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  • These Women Changed My Life...

    These Women Changed My Life...

    September 2018

    In The Groove “I do think that when it comes to aging, we’re held to a different standard than men. Some guy said to me: ‘Don’t you think you’re too...

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  • You're Invited: Meet Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Tonight On Bleecker!

    You're Invited: Meet Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Tonight On Bleecker!

    September 2018

    Introducing our "Bold & Brave" Collection When Senator Kirsten Gillibrand invites you to have a one on one breakfast with her, you stop what you are doing, hustle uptown, and...

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  • Rachelle's Reading List

    Rachelle's Reading List

    September 2018

    RBG in LF. Painting by Ashley Longshore. Give a damn. Happy New York Primary Day!! If you still don't know where your voting location is, go HERE. The polls are...

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  • This is a Love Letter...

    This is a Love Letter...

    September 2018

    This is a love letter... The Tuesday after Labor Day always feels like the start of a new beginning. Today, I can't help but think of what I was doing two...

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  • Rachelle's Reading List

    Rachelle's Reading List

    August 2018

    Aretha Franklin, 1973. Today Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul passed. "Respect" was recorded on Valentine's Day in 1967. It was a "bluesy demand for dignity." And became a sort...

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  • Rachelle's Reading List

    Rachelle's Reading List

    August 2018

    #casual Omg thank you so much for all of the feedback I got from last week's email! You all have really done it now! You have inspired me to do...

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  • Rachelle's Reading List

    Rachelle's Reading List

    August 2018

    My boys and I hanging out in Montauk last weekend at the Right Whales exhibition, presented by the Montauk Oceans Institute and in collaboration with OCEANA. I used to curate these...

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  • Cool Things We Have Been Collaborating On

    Cool Things We Have Been Collaborating On

    July 2018

    All Star Code Today we launched these "celebrate failure" sweaters with my friend Christina Lewis Halpern. Being a feminist means supporting organizations and values that work to create a more...

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  • Ugh

    Ugh

    July 2018

    Scrolling the news this week I learned that of the thousands of children still separated from their families, almost 500 of them have parents who were recently DEPORTED without them. Ugh. I...

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  • You're Invited! Lingua Franca Hamptons Events

    You're Invited! Lingua Franca Hamptons Events

    July 2018

    The Lingua Franca team is heading east this weekend and we'd love to meet you. Below are two invitations to events we are co-hosting. The first will send $100 of...

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  • Give a Damn!

    Give a Damn!

    July 2018

    Give a Damn! We're back from a week away, where we got some much needed time with family and friends and tried our bests to celebrate our country's independence and all...

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  • Celebrating the Artist Ai WeiWei with Anderson Ranch

    Celebrating the Artist Ai WeiWei with Anderson Ranch

    June 2018

    "I call on people to be 'obsessed citizens,' forever questioning and asking for accountability. That's the only chance we have today of a healthy and happy life."  -Ai Weiwei Ai...

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