OCCUPATION: STYLIST/MOM
INSTAGRAM HANDLE: @THEREDSKELETON

WHAT DID YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GREW UP AS A CHILD? I WAS ALWAYS CREATING AS A CHILD. WHETHER IT BE DIRECTING MY SIBLINGS AND COUSINS IN PERFORMANCES WE WOULD PUT ON FOR OUR PARENTS OR CREATING A FASHION SHOOT WITH MY DISPOSABLE CAMERA I WAS ALWAYS SIMULATING SOMETHING I SAW IN MAGAZINES OR ON TELEVISION. 

WHAT IS THE EARLIEST MEMORY YOU HAVE? I REMEMBER MY FIRST TEACHER IN PRESCHOOL “MISS NORMA”. SHE MADE LEAVING MY MOM FOR A FEW HOURS EVERY DAY OKAY. MY DAUGHTERS PRESCHOOL TEACHER HAS THAT SAME FEELING AND THAT MAKES ME FEEL VERY LUCKY.

DO YOU THINK IT IS POSSIBLE TO BE FULLY READY FOR A BABY? YOU THINK YOU MIGHT KNOW WHAT IT WILL BE LIKE BUT IT’S SO MUCH MORE THAN YOU CAN EVER IMAGINE. MORE WONDERFUL. MORE EXHAUSTING. MORE FULFILLING. THE DAY I HAD “BEANIE” WAS SO SURREAL. IT WAS LIKE I WAS WATCHING IT ALL HAPPEN FROM OUTSIDE MY BODY. YOUR PRIORITIES SHIFT. NOW IT’S ALL ABOUT YOUR CHILD AND YOUR FAMILY. I FOUND THIS DOMESTIC SIDE IN MYSELF I HAD NEVER NURTURED BEFORE.

WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN BABY/KIDS CLOTHES? I LOVE TIMELESS UNISEX PIECES THAT MY DAUGHTER WILL BE ABLE TO PASS ON TO HER CHILDREN.  CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES THAT ARE BOTH FUNCTIONAL AND WHIMSICAL. SOMETHING YOU MIGHT SEE IN A CLASSIC STORYBOOK. MY HUSBANDS GRANDMOTHER KNIT ALL THESE INCREDIBLE SWEATERS FOR HIM AS A KID. HIS MOTHER SAVED EVERYTHING SO A LOT OF WHAT “BEAN” WEARS IS INCORPORATING A LOT OF THOSE WELL KEPT TREASURES. 

WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT YAY FOR YOU? I LOVE THE DESIGN AND SIMPLICITY OF THE PRODUCTS. THEY ARE FUN AND TIMELESS.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PIECE FROM YFY? I LOVE ALL OF THEM BUT THAT HAT IS ESPECIALLY GREAT.

WHAT TYPE OF TRADITIONS DO YOU HOPE TO MAKE FOR YOUR DAUGHTER? I HOPE TO TEACH HER TO CHERISH AND PRESERVE THE THINGS SHE IS GIVEN. WHETHER THAT BE FOOD, TOYS, CLOTHING...  WE LIVE IN SUCH A THROW AWAY SOCIETY IT’S IMPORTANT TO FOCUS ON SUSTAINABILITY. 

WHAT IS ONE TRADITION YOU LEARNED FROM YOUR CHILDHOOD? MY MOTHER WAS SO CRAFTY GROWING UP. I REMEMBER WEARING MATCHING HOMEMADE PUFFY PAINT T-SHIRT DRESSES, HAIR BOWS MADE WITH HOT GLUE AND RIBBONS, EARRINGS MADE FROM PAINT AND PAPER. (IT WAS THE 80S!) I CANT WAIT TO CREATE THINGS WITH MY DAUGHTER AS SHE GROWS.

WHAT IS ONE THING YOU LEARNED FROM YOUR PREGNANCY OR FROM MOTHERHOOD? PATIENCE. PARTICULARLY AT THE TODDLER AGE I FIND MYSELF REALLY NEEDING TO BREATHE AND WAIT BEFORE REACTING. AFTER ALL EVERYTHING IS NEW TO A CHILD AND THAT CAN BE BOTH EXCITING AND SCARY. IT’S IMPORTANT FOR ME TO REMEMBER THAT AND HELP GUIDE HER ALONG IN CONFIDENCE.