Products made in India, sport my new "Fashion Tiger" label and those made in Illinois, my traditional "Mrs. Emily" label. 

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That one time I almost puked...

That one time I almost puked...

Building confidence 👉🏻 is developing convictions about yourself and your worth 👉🏻 so that you can advocate for yourself.

Light of the World

The past week I had to stand up for myself 🤢 and ask for a full refund on a year old sewing machine. It...


All you need for Fall is an hour and some great socks.

All you need for Fall is an hour and some great socks.

Can I tell you a secret? All you need for Fall is an hour and some great socks.

My skirts aren’t 1 season or 2 season. Most are at least 3 if not 4. I’ve worn this skirt all summer and now that we’re headed into cooler temps, she’s evolving and growing into a new and wonderful skirt.

Bangladesh Bias Skirt

I spent an hour last week putting different shoes and socks and layers with my existing skirts and came up with looks that felt fresh.

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The squirrels have eaten your tomatoes.

The squirrels have eaten your tomatoes.

They didn’t just eat them; they ate them on your patio furniture and wiped the guts on your cushions. 

In this season many things that are lost or different have been violently and insultingly taken. We are forced to get creative, dig deep, forge new paths. And it’s the worst.

I'm Ok Tee

The squirrels DID eat my tomatoes. All of them except 1. They DID eat them on my patio furniture, and they DID smear the guts on my cushions. 

But guess what? They grocery store sells locally grown...


2 New Skirts! 3 Season Appropriate!

2 New Skirts! 3 Season Appropriate!

Fresh in the shop!

2 new skirts! And for the FIRST TIME EVER, I have stock through size XXL! My in-stock skirts are easily returnable - so try a couple of sizes and see which works!

Blue Italian Midi

+ 3 season appropriate

+ washable

+ elastic waistband

+ easy to dress up and down

+ plays well with tennis shoes and weather proof footwear

Red Madras Italian Midi

 

Blue Italian Midi

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Due North

Due North

Building confidence is discovering who you are. As you do, you’ll find that because you are unique, your path is also unique. Like a compass, you have things in you that essentially are like due North. To head toward them is correct, and to head any other direction just feels wrong.

  1. If you don’t build confidence, you don’t meet that unique version of yourself and you don’t become familiar with those things in you that seem like due North.

  2. If you do build confidence, and begin to see that there’s somehow already in you, a direction...