This beautiful bridal session from Jessica of Jessica Hunt Photography, has a bohemian-elegance vibe. Click through the images below to see the full bohemian-elegant session.
Brand Collaboration | DesignerShare X Burgundy Fox
If you are looking for ways to wear lingerie with luxury designer clothes, then look no further. We are so excited to bring you a new collaboration. We have partnered with Designer Share and Zip Fit Denim to give you the Designer Share winter lookbook featuring some of our favorite pieces! Below we have a sneak peek of the photo shoot collab, click here to see the full announcement.
DesignerShare is the first truly peer-to-peer marketplace for women to rent their designer clothing and accessories to one another. What do we mean by this? Simple: We allow our users to connect directly and get to know each other—you’re opening yourself to amazing new pieces and friends in one place.
Our goal is to allow women to look and feel fabulous all while expanding their networks—it’s about building each other up and feeling your most confident. Call us fashion feminists, if you will.
DesignerShare was started by Sarah Perkins and Bill Meyer, a couple of family friends who came together on a sharing business dream with a fashion twist.
Sarah has always loved sharing her clothes and accessories with friends. But she never realized the idea could be a full-blown enterprise until college when she was lending out party dresses to her peers regularly—and not wanting to wear the same thing over and over again. From this, DesignerShare was born.
Find DesignerShare on:
Website |
Facebook |
Instagram |
LinkedIn |
Twitter
Bohemian-Elegance Wedding Session: Jessica Hunt Photography
Highlights Of the Session:
Wedding Session | Jessica Hunt Photography
Here is what Jessica Hunt Photography had to say about this session:
"Heather is the bride that's found the perfect balance between a bohemian and an elegant feel to her wedding day look. She's getting married on November 12th of this year in her grandparents' back yard, but first we had to take the time to celebrate her as a bride! Everything from her suede little heels to the ornate flower crown came together perfectly for her bridal session. Heather's gown is TO DIE FOR, with a low back and classic feel, while her florals and vintage shoes compliment her bo-ho feel juuuuust right. This is seriously one bridal session that you won't want to miss!?"
To learn more about the photographer, Jessica Hunt Photography, visit them on:
Website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and SnapChat.
Vendors of the shoot - Makeup Artist: Shelby Kenner // Hairstylist: The Venue Salon // Floral Designer: Bloomsbury Floral Designs // Shoes: Halogen // Dress Designer: Mikaella Bridal by Paloma Blanca from J. Major's Bridal Boutique //
Submitted via: TwoBrightLights
Brand Profile: Pop Box
Today we are sittiing down with Pop Box co-founders, Anne-Marie and Randy to learn more about Pop Box. Pop Box is a permanent pop-up shop that rotates installations every quarter. The first Pop Box will run from October 30th - December 24th, 2017 and will be the first store to exclusively feature subscription box companies.
Pop Box partners with online brands to present shoppers with exciting new products they might never have come across otherwise — even online. Every quarter, a new lifestyle theme – or installation as they call it – is introduced along with an offering of exciting new brands that will bring the theme to life.
Pop Box focuses on partnering with the best-in-breed of each category for every installation. Because of this, each participating brand maintains category exclusivity.
The store is fully staffed with helpful and enthusiastic brand ambassadors who are specially trained to be knowledgeable and always available to demonstrate or explain a product to customers.
Throughout the installation, a calendar of on-premise activities and events offers customers new and fun reasons to visit and revisit the store. These events are designed be informational, entertaining and to immerse shoppers in the brand(s) experience.
While Pop Box itself is permanent, the pop up installations disappear quickly! The short-term nature of the pop-up shops help create a sense of excitement and urgency, while the unique merchandise selection promotes sense of discovery and delight.
Come visit and experience Pop Box at our primary location: 1024 West Armitage Avenue, Chicago, IL.
Burgundy Fox: I've heard many people say PopBox is a genius concept and I agree. Tell us about the genesis of PopBox, and how did you validate the demand for it?
