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Meg Biram Shop

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I’ve been a fan of Meg Biram for years – her #GSD series is one of my very favorites, and I adore her personal style. I was excited when she launched the Meg Biram shop, and thrilled when she shared that the majority of the items in her shop are made in America (including A-list brand Elizabeth Dehn x One Love Organics)! Meg was kind enough to answer some of my questions… I can’t wait to see what comes next for her new shop! Thank you, Meg!

What drives you?

My drive is just an inner thing I can’t explain. I’ve always been the way I am. I didn’t realize it until after college while I was talking to a friend on the phone, that not everyone thought about business like I did. I’m an entrepreneur in my blood.

What makes your day?

Flowers. Anything my husband and I laugh really hard at. A good meal. A surprise. A great email in my inbox.

What are your style essentials?

All black everything. You need one of everything in black.

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What piece of advice has been most helpful/would you give to other makers?

  • Stick with your gut, your vision.
  • Educate yourself about everything.
  • If you aren’t obsessed with it, you won’t stick with it.
  • Find a few people you can constantly go to for advice or for an opinion.

Where do you like to shop?

I do most of my shopping online. Mostly for convenience. I love shopping in person, but don’t make the time for it very often. I can also support small businesses around the US by shopping from their websites. Win win.

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Where do you escape?

In the summer I head down to the pool at our building frequently. I love traveling, reading, painting, yoga — all of those things are escapes for me.

Why do you support brands that manufacture in America?

I love it when I find products I want to carry that are made in America. That makes me more inclined to want to purchase them for the shop and for myself. Knowing I’m supporting someone else’s dreams while purchasing something I love is an amazing feeling.

Why is your collection different/special?

My shop is very curated. Anything I carry in my shop I either love, use, own, would like to own myself, or would give as a gift. I felt like there was a hole in the online market for my specific aesthetic, so I saw the opportunity to fill it.

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Make sure to check back tomorrow – Meg is sharing some other favorite American-made items!

Photos by Yvonne Rock, graphics by Meg Biram 

Ten Over Six LA.

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TEN OVER SIX LA is one of those stores where you walk in and instantly feel at home. And also feel the need to redecorate your home…and revamp your wardrobe.

Bright and airy (with the perfect lime green exterior as a complement), the shop curates the best selection of designers, big and small, in a cohesive manner that leaves you feeling like your wardrobe would just be so much simpler (and even more amazing) if you could just buy everything from this one shop. And each brand and item is special enough that you probably could… but that wouldn’t be much fun!

tenoversixlahopewellquiltThese Hopewell quilts were so soft!

tenoversixla-wendynicholsWendy Nichol makes these bucket bags by hand in her New York studio – there are so many amazing little details in these bags! tenoversixlarachelcomeybagsRachel Comey bags and dresses. I’d love a stand like that to store my own bags!

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also – check out this Trendland post on the Ten Over Six LA’s branding – so bold, so cohesive. amazing.

Elizabeth Dehn for One Love Organics

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Elizabeth Dehn, or, as you may know her, Beauty Bets, has been my beauty savior in Minneapolis. If she recommends it, I try it, and she hasn’t had a miss yet. So when she partnered with One Love Organics to launch Elizabeth Dehn for One Love Organics, I knew the line would be amazing… However, I didn’t realize quite how special each product would be until I tried them. I’m the ultimate skincare snob, and these are some of the most luxurious and impactful beauty products I’ve used – it’s hard to believe that they are truly all-natural. After reading her blog for the better part of a decade, it was so fun to sit down with her and learn more about her and the line.

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What are your style essentials?

A men’s vintage watch – always. Statement jewelry. A great pair of jeans. Any shirt where I can pop the collar. Nerdy glasses. Lashes. (n.b. – Elizabeth’s lashes are what dreams are made of.)

What have you learned?

You have to be yourself and you have to trust your instincts no matter what. There will always be people doing what you want to do – you have to follow your own path.

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What gets you through the day/through the week?

People. The brilliant, kind, real, big-hearted women I work with.

What drives you?

The desire for freedom. To travel. I work so much now so that I won’t have to later.

How do you escape?

The spa, as often as possible, for regular facials and massages. I believe everyone deserves some form of that – even if it is just 15 minutes of meditation or washing your face at night. It’s the only time of the week where I don’t have to be on.

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Why do you support Made in America and independent brands?

I know how much work and heart and creativity went into getting that product into my hands. I respect the craft from start to finish immensely. Creating a product, taking it to market and being successful is on of the hardest things to do and the biggest risk a person can take.

Who inspires you?

My business partner Suzanne from One Love Organics. I’ve never met a harder working person in my life. She is also eternally optimistic in a realistic way – which is probably one of the greatest traits an entrepreneur can have.

After meeting Elizabeth, I’m an even bigger fan of Beauty Bets and OLO than I was before… Meeting someone you admire can be tricky – what if they don’t live up to your expectations? But Elizabeth is as kind, funny, and inspiring as she comes across on her blog and in this interview. Her mission to empower women through beauty? That’s legit – that’s just who she is. The only thing that surprised me after meeting her? Her skin seriously glows in real life. I didn’t know it was possible to have skin like that… Must be that face mist!

I’m so excited for more and more people to discover the amazingness that is ED for OLO! Because OLO gets us, they sell sample packs for $5.95!

PS – even Garance loves ED for OLO!

[images courtesy of Elizabeth Dehn]

One Love Organics is a TAE A-list brand.

Hackwith Design x Parc Boutique

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I am so excited to share today’s collaboration with you! A few weeks ago, Wing and I got together with Lisa Hackwith of Hackwith Design House and Thao Nguyen of Parc Boutique to learn more about their upcoming trunk show.

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Thao is the amazing owner of Minneapolis’ Parc Boutique. Parc carries an incredible mix of accessible quality brands and unique handmade exclusive items and Thao does a fantastic job curating an assortment of products by local makers (luckily for you, everything is available online!) and providing exceptional service. (Parc was probably my very first introduction to boutique shopping… so it’s safe to say that Thao created a monster:) 

Lisa is the equally amazing designer and maker behind Hackwith Design House. Lisa just re-launched her line after a brief hiatus and focuses on her belief that one’s favorite item of clothing is special and unique. Given that belief, she makes less than 25 of each item so that you always know that you are wearing a unique piece (and releases one item a week – oh the anticipation!)

Again, good people making good things… that could be the new tagline for TAE.

Lisa and Thao met while Lisa was shopping at Parc, and over time decided to create a collaborative collection. The Spring collection sold out almost immediately so they have expanded the line and are introducing it at a trunk show – tonight!

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This sweater is amazing. Thao and Lisa hand-selected the fabrics and then Lisa sewed it – by hand! – in her studio. It’s unique, soft, and versatile. We got so excited over the sweaters that they decided to make additional options – I can’t wait to see those! That’s the amazing thing about working with American-made, local designers – product is not only thoughtfully made, but it can often be turned around incredibly quickly.

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Lisa sits at this sunny desk in her studio and sews all day!  When we visited, she was finishing up production of her fall line which launched last week and working on samples of her spring line for Minneapolis Fashion Week.

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I’m such a sucker for cohesive branding – particularly when I’m shopping online because it’s one of the few ways that the shop can really connect with me as a customer – and Lisa’s is amazing.

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If you are in Minneapolis, I hope to see you tonight! If not, be sure to check out instagram as I’m sure we’ll all be ‘gramming up a storm!

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Thank you to Lisa and Thao for collaborating to create such an amazing line! And of course to Wing for the amazing photos!