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  • Rachelle's Reading List

    Rachelle's Reading List

    April 2019

    I've been home in bed recuperating, which means I've had a LOT of time to peruse the going ons in the world. Here's what's caught my eye this week: Time...

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  • Unpave Paradise

    Unpave Paradise

    April 2019

    In honor of Earth Day, we designed this "unpave paradise" sweater for all of you Mother Earth lovers. $100 from each sweater purchased will go to the Adventure Project, who...

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  • Gangs All Here!

    Gangs All Here!

    April 2019

    Back row L-R: Grace, Diane, Montana, Jacob, Catherine, Aniko, Charlene, Camila.Middle: Christina, Annie, Julia, Kate, Anahi, Shevawn, HelenBottom- Deedee, Sophie, Margaret, Kate, Karen Gangs All Here!* Our team (above) had the...

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  • Rachelle's Reading List

    Rachelle's Reading List

    April 2019

    The Women of the World were out in full force this week! Tina Brown's 10th Annual "Women in the World" summit is going on at Lincoln Center and includes speakers...

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  • Getting Real With The Fashion Industry

    Getting Real With The Fashion Industry

    April 2019

    Power to the People I just got some amazing photos back from a little photoshoot that I asked my friend Yumi to snap for us at Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo....

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  • You're Invited! Jessica Yellin at Lingua Franca!

    You're Invited! Jessica Yellin at Lingua Franca!

    April 2019

    You're Invited! Former CNN Chief White House Correspondent Jessica Yellin at Lingua Franca! If you aren't watching Jessica Yellin tackle the news on her Instagram stories, you are, quite frankly,...

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  • Rachelle's Reading List

    Rachelle's Reading List

    April 2019

    I've been on an epic trip through Asia, but I'm back and ready to get right to it! Here we go... Tuesday was Equal Pay Day. What does that really mean? Here's...

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  • Happy 85th Birthday to Gloria Steinem!

    Happy 85th Birthday to Gloria Steinem!

    April 2019

    Happy 85th Birthday to Gloria Steinem! Tuesday night was a real "life event" for me. I had the honor of helping toast THE Gloria Steinem at her 85th birthday party...

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  • Bleecker Street Giveaway

    Bleecker Street Giveaway

    March 2019

    Welcome to the Neighborhood! After opening our first store at 382, the iconic Bleecker Street has become our home. I was quoted in a recent NYT article saying that the reincarnation...

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  • You're Invited: Alyssa Mastromonaco March 20th:

    You're Invited: Alyssa Mastromonaco March 20th:

    March 2019

    Join us on Wednesday, March 20th in our Bleecker Street store for a reading, Q&A, and signing with my friend Alyssa Mastromonaco!  Can't make it in-person? Don't worry! We will...

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  • Beat the System...

    Beat the System...

    March 2019

    Beat the System... Lingua Franca 1.0. This is the second sweater I ever stitched! We've come a long way huh? The system tells you you're not strong enough, good enough,...

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  • Rachelle's Reading List

    Rachelle's Reading List

    March 2019

    Between stoking my fear of flying and fueling my feelings of disgust and sadness for the mechanics of our elite collegiate systems, this week has been sort of gloomy news-wise....

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