Pop Box:
Pop Box was founded after observing the aches and pains of traditional retail. It’s not hard to find a headline declaring its demise these days. We know this not to be true, however. Customers expectations of retail have been re-shaped because they can now get the boring shopping out of the way online. This means when they do go out to a store, they expect memorable experiences and the ability to discover, try, touch, and feel products they would otherwise only find online.
Our validation came quickly when we started reaching out to online brands. Many of our partners had already looked at retail options or attempted to do it themselves but backed out because of the immense challenges, cost, and bandwidth required in opening a physical store.
BF: You are both serial entrepreneurs, but this is your first venture together. What would you say are the recipes for a good business partnership?
PB: Before anything, there is a mutual respect and trust that is very difficult to find in a co-founder. This is a critical foundation for every business.
Retail is an art and a science. I see myself as the science piece and Anne-Marie is the artist. We complement each other in that way, but also have enough overlap that we’re able to see all sides of the business and catch things before they become problems.
We both have the intense work ethic it takes to run a successful business as well. We also spend part of each of our calls asking how the other is doing. Our families and mental wellness are priorities because we know the business will flourish under those optimal circumstances.
BF: So far, what has been the most challenging and most rewarding part of launching Pop Box?
PB: The most challenging part was bootstrapping an entire retail shop with only the best partners and limited resources, which meant no room for mistakes. This speaks volume about how incredible our team really is.
The rewarding part is easy. To see the store and our partner’s stories finally come to life was truly amazing. We believe the store is one of a kind and that our incredible staff can tell our partner’s stories in ways that it’s simply not possible to do online.
BF: Where do each of you draw business inspiration from?
PB co-founder, Anne-Marie: I eat, sleep, and breathe trend! Anything from design to business to consumer trends. I also seemyself and my friends as the customer and shopper. What are we responding to? What do we dislike? How have our habits changed over the last 5 or 10 years? We are all shoppers.
PB co-founder, Randy: For me, running a business is my oxygen. I love the challenges that each company and idea present. I also love interacting with people and our partners. They’re excitement for their products gets me excited to show them off in a completely new way they’ve never imagined. I come from a software background, so getting into retail was exactly the new challenge I’ve been looking for.
BF: What do you see in the future of PopBox? What can readers/customers look forward to next, short or long term?
PB co-founder, Anne-Marie: More discovery. We will be bringing lifestyle themes to life through exciting brand new partnerships and our unique style of events.
PB co-founder, Randy: Pop Box has some exciting new technology coming that will make the shopping experience even more immersive that it currently is. We want to push the boundaries of what a customer expects each time they visit our store. We’ll also be looking to expand and take on funding going into 2018.
Best Friend Boudoir Submission: Sounds Like Yellow Photography
Can you imagine doing a boudoir session with your bestie?! Ladies, it sounds like so much fun and we are so feelin' these babes captured by Gillian Gillespie of Sounds Like Yellow Photography. Click through the images below to see how this session looks like the next best friend date you need!
Highlights Of the Session:
Cronin & May | Sounds Like Yellow Photography
Here is what Sounds Like Yellow Photography
had to say about this session:
"These babes have known each other for 20+ years and just went through some crazy wild breakups and are now LOVING LIFE and loving themselves again!"
Seamless Episode 12 | Brand Planning: Finding Your Brand Values, with Sophie Davies & Jenni Brown of Prim'd Marketing
We sit down for a talk about best practices for branding with Sophie Davies and Jenni Brown, co-founders of Prim'd Marketing. Prim’d Marketing helps businesses and personal brands look and sound like the best versions of themselves through a brand positioning and content marketing program called ‘ The Brand Plan’. The foundation and guiding light to any subsequent branding, website and content marketing.
