This is Gracie. She is a six month old Belgian Malinois, and now, she is often my studio partner. I’ve never had a puppy before, and generally, starting with a high drive breed is not recommended. Thus, this has been an interesting past few weeks of adjustments! In reflecting on why I would have willingly taken…
Tag: Simplicity
Fit Guide: Undies, Bras, + Lingerie
The exhaustive and nearly-complete guide to Brook There underwear, bras, and lingerie fit. Buying for someone else? This might help- but please do try to get your giftee’s measurements. We’ll aim to explain the details of all our styles, cuts, and a size guide. Plus, you might learn somethings about lingerie in general. First Things…
Creativity Generates Creativity
And energy generates energy. While it might seem to run contrary to the physics law of conservation of energy, we can use this as an emotional and inspirational truism. Everyone knows the feeling of being sluggish, tired, and having no energy. Then, you go to the gym or for a long hike- and the next…
Making Things: Animations
I have a bit of a soft spot for calligraphy and illuminated manuscripts. Over the holiday break I got together a set of calligraphy pens and thought about how to incorporate the use of beautiful words into our photographic pieces. My first thought, it being upcoming on Valentine’s Day, was to write love letters. But…
Color Inspirations
Season after season, I find myself looking towards photos and memories of natural settings to choose colors for the new collection. For fall and winter of 2017, I was intensely interested in a bright yellow-green shade that reflected fall leaves. It was an odd color for a lingerie set, but It fit well with the…
The Two Types of Self Care
Often when we imagine self-care, we think of spa days spent blissfully half-awake, of pampering and mud-masks, of massages and hot stones. Or we think of long hours indulging our emotions, really feeling our feelings. That is one half of the equation, one type of self care. But there’s another type of self-care that’s just as…
Design Process 