingua Franca embroiderer!) Camila Ussa celebrates the beauty, perfection, and diversity of the...

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  • Love and Resistance

    Love and Resistance

    February 2019

    "An Army of Lovers Cannot Fail." Last Thursday night, the New York Public Library played host to a rarified party that left me inspired by this city in a way...

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  • Calling All Extraordinary Women!

    Calling All Extraordinary Women!

    February 2019

    I have the most exciting thing to tell you about... Happy Monday. I've been waiting for days for this Monday to arrive! If you know me at all, you know...

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  • Love Rules!

    Love Rules!

    February 2019

    Back by popular demand - our limited edition, hand beaded, hand bejeweled, hand stitched “love rules” sweaters. Each one is unique and they are even better in person! $100 from...

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  • The Alliance for Quality Education

    The Alliance for Quality Education

    February 2019

    This week, my friend and activist Zakiyah Ansari stopped by to chat about her work with the Alliance for Quality Education (AQE). I love sharing important and inspiring people like...

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  • The Gift is in the Wound

    The Gift is in the Wound

    February 2019

    Scenes from our very first embroidery class - see more on Insta stories! Photos by @danielgsilbert The Gift is in the Wound I picked up my old childhood hobby of...

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  • Brrrr! Brrrr! Brrrr!

    Brrrr! Brrrr! Brrrr!

    January 2019

    It's colder outside than Nancy Pelosi's latest letter to Donald Trump! (Lol - I couldn't resist, go Nancy go!). You know it's bad when you start wearing thermal turtlenecks UNDER...

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  • Self Care 2019

    Self Care 2019

    January 2019

    Self Care 2019 This year I am finally going to take the advice of my friend and yogi Lya and book a consultation at Parsley Health Care center. Apparently everyone in...

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  • Lingua Franca for Tracy Anderson

    Lingua Franca for Tracy Anderson

    January 2019

    You are how you move...  "Meet me for a Tracy Anderson class!" texted my friend Meredith Melling one morning last fall. I texted back an enthusiastic "Ok yay!" back. WTF was...

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  • If You Don't Know, Now You Know

    If You Don't Know, Now You Know

    January 2019

    If you don't know, now you know... Here are some things that we do that you might not know we do. In fact, I know some of you don't know...

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  • ITMFA

    ITMFA

    January 2019

    It's 2019. Here's hoping for some sanity? Just a little? No? ok.... Hi. I'm back. Barely. I had hoped the start of this year would mean I would come back...

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