What we chat about:
-Finding your tribe (4:33)
-How they figured out working together (7:25)
-Dedicating time to their own business (9:20)
-Knowing that everyone starts somewhere (13:18)
-Their signature package: The Brand Plan (14:19)
-What a great brand is made of & your brand values (16:18)
-The craziest "secret sauce" story (22:35)
-That passion shines through in interactions (27:28)
-Values are what defines a lasting brand, not fads (28:03)
-Having an intentional knowledge of customer needs (31:40)
-Being consistent with marketing to your customer (33:32)
-Not getting "perfection-paralysis" (36:45)
-What does "Seamless" mean to them (39:53)
Links we refer to:
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The Brand Plan
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Claire Morris
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Care of Vitamins &
Care of Vitamins Instagram
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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fu*k
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Type A Creative Podcast
Their Bio's:
Sophie Davies is the co-founder and resident social media and content strategist at Prim’d Marketing. Sophie has worked with an international portfolio of clients in the fashion industry, ranging from Lacoste and Calvin Klein to independent designers, as well as consulting with brands in the lifestyle, wedding, parenting and publishing industries on their social media marketing. You can connect with her on Linkedin, Instagram or Twitter.
Jenni Brown has a skillful eye for writing and design and a love helping clients discover who they are and how they’re different through words and visuals. At Prim’d Marketing, she’s the resident branding and web strategist — she guides clients through identifying the best pieces of their experience, personality, and style to form a cohesive and authentic brand. She’s an end-to-end story teller; she has sharp skills in design coupled with an MFA in Writing from the University of San Francisco. She has 7+ years of marketing experience with clients ranging from Fortune 500 such as Pepsi and Taco Bell to small businesses and personal brands. Since moving to the Bay Area from Los Angeles, she’s worked with startups as well as in the publishing and lifestyle industries. When she isn’t creating beautiful marketing and brand strategies through The Brand Plan for Prim’d clients, she writes and designs for Prim’d. Connect with her on Twitter, LinkedIn, or Instagram.
Where to find them:
Prim’d Marketing
Website
Facebook
Twitter
Pinterest
Instagram
Witchy Boudoir Submission: Spencer Studios
We are all in for the Halloween spirit with this witchy styled boudoir submission from Spencer Studios! Click through the images below to see how this intimate witchy boudoir sessions will put a spell on you!
Witchy Halloween Boudoir Inspiration Shoot | Spencer Studios
Here is what Spencer Studios had to say about this session:
"Something wicked this way comes...Halloween is an opportunity that comes around once a year to don a costume and become someone or something else. This witchy shoot was inspired by classic witchcraft elements and beautiful black lingerie from Bluebella. We chose black, white, and gold as a simple yet striking and elegant color palette. A bed scene, with a black gothic headboard was the main studio setting, along with a simple dark grey to highlight the model, and a beautiful window. Our model personified beauty and a little bit of witchy mischief. Along with the dark decor, we had some dark candied apples, and a spider cake with a surprise inside. Oct 31st could not come fast enough!"
Brand Profile: Silent Arrow
Carly Stirling is the senior Designer at Silent Arrow, lingerie for women who are unafraid to be seen and is made for women by women. Created by Melbourne based 90’s street wear turned lingerie designer Kelly Barrett, Silent Arrow is made for women, by women. Like you, we’re done with the trade off between feeling hot and feeling comfortable. A provocative play on the b-girl style of our early beginnings, we design using flexible, high quality microfiber and soft, flirty mesh. Our form is bold, our vibe is fierce and our design team has sketched literally millions of your faithful smalls so we know how to make you feel fucking amazing. We caught up with Carly about her work with the brand.
Burgundy Fox: Tell us about your work with Silent Arrow. What is it like to be a Senior Designer at Silent Arrow?
Carly Stirling: Designing for Silent Arrow allows me to use so many of my skills. I have a background in retail, product development, garment technology and graphic design, and I get to learn more every day! I know that sounds insane; I’m only 29 and started working in the fashion industry when I was 15, then full time at 19 after graduating from a Fashion School in Melbourne, Australia.
