About a Guy: Foster Huntington

KW — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:49:06 +0000

Foster is another person where I feel like I’ll probably someday be saying ‘I knew him when,’ and I might already be saying that now. Several years ago, I posted about his blog, and he emailed to say thanks. We kept in touch, and eventually profiled him for a project on interns. Then he started a couple of really awesome blogs, got a book deal, and ditched his job in NYC to live the dream and travel the country in a van that is only occasionally parked down by the river.

Employee of the Month: Anouck Bertin

KW — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:38:10 +0000

Employee of the Month profiles are an idea that I implemented when I started working on the UO blog. There are so many insanely talented people at Urban Outfitters—lots of people who kick-ass at their day job and then go home to work on equally as intense personal projects. The features purposefully focus on what people do outside of work to help give them some shine. Anouck is definitely one of the best of the bunch. (FYI, I produced and edited this feature, but the actual interview was done by someone else.)

Nikki Lane

KW — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 23:26:52 +0000

This was one of my favorite projects that we’ve done all year. I’m a big fan of Nikki Lane because I think her music sounds really fresh and natural, and she’s got a great personality that really came across in this interview. For this feature, I interviewed Nikki, and produced the photo shoot.

About A Girl: Lisa Howard

KW — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 20:16:24 +0000

I didn’t write this feature, but served as producer after I met Lisa Howard in Austin, Texas, when she was touring with Diamond Rings. John, aka Diamond Rings, is actually Lisa’s cousin, and they’ve been collaborating since they were kids. She’s now a makeup artist, and creates all of his looks for his videos, photo-shoots and live-shows. This feature corresponded with a big beauty month for UO, and I was psyched to find a makeup artist who was down-to-earth, creative and totally in line with our customer.

KW — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:58:37 +0000

Teenage Bedroom now has more than 7,000 followers! And an amazing flashing logo hand-drawn by Alex Witjas.

Marlene Marino for Oyster

KW — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:33:31 +0000

I interviewed photographer Marlene Marino for Oyster Magazine.

Diamond Rings at Urban Outfitters

KW — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:20:38 +0000

I love Diamond Rings, and he’s made several of my all time favorite music videos. We had a really good time filming this, and full-disclosure: Our videographer didn’t have a sound guy, so I was filling in. After an awesome interview, we discovered that I actually hadn’t recorded a word of it. Oops. I think it’s a testament to how awesome Diamond Rings is that he did it all again, and with the same level of enthusiasm. This is take two!

Inside: Baggu

KW — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:13:54 +0000

I love Baggu bags, and so does everyone else—in Brooklyn, walk down the street and you’ll see Baggu totes and backpacks everywhere. For this project, we paid a visit to their Williamsburg studio and found that the staff was just as fun and stylish as the bags. After this went live, Emily sent me a note and said no one had ever captured their vibe so perfectly. Big smile.

The Givers at Urban Outfitters in Austin

KW — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:44:40 +0000

During SXSW, Urban Outfitters has four days of free shows. Our videographer, Scott, and I wanted to do some interviews, but wanted to stay far away from the standard boring questions that everyone asks bands. For inspiration, we took a trip to the toy aisles at Target and came away with a few props. Givers were more than happy to see what they could summon with our Ouija board (nothing, as it turns out).

Mellowhype in Wooooo

KW — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 23:46:30 +0000

I interviewed Odd Future’s Mellowhype for Wooooo. It was a pretty funny interview. Unintentionally. And yes, that is a pink James Franco on the cover.