There is so much involved in the day-to-day. I go from trend analysis to design & development, choosing fabrics, fitting bras and knickers, working on production schedules and then on to creating and launching products on the website. I get to be involved with social media and marketing as well as photoshoots and the more visually creative side of the brand. Every day is full of problem solving and brainstorming which is challenging but can be pretty fun. It’s a place of ideas, innovation and showing creativity.
We recently did a trade show in New York where we got to network with hundreds of amazing women who are also working in lingerie. This is where I met Leslie from Burgundy Fox.
Silent Arrow, still being a new label, has allowed me to have an amazing creative outlet, more so than any other brand I’ve worked on. Our Founder and Creative Director, Kelly Barrett, has taught me a lot about the industry since we first met more than 10 years ago.
The majority of my work is on private labelling for other brands which can be pretty restrictive, so when Silent Arrow was born it was an amazing opportunity to do something daring, break rules and push limits. There is no idea that’s too extreme, we want to push boundaries.
BF: Tell us about Silent Arrow + You, underwear donation, how has it affected and empowered Silent Arrow and your communities?
CS: It’s a pretty great initiative that we’re able to bring our customers in on and one that makes a real difference to so many women.
For every item that our amazing customers buy, we’re able to donate 1 pair of cotton undies to a woman in need. Being a women, you know how important it is to have clean cotton underwear; I don’t think we need to explain that in detail. Currently, in Australia alone, there are over 105,000 homeless women who often have nothing, and most of these women are homeless due to domestic abuse. Since we have launched we have been able to donate thousands of undies.
It really touches our heart when we pack them up in the office and post them to various charities, knowing that we could be the last people to touch them before they go to a woman who desperately needs them. It’s an amazing feeling.
Although we are working in the fashion industry, there are still so many ways to ensure that our passion can help others and have a positive impact on someone’s life. This is something that’s extremely important to me.
BF: How do you take time to celebrate yourself?
CS: Oooooh this is a tough question. The past couple of years I have experienced what it’s like to have gratitude. I do stress a lot about perfection, and was finding myself in a bit of a spin with my life thinking that I needed more. “ I need more money, I need a bigger house, I need to be more healthy, I need to work harder, I need to spend more time with family”. The list goes on and on. What I came to realise though, is that even if I improved all of these things by 40%, that that “WANTING MORE” feeling wasn’t going away.
Now, I have found that having gratitude and being grateful for what I have is a celebration in itself. So really, every day I celebrate. I spend my days working with amazing people, and living a wonderful life. I have found I actually have everything I need, and at this point, it is when you can finally realise you can use all the “WANT MORE” energy into giving more.
BF: If you could share some wisdom with your younger self, what would it be?
CS: Be nice to all people, and spend time exploring different cultures. I grew up in a small town outside of Melbourne which is what you could call Outback Australia. We literally did have Kangaroos hopping around the paddocks. I first travelled when I was 21, and had no real grasp of how different the world was. Culture opens up so many amazing life opportunities, and has an strong influence on fashion.
BF: Tell us about something exciting you’re working on now.
CS: Our new Fuller Cup (“Busted”) and Swimwear lines are just about to launch, so we are planning a POOL P.A.R.T.Y! This is one of the best things about working with Silent Arrow; every day is different. One day you’re a designer, the next day you’re scouting Melbourne’s hottest DJ’s and planning an event.
BF: Name one woman you admire and why?
CS: Honestly, I’m not one to admire anyone on a singular level. If I had to choose, I’d say I love Margot Robbie, Blake Lively and Anna Wintour; those girls are kicking ass!
But on a wider scale, what I’m really loving at the moment is seeing so many amazing women sharing photos of themselves wearing Silent Arrow. It takes a lot of guts to post a pic (online, no less!) in lingerie and it blows me away seeing how a product can give so much confidence and strength to people. Every single photo we see is so equally beautiful and we’re so lucky to have a community of rad women to admire.
As a woman, I feel like all women share a connection and sense of understanding with one another that transcends age, culture or race. It’s bigger than that, this connection is another thing I admire; it’s amazing.
Seamless Episode 11 | Miss Sunshine: Manifesting Your Destiny with Reina Pomeroy of Reina + Co
We sit down for a talk about business changes and coaching with Reina Pomeroy, the founder of Reina and Co. and the co-founder of Creative Empire Podcast. Reina is a big proponent of living a full and productive life, lived by “our own rules.” We get into her passion for helping others thrive, and how she personally handles setbacks. For more tips and inspiration for your life and creative business of your dreams, visit Reina and Co’s website to sign up for weekly Sunshine Mail!
What we chat about:
-What the transition like from Social Worker to Wedding Planner, then to Business Coach (2:45)
-What her coaching trajectory has looked like (4:42)
-How coaching creates intangible things, but also huge results (5:55)
-How collaboration works for Reina + Co. and how she is a "connector" (8:19)
-How Reina deals with business struggles and vulnerability in her community (12:35)
-Why "authenticity" can feel icky for her (15:27)
-Goalsetting and her book,
The Big Plan for the Creative Mind (17:20)
-What Seamless means to Reina (19:39)
Links we refer to:
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Social Glue
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Coffee Chats
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The Big Plan for the Creative Mind Book
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Dannie Fountain
Reina Pomeroy‘s Bio:
Reina Pomeroy is the founder of Reina + Co, the Life + Biz Success Coaching® practice for creatives who are right brained and heart centered. She helps women who have a million brilliant ideas in their heads that they can’t seem to make happen. She helps them to stop spinning their wheels and take action on what’s most important so they can become the go-to expert in their field. Reina is also the co-host of the Creative Empire Podcast where she gets to interview leaders in the creative industry.
You can find Reina’s work featured on Entrepreneur on Fire, Entrepreneur.com, Brit + Co, The Huffington Post, Honeybook, The Rising Tide Society and Best Friends for Frosting. She also travels around the country speaking and educating creative entrepreneurs.
Reina has her undergraduate degree in Psychology and Master’s degree in Social Work and is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) from the Coach Training Institute and the International Coaching Federation. Currently, she lives in a suburb of Washington, DC with her 3 year old son, puppy and Marine husband.
Where to find her:
Reina + Co Website
Reina + Co Facebook
Reina + Co Instagram
Reina + Co Twitter
Reina + Co Pinterest
Creative Empire Podcast Website
Creative Empire Podcast Facebook
Creative Empire Podcast Instagram
Creative Empire Podcast Twitter
Episode 10 | Transitions: Mastering Change with Shadiah Sigala
We sit down for a talk about transitions with Shadiah Sigala, the co-founder of HoneyBook, a community and business tool creative entrepreneurs use to book new business and seamlessly manage it—all in one place. Shadiah takes us through her journey starting HoneyBook, going from zero to an award winning culture and venture-backed company, and how her latest transition, motherhood, and entrepreneurship can go hand-in-hand.
What we chat about:
-How her upbringing has helped her to become who she is today (1:11)
-How the Honeybook product and platform was created (2:58)
-What the evolution of Honeybook has been (5:04)
-How Shadiah has changed as a leader (8:01)
-What the validation is behind HoneyBook (12:01)
-Why Rising Tide Society was brought into HoneyBook (13:03)
-How to solidify a company narrative (15:08)
-What a rebrand looks like (17:30)
-What motherhood as an entrepreneur and having a career is like (21:08)
-How diversity is a part of the HoneyBook culture (29:29)
-What the word Seamless means to her (34:03)
Links we refer to:
-Honeybook
-Eric Ries – The Lean Startup
-Rising Tide Society
-Natalie Franke
-Amy Henderson (Researching women in workplace)
Shadiah Sigala‘s Bio:
Shadiah is Cofounder and Head of People at HoneyBook. She has held various operational leadership roles at HoneyBook, from establishing the best-in-class Concierge support team, to installing a community-first marketing team, and most recently, amplifying HoneyBook’s famous culture through HR, talent and workplace operations. Prior to HoneyBook, she held roles at Activehours and Aetna, in addition to owning her own farm-to-table catering service.
Shadiah received a Master's in Public Policy from Harvard University and a Bachelor’s in Latin American Studies from Pomona College, breaking ground in her first generation Mexican immigrant family. Shadiah is keenly interested in promoting women and families in the workplace, and runs a professional women’s leadership group in her “spare” time.
Where to find her:
Personal LinkedIn
HoneyBook Website
HoneyBook Facebook
HoneyBook Instagram
HoneyBook Twitter
HoneyBook Pinterest
HoneyBook LinkedIn
Episode 9 | Nearly New: Transforming Bridal Wear with Jacqueline Courtney, Founder of Nearly Newlywed
We sat down for a chat with Jacqueline Courtney, founder and CEO of Nearly Newlywed, an online marketplace for sample and resale luxury bridal wear.
Jacqueline previously represented high fashion brands as a publicist and talks about how that experience combined with her own nuptials, fueled her desire to bring accessible luxury fashion to brides all over the United States.
Hear how her 'just do it' approach took her from launching Nearly Newlywed in a New York City apartment to NBC's Shark Tank to growing a dedicated team that supports thousands of happy brides.
What we chat about:
-What Nearly Newlywed is and how it was built (0:57)
-What SharkTank was like (6:17)
-How the vision of Nearly Newlywed has evolved (7:33)
-What inspiration looks and maintaining inspiration (9:07)
-How to stay inclusive in her brand (11:08)
-How to use input in your business (15:16)
-What the word Seamless means to Jacqueline (17:17)
Links we refer to:
-Nearly Newlywed
-Elie Saab
-Vera Wang
-Gucci
-Shark Tank
Jacqueline Courtney's Bio:
Originally from Iowa, Nearly Newlywed founder Jacqueline Courtney moved to New York to pursue fashion and life in the ‘big city.’ She received her design & management degree from Parsons the New School for Design before embarking on a career in fashion with positions at Barneys NY, Men's Vogue and Karla Otto NY.
Prior to founding Nearly Newlywed, Jackie worked as a publicist for international fashion designers including Marni, Thakoon, Matthew Williamson and Emilio Pucci, working with top stylists and editors at Vogue, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, InStyle, and more. She also spent time with internationally renowned eCommerce agency Create the Group supporting the digital strategy of Marc Jacobs and Donna Karan, among other luxury brands.
Jackie lives in Brooklyn with her husband Patrick and dog Charlie.
Dare To Bare - New York City
On October 1st, hundreds of women, girls and a few good men will meet in Union Square Park, New York City, to sweat it out in the name of self-empowerment through movement. This bi-coastal event is called Dare To Bare and is hosted by Movemeant Foundation. Read more about Movemeant Foundation and why they are one of the non-profits we donate to. The goal of this event is to raise $20,000 for Movemeant Foundation which goes to support physical activity programs and athletic scholarships for girls from public middle schools–a time when girls physically mature and become more aware of how their bodies are perceived by media and society. We support Movemeant Foundation for their efforts on promoting a narrative of women’s bodies and minds that is one of strength, action, power and community.
Meet us in New York City at Dare To Bare and help Movemeant Foundation reach their goal. Register here! Every class you sign-up forgets us closer to building a society that promotes active and strong females. Can't make it to Dare To Bare? Donations are accepted, too.
Burgundy Fox donates 10% of all profits to non-profits that empower women and girls. When you purchase from Burgundy Fox, you choose the non-profit from a list of vetted partners, including Movemeant Foundation. Learn more about Movemeant Foundation on their blog and website.
Movemeant Foundation enables women to feel confident about their bodies by empowering them with the tools to be active. By using fitness and physical movement as the primary platform for social change, we strive to be a catalyst for creating a new era of healthy, strong and self-assured young women.
About the Author:
Leslie Wong is the Founder of Burgundy Fox, a subscription lingerie brand on a mission to celebrate all bodies and empower women to love themselves. Burgundy Fox strives to create a more inclusive shopping experience and a kinder message about beauty for women now and in the